Festive Season and Winter Programm 2025

Engelberg, 28th October 2025 – The Kempinski Palace Engelberg presents, in time for the start of the winter season, the Festive Season & Winter Program 2025 and invites you to celebrate the Christmas season in a winter wonderland with elegance, alpine magic and timeless traditions:

Pop-Up Dining

Chalet Ruinart
21st November 2025 – 29th March 2026

The popular Chalet Ruinart on the Cattani Terrace reopens its doors. Experience the exquisite blend
of authentic Alpine charm and Swiss specialties, perfectly matched with the best Ruinart champagne.
Cheese fondue from Gerschnialp from CHF 39 per person
Reservations: +41 41 639 75 30, [email protected]

Events

Christmas Stories Advent Saturdays
29.11., 6.12., 13.12., 20.12.2025, 4 – 5 pm

Every Advent Saturday afternoon, well-known Christmas stories are read in front of the fireplace in
The Palace Bar. Children enjoy warm chocolate and cookies with cinnamon and ginger flavor, and adults enjoy mulled wine and the house's own Palace sparkling wine.
CHF 10 per child

Festival of Lights – Lighting the Christmas Tree
Sunday, 30th November 2025, 5pm

The joyful Festival of Lights with the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the hotel lobby officially
ushers in the Christmas season. A magical Christmas tree, decorated with countless angel figures.
This highlight of the Christmas season is accompanied by the Engelberg Children's Choir.

Advent Window Thursday
December 4, 2025, 5.30pm

Immerse yourself in the magic of the holidays when the beautifully decorated Advent window is
traditionally unveiled at the entrance of the Cattani Restaurant – a tradition that brings light, joy and a special magic to the Engelberg Grand Hotel.

Greetings to Santa Claus
30th November 2025 – 21st December 2025

During the Christmas season, the Kempinski Palace Engelberg invites you to send a heartfelt wish or
greetings to the North Pole to Santa Claus. Stationery, envelopes and a letterbox are available in the hotel lobby.

Specials

Festive Afternoon Tea
29th November 2025 – 11th January 2026, daily from 2 - 5pm

Enjoy our delicious festive afternoon tea in our winter garden with the finest tea sandwiches, classic scones and delicious, homemade pastries.
A perfect break after a winter walk through Engelberg.
Afternoon Tea Classic: CHF 68 per person
Afternoon Tea Premium incl. 1 glass Ruinart R Brut: CHF 89 per person

Luwak Coffee in The Palace Bar

Experience the pinnacle of coffee enjoyment with Luwak coffee, also known as Kopi Luwak,
exclusively available in The Palace Bar. This coffee is considered one of the rarest and most exquisite coffee varieties in the world.
Enjoy it in the Palace Bar or crown your Afternoon Tea experience with it.
Luwak cofee is served with traditional baklava and delicious chocolate dates for CHF 24 per person

Christmas

Christmas Eve Offer
Wednesday, 24th December 2025

Overnight stay in our luxurious rooms or suites including breakfast in the Cattani Restaurant.
Guided torchlight walk through Engelberg from 5pm.
Welcome by Santa Claus in a festive atmosphere with hot chocolate, mulled cider, chestnuts, Christmas pastries and mulled wine.
Festive 5-course Christmas gala menu in the Cattani Restaurant with musical accompaniment from 6pm.
Kids’ Fun Dining in The Hall with children’s buffet and bouncy castle.
T: +41 41 639 75 10, [email protected]
For external guests: 5-course Christmas gala menu for CHF 215 per person
Kids’ Fun Dining for CHF 20 per child

Christmas Brunch
Thursday, 25th December 2025, 12.30 - 3pm

Festive Christmas Brunch at Cattani Restaurant
Kids' Fun Dining in The Hall with children's buffet and bouncy castle
CHF 115 per person
Alcoholic beverage package: from CHF 55 per person
Kids' Fun Dining for CHF 20 per child
T: +41 41 639 75 30, [email protected]

