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A Guesthouse With an Art-World Pedigree

“The guest rooms are furnished with antiques, many of which are made from local arven (Swiss stone pine), a fragrant high-altitude wood known for its calming properties,”

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“The British-German artist Corin Sands has created his own fantasy with murals adorning the rooms, hallways and staircase; the motifs depict scenes of local legends. His palette is subtle, almost dormant, until a ray of sun coming through a window awakens a flash of colour on a rushing stream, a crowned trout or a faded pomegranate. It all adds to an intoxicating fairytale atmosphere.”

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“Formerly a celebrated restaurant in the heart of the Swiss cultural enclave of Sils Maria, the 13-key hotel has been reimagined by Argentinian, Paris-based architect Luis Laplace, while remaining firmly rooted in gastronomy through its seasonal restaurant.”

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“Chesa Marchetta… is the stuff of Swiss Alpine dreams.”

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“Upstairs, the simple bedrooms, decorated with delicate botanical murals and in places the local decorative etching technique sgraffito, could feel monastic if they weren’t so wonderfully comfortable, with huge beds, plush armchairs and locally made writing desks. On my first morning I woke up to snow falling heavily and couldn’t have felt cosier.”

Dans le mythique village de Sils-Maria, en Suisse, l’hôtel Chesa Marchetta marie art et art de vivre

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“The 13-room hotel feels like the world’s most stylish inn, and in a way, it is.”

Chesa Marchetta, Sils Maria
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“You wake up to the scent of the wood, sourced from the region and used to make the paneling and ceilings of all 13 bedrooms, and it follows you around all day.”