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Gstaad

Chalet Luxury and the Glacier 3000 Peak Walk

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2 daysIdeal stay₹22,040From / night₹5,220Food / day₹10,440Entry

An upmarket chalet village in the Saanenland, on the GoldenPass line between Montreux and Interlaken, with a car-free main street of boutiques and some of the dearest hotels in the Alps. Glacier 3000, a drive or bus ride away at Col du Pillon, has the Peak Walk suspension bridge between two summits and snow into summer. Gentle walks, the Menuhin Festival in summer, skiing in winter. Several scenes of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge were shot around Saanen and Gstaad.

Highlights

  • Glacier 3000 Peak Walk
  • Car-free Promenade
  • Lauenensee lake walk
  • Saanen's old wooden chalets
  • Menuhin Festival concerts (July – September)
  • DDLJ filming spots around Saanen
  • Hot-air balloons at Château-d'Œx in January

Things to do

  • Glacier 3000 and the Peak WalkMorning · 5h
  • Lauenensee lake walkAfternoon · 2h 30m
  • Promenade and Saanen village strollEvening · 1h 30m

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: June – September (summer); December – March (snow)

Heads up

Ski Season Prices

Winter is high season in the ski resorts: rooms cost most, and are hardest to find, from Christmas to New Year and in the February school holidays, when many hotels sell only week-long stays. Ski passes are priced dynamically and are dearest on those dates too. January (outside the holidays) and March are better value.

Worth knowing

Between Seasons: Hotels and Lifts Closed

May and November fall between the summer and ski seasons: many hotels, restaurants and mountain lifts close for weeks of maintenance, and walking trails above the villages can still be under snow in May. Check that the lifts you want are running before you book.

  • Gstaad Menuhin Festival — Classical concerts in the Saanenland churches and a festival tent, from mid-July to early September.
  • Alpine cow processions (Alpabfahrt) — In September and early October herders bring the cows down from the high pastures, garlanded with flowers and great bells, with village markets on the day. Dates are set locally, often only weeks ahead.