Welcome to the third iteration of Vogue’s global spa guide, a compendium of the 100 best spas in the world, compiled based on first-person reviews and careful editing. This year, we’ve renewed our focus on establishments that have established a reputation for exceptional care of body and mind, though there is a great variety in the list. Whatever you are seeking when it comes to wellness, there is something here for you.
Why go here?
Up in the Alpine town of St. Moritz, you beat the chill by ensconcing yourself in Swiss cheeses, luxurious cashmeres, or an intense and invigorating sweat via sauna—and you can do it all as a circuit at the Suvretta Spa at Suvretta House. The Belle Époque palace sits stoic at an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level. You can marvel at Switzerland’s spectacular Engadin Valley from one of the warm-wooded wellness rooms of its recently updated spa or from the light-bathed main lobby over afternoon tea and oysters. Here, wellness rises above the norm, quite literally.
What’s the vibe?
Escaping that soft blanketing snow into the grand lobby of Suvretta House feels like entering an elegant, exclusive time warp: I was welcomed by waiters in white jackets serving strawberry and lemon-curd-studded tarts and a pianist tinkling away at Frank Sinatra. The design vocabulary is firmly set in 1920s opulence—carved columns, marble finishings, high ceilings, 181 wooden-beamed rooms and suites, and the smoky Anton’s Bar where you can expect some Negroni-fueled revelry.
Somehow, without a sense of era-hopping whiplash, Suvretta House moves from Alpine grandeur into its recently transformed modern spa, where it always smells like rosemary and thyme—the three-level structure designed to blend seamlessly into the surroundings. Conceptualized by Swiss architectural company Ritter Schumacher, the sprawling 50,000-square-foot facility includes infrared and herbal saunas, steam baths, a women’s-only spa, and an outdoor infinity pool. There’s also a glacial cold pool for plunging, if you’re brave enough. (I was, twice!)
Suvretta House is St. Moritz’s only ski-in, ski-out property, and with multiple restaurant options—the Grand for tableside theatrics and a killer beef tartare, the Stube for Swiss sustenance and fondue, Chasellas and Trutz for mountainside dining—it can feel like there is little reason to venture farther. But if you’re keen to explore the storied St. Moritz, Suvretta’s charming vintage shuttle bus runs guests regularly in and out of town.
The history?
Opened first in 1912, seven generations of the Candrian-Bon family have overseen the storybook property on the hill (its name literally translates as “house above the woods”). The main hotel is still true to the style of original hotelier Anton Bon and architect Karl Koller, the latter known for his lavish and ornate Swiss style. Ever since its opening, it’s been valued for its private access to the Corviglia ski area, something that proves handy when you return from a morning on the slopes (beginner-friendly bunny hills for me) hankering for fondue in the cozy Suvretta Strube.
More recently, the hotel has leaned into its alpine athleticism. Since 1985, the Snow Polo World Cup has taken place annually in late January on the frozen lake cradled in the valley below Suvretta. (That’s the season when you’ll find the town at its most vibrant.) In 2018, Peter and Esther Egli took over, and with them arrived a sharpened focus on sport and wellness offerings. During my stay, I met several members of the extended Bon family visiting tables in the restaurants while thoroughly seeming to enjoy themselves.
Other notable presences? Always discreet, staff keep quiet on any recent famous guests but history reveals international royalty, Eva Perón, Alfred Hitchcock, and ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky (who danced his final performance here).
What should you try?
The spa reopened in December 2025; several staff members are emphatic at just how different the new spa is and how delighted they are to work in the tranquil space. Now spread across three floors, it’s dappled with light and much more spacious. I headed down early on my first morning, opened the glass barrier separating the indoor and outdoor pool, and swam through steaming waters, propping my elbows up on the snowy edge of the infinity pool. After breakfast in the sweeping main room (English classics, Alpine cheeses, every fruity jam and spread and patisserie imaginable), I headed back to the saunas when they opened at midday and embraced the traditional Swiss rituals: ladling the eucalyptus-infused water liberally on the hot stones, cycling from hot to cold therapies in 10–15 minute bursts, sitting silently, nude.
An extensive menu of treatments is delivered with organic, spa-grade brands like Ilā, Sisley, and Cellcosmet. I opted for a tension-alleviating aromatherapy massage, and my request for some sourdough-bread-style kneading of my trapezius was met. Afterward, I was served the most luxurious, fat, caramel-like Medjool date.
The gym is also impressive, with Technogym equipment and Dior exercise balls, its own panoramic views of the Graubünden mountains, and, what I found most exciting, a collaboration with local Pilates studio The Beat. Run by the warm, charming, right-side-of-millitent Bibi, The Beat hosts a schedule of small group and individual reformer classes at Suvretta, as well as retreat packages in collaboration with the hotel. Their in-town location is even more intimate and worth booking into for a change of scenery while sharpening your roll-ups.
How environmentally friendly is it?
Having been around for over a century, there’s been significant investment in long-term conservation and preserving of the building’s heritage, an approach that’s extended to the spa. Its pools are powered by a renewable FEKA system, extracting thermal energy from wastewater. Suvretta’s restaurants also prize locally sourced ingredients for its Swiss specialties and Grisons dishes (plus, its own wine), so you can enjoy your truffle mindfully.
What else do we need to know?
This is a property that prides itself on a kind of luxury that anticipates your desires before you know them—it’s important to indulge that. Let yourself be taken by the tableside dramatics at the Grand restaurant, add extra Tabasco to the tartare, and order seconds of the famous, fired-up crepe Suzette. Hell, maybe end the night with a martini and cigar at Anton’s—you can sweat it out in the next day’s sauna cycle.
While December through April is all about the slopes, summer is a great time to explore the region at its most lush, with Suvretta’s clay courts and driving range, as well as horseback and bike experiences. And down in St. Moritz town, you can always do as the locals do: shop for vintage furs at Frida, peruse the new Hauser & Wirth, or, above Suvretta, enjoy veal schnitzels and marshmallow-studded hot chocolates on the terraces of their mountain restaurants Trutz and Chasellas.
Who can go?
Day passes are available for the spa, as well as invite-only membership options.
Booking details for Suvretta House
Address: Via Chasellas 1, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland
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