The Alpina Gstaad Announces Summer Programs

World-class Events for Classical Music, Food & Wine, Sports and Wellness Make Gstaad A Lively Alpine Playground

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. May 06, 2014

GSTAAD, Switzerland - May 6, 2014 - If you thought Swiss resorts were quiet in the summer, take a look at Gstaad and the busy schedule The Alpina Gstaad has on tap for guests this year. When Gstaad's newest luxury hotel reopens for summer on June 6, it will offer special packages and programs for spa aficionados, nature lovers, foodies, wine connoisseurs, sports fans, music lovers and more.

Active travelers can choose from river rafting, paragliding, cycling or hiking up the nature trail on the Hornberg to view lovely Swiss wild flowers. Guests can even be a "farmer for a day" heading up to one of the mountain huts to watch the locals make cheese. Meanwhile, honeymooners and couples might opt for the more mellow Romance Package to enjoy a hammam experience, a candlelit dinner and later The Alpina Gstaad's private cinema all to themselves - complete with popcorn and gummy bears. Rates start at CHF 2,870 (or approximately US $3,255) per couple for the two-night package.

Guests looking for a wellness experience can head to The Alpina Gstaad's 21,500-square-foot Six Senses Spa. Three Mountain Detox programs will be offered ranging from individualized nutritional and cleansing courses of therapy to a more medically stringent regimen with blood tests and Medical Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analysis. Also, two experts in the fields of Mindful Leadership and Sophrology, Christian Kurmann and Christian Turkier, will focus on mind and body with sessions and retreats for guests. Julian Balmer will once again teach traditional Hatha and Kundalini yoga, June 24 to 28. And The Alpina Gstaad's own highly-experienced resident practitioner Antonis Sarris, named "Best Masseur in the World" by Spa Finder in 2008, will lead a three-day "Five Elements Retreat" allowing guests to delve deeper into their inner selves through gentle movement, breathing exercises, guided meditation and treatments focusing on the five-element theory. The retreat starts at CHF 2,940 (or about US $3,335) for three nights' accommodations in a single Deluxe Room. From July through September, Gstaad puts on world-class sports, culinary and music events and The Alpina Gstaad has built a series of convenient packages around them:

For sports enthusiasts:
 Beach volleyball during the FIVB World Tour - July 8-13
 Tennis at the Credit Agricole Swiss Open Gstaad - July 19-27
 Polo, the "sport of kings” at the Hublot Polo Golf Cup - August 21-24

For food and wine connoisseurs:
 Davidoff Saveurs food festival - July 13
 Vaud Wine Summit - August 14

For music lovers:
 Sylvia Bennett concert - July 5
 Menuhin Fest (world-renowned classical music) - July 17-September 6
 Country Night Gstaad - September 12-14 with Josh Turner, Kellie Pickler and Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder

To round out a Swiss experience, guests can book a "Town & Country" package pairing two nights in the city at the luxurious Beau Rivage in Geneva with two nights in the mountains at The Alpina Gstaad. Rates start at CHF 8,980 (or approximately US $10,165) including accommodations in suites, daily breakfast, a chef's table dinner at the Beau Rivage and a seven-course Omakase tasting menu at MEGU in The Alpina Gstaad. Transfers from Geneva to Gstaad by Mercedes limo or helicopter can be arranged.

For more information about The Alpina Gstaad and the summer packages and programs, please visit www.thealpinagstaad.ch.

About The Alpina Gstaad

The Alpina Gstaad is set on five acres in Oberbort, the exclusive hilltop area of the village, which is in Saanenland in the heart of the Bernese Alps. Part of a CHF300 million luxury development which includes private chalets and apartments, The Alpina Gstaad is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Swiss architecture incorporating local materials and authentic Alpine style. Ringgenberg limestone, the rich brown stone from local quarries; hundred-year-old fir wood, gathered from old Alpine farmhouses and natural slate have been used in the construction.

The Alpina Gstaad has three restaurants: the first European outpost of MEGU, the renowned Japanese restaurant; a traditional Swiss stübli, and Restaurant Sommet, a Michelin-starred restaurant serving contemporary cuisine. The luxury hotel has a bar and lounge, wine-tasting room, private cinema, cigar lounge, a ballroom and several boardrooms. The 56 spacious rooms and suites - all with balconies - range from 333 square feet to 4,305 square feet.