Checking in with Jean Yves-Blatt, GM of The Chedi Andermatt. Cozy up to the East meets West slope-side experience at this Swiss Alps resort.
With so many ski chalet options in the region, what makes your property so unique?
Our outstanding and unusual mix of Alpine chic and Asian expression. We are a one-of-a-kind hideaway centrally located at the heart of the Swiss Alps—with outstanding culinary highlights, a 25,000sf spa and health club, and an exclusive year-round selection of activities.
What is the ideal dining experience at the hotel?
You must try our phenomenal Asian cuisine, which includes homemade Yam Nuea salad, freshly cooked Dim-Sums, and our signature dish, the Black Pepper Beef (14 GaultMillau points). We also have our Japanese restaurant—which sits close to one and a half miles up in the sky. It has been decorated with one Michelin star and 16 GautMillau points, and it serves top-flight dishes paired with over 110 different sakes.
We are a one-of-a-kind hideaway centrally located at the heart of the Swiss Alps—with outstanding culinary highlights, a 25,000sf spa and health club, and an exclusive year-round selection of activities.
What would you say is one of the hotel’s best-kept secrets?
Our Japanese by The Chedi Andermatt is a bonafide hotspot for hikers, skiers, and gourmets, who come to enjoy the culinary highlights accompanied by views of Gotthard, the Oberalp Pass, and the Ursern Valley.
If clients were to book one extra day to hang out in the hotel, how should they spend it?
Sleep in late, enjoy the famous The Chedi Breakfast Buffet and our Cheese Tower, followed by a relaxing day in The Spa & Health Club. Our spa boasts a 35-meter indoor pool and a 12-meter outdoor pool that gives you a fantastic view of the surrounding Alpine scenery—even better when it’s snowing heavily.
What is another of the hotel’s most recognized signatures?
Our super-plush bathrobes. And, our The Chedi Tea at check-in— with its secret recipe, everybody wants to know what is in there!
