St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSils Maria
Chesa Marchetta Hotel
Art-filled alpine salon
Sils Maria St. Moritz, Switzerland
Renovated
2026
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
Art-filled alpine salon
Museum-grade art meets crackling hearths and unpretentious warmth, where guests and locals mingle beneath historic spruce timbers and cowbell installations.
“Guest rooms avoid pastiche, engaging instead with the subtleties of place, furnished with handpicked local antiques…”
What it’s good at
Exceptional
Interiors pair restored sixteenth-century timber and sgraffito masonry with museum-grade contemporary art and custom arven-pine joinery.
Remarkable
A sixteenth-century alpine farmhouse that operated as a storied salon hosting artists and thinkers since 1947.
Remarkable
Engadin stone slabs, arven wood paneling, convent-embroidered window linens, and hyper-seasonal alpine ingredients define the stay.
What they say
UK Hot List
Condé Nast Traveler
2026
Also in Wallpaper* and AFAR.
With ‘Three Little Pigs’ planks over the windows, letting in fingers of sunlight, and timber-lined walls, it’s quite the bucolic Swiss chalet scene...
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Set along quiet village lanes in the Upper Engadin, the property sits moments from Lake Sils and peaceful alpine trails toward the Fex Valley.
The rooms
Bedrooms smell of native arven pine, featuring handpicked Engadin antiques, lime-washed walls, and delicate window linens hand-stitched by Benedictine convent nuns.
Chesa Marchetta Restaurant
Candlelit tables fill the converted cattle barn, where the kitchen serves Val Bregaglia trout and hand-rolled alpine gnocchi.
Chesa Marchetta is a cosseting new 13-room hotel in the serene and civilized village of Sils Maria in Switzerland’s magnificent Engadin Valley.
At the table
The timber bar pours cocktails infused with alpine herbal tinctures, with afternoon tea served against village church views.
How it began
Long before its recent restoration, the sixteenth-century inn served as a bohemian salon where the Godly family hosted artists like Gerhard Richter.
St. Moritz
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.