Riffelalp Resort 2222m
Zermatt, Switzerland · 5-star Hotel Leaders Club (LHW)
Riffelalp Resort 2222m in photographs
When to go
The cheapest month we have found is September, at around USD 635 a night - 0% against what this hotel usually asks.
Where to book
- Book on Booking.com - Free cancellation options, guest reviews and a familiar checkout.
- Book direct with the hotel - Usually the best price, and the only route where a loyalty discount applies.
- Hotel website - Photos, facilities and location.
The loyalty angle
This hotel sits under Leaders Club (LHW). We have seen the member discount on the hotel's own booking page. Every price on this page is the public rate, so a member may pay less than the figures shown.
Our notes
Riffelalp Resort 2222m
Riffelalp Resort 2222m is a five-star mountain resort above Zermatt, at an altitude of 2,222 metres, with the Matterhorn in view from almost every space. The hotel describes itself as a ski-in, ski-out retreat in winter and a base for hiking and biking in summer, and it opens only in two seasons: from mid-December to early April and from mid-June to late September, with the 2026 winter season starting on 11 December. Guests ride the Riffelalp tram on its narrow track through the meadows, and a railway runs 600 metres down the mountain to Zermatt for shopping and evenings out.
The hotel's rooms and suites are in alpine timber style, and every stay includes access to the spa and mountain-guide experiences. Spa 2222m, reserved for hotel guests, has an outdoor pool facing the Matterhorn and is described by the hotel as the highest spa in Europe. Restaurant Alexandre serves Swiss and local dishes for breakfast and dinner, and Ristorante Al Bosco serves Italian cooking for lunch and dinner, with a terrace in view of the mountain. The resort is owned by the Sandoz Foundation, which also owns Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, and is a member of Leading Hotels of the World and Swiss Deluxe Hotels.
Photographs: the hotel's own material on riffelalp.com.
The area
Zermatt was an unremarkable farming hamlet until 1865, when Edward Whymper's British-led expedition became the first to reach the summit of the Matterhorn - and then, on the descent, four of the seven climbers fell to their deaths, in one of the defining disasters of the golden age of mountaineering. The tragedy made the mountain, and the village beneath it, famous overnight; climbers and then tourists have been arriving ever since, and several of that first expedition's casualties are still buried in the climbers' cemetery beside the parish church. The Matterhorn Museum in the village centre tells the full story, rope and all.
The other thing Zermatt is known for is having no cars at all - only battery-powered taxis and municipal vehicles are allowed, a rule kept in place since early in the twentieth century specifically so that nothing would pollute the view of the mountain above town. The result is a village that is genuinely quiet in a way few Alpine resorts still manage, reached only by train or the electric shuttle from the car park down the valley in Täsch. Tourism now accounts for roughly half of all local jobs, but the Matterhorn itself - visible from nearly everywhere in the village, changing colour through the day - is still the reason almost everyone comes.
What it costs through the year
| Cheapest we have seen | USD 559 ≈ €500 |
|---|---|
| What it usually costs | USD 635 ≈ €568 |
| Dearest we have seen | USD 788 ≈ €704 |
| Times we looked | 9 |
| Gap between the two | 36% |
| Last checked | 2026-08-28 |