«Riviera Glamour» New Year's Eve Gala
Wednesday , 31st December 2025

Champagne reception with canapés in the festively decorated hotel lobby.
New Year's Eve gala dinner with a rich appetizer & dessert buffet in the Kursaal and Cattani Restaurant.
Kid’s Fun Dining in The Hall with children’s buffet and bouncy castle from 5 pm.
Spectacular show with dancers and live band Countdown in the Kursaal with midnight buffet New Year's Eve party with DJ in the Kursaal and in The Palace Bar.
Reservations: +41 41 639 75 75, [email protected]

For Children & Families

«Kids 4 Free»
Free ski pass from the 1st overnight stay
4th January – 2nd February 2026

Children up to 15 years receive a free ski pass for Brunni and Titlis in the Engelberg-Titlis ski region from the first overnight stay.

«Fairytale Kids Afternoon Tea»
Daily, 2 -5 pm

Introduce your little ones to the enchanting world of "My First Afternoon Tea" in our magical winter garden. Inspired by the well-known Walt Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast", Kids Afternoon Tea is the perfect start for a new family tradition. Look forward to a varied menu with creatively put together sweet and savory delicacies, specially compiled for children from 2 years.
Kids Afternoon Tea, CHF 38 per child

«Kids’ Fun Dining»
25th December 2025 – 4th January 2026

During the festive season, children immerse themselves in a magical space where their wishes are
intuitively fulfilled: from a bouncy castle to a creatively put together activity program, a delicious
buffet with popular pasta dishes and tasty pizzas, to a popcorn machine and an ice cream stand serving gelato. An unforgettable time for all children.
Offer valid when parents dine at Cattani Restaurant 
CHF 20 per child.

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About Kempinski Palace Engelberg: «Raw Luxury» - In the heart of the Swiss Alps, not far from Lucerne, is the new Kempinski Palace Engelberg (www.kempinski.com/engelberg). After a good five years of construction, the magnificent building high up in the mountains was reopened in June 2021 and reinterpreted as a unique hotel from the Belle Epoque era for the next generation. In interaction with nature, history and modernity, the house is something very special in its surroundings: as the first and only international five-star superior hotel in Central Switzerland's largest winter and summer holiday destination, the Kempinski Palace Engelberg is a refuge for all seasons. More than a hundred years ago, the historic building became known far beyond the borders of Switzerland when the successful Engelberg hotelier Eduard Cattani (1841 – 1908) had it designed and built as a hotel by his brother, the architect Arnold Cattani (1846 – 1921). In 1904 it was opened under the name Grandhotel Winterhaus and thus laid the important foundation for today's house: After intensive renovation work and in conjunction with the five-story new hotel building, it now forms a complete architectural unit. The 129 rooms and suites have state-of-the-art equipment and offer a unique view of the breathtaking mountain landscape. For culinary variety, the «Cattani Restaurant» with its brasserie concept, «The Palace Bar» with the «Habanos Cigar Lounge», the «Wintergarden» and in winter additionally the cozy «Chalet Ruinart» provide. A unique, around 880 m2 large rooftop spa with infinity pool and views of the mountain panorama, a Kids Club and a modern event area with nine rooms and the listed Kursaal* for up to 1000 guests complete the diverse offer. The hotel is easily and conveniently accessible all year round by car, train or in around 75 minutes by car from Zurich Airport. In 2025, the Kempinski Palace Engelberg was awarded 1 MICHELIN Key - "a special stay" by the Guide MICHELIN.

About Kempinski Hotels: Created in 1897, Kempinski Hotels is Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group. Kempinski’s rich heritage of impeccable personal service and superb hospitality is complemented by the exclusivity and individuality of its properties. Today the Kempinski Group operates 75 hotels and residences in 33 countries and currently has more than 25 prestigious projects under development around the globe. Each five-star hotel reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand without losing sight of its heritage; each one imbues the quality guests have come to expect from Kempinski while embracing the cultural traditions of its location. The portfolio comprises historic landmark properties, award-winning urban lifestyle hotels, outstanding resorts and prestigious residences. Kempinski is a founding member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands.  

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* The Kursaal is managed by Kursaal AG Engelberg www.kursaalengelberg.ch. This company is not part of Kempinski Palace Engelberg – Titlis Swiss Alps. 

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