The Ski Lodge will open in central Verbier in December 2026, with bookings now available for the 36-room boutique hotel.
Reservations opened on 28 September, ahead of its first winter season. Rooms start at CHF 500, or £460, per night, including spa access. The hotel is about 100 metres from Place Centrale, putting it close to the village’s social centre.
Founder Frédéric Mydske grew up skiing in Verbier and previously founded the Swiss aparthotel brand BASE. His new hotel puts the hours after skiing at the heart of the stay, with a substantial spa and a bar that will welcome the neighbourhood as well as overnight guests.
“I grew up skiing these mountains, and every good day in Verbier ends the same way – tired, but happy, and looking for somewhere good to land. The Ski Lodge is the kind of hotel guests come back to, for the evening as much as the morning,” said Mydske.
A spa included in every stay
The spa will have an indoor swimming pool and a cold plunge, alongside a Japanese Onsen jacuzzi, sauna and hammam. A dedicated relaxation area will give guests somewhere to linger between treatments or after a swim. Access is included in every stay, and external day passes will also be available.
Three treatment rooms will accommodate massages, facials and body therapies. The hotel has chosen Swiss skincare brands Alpeor and Niance as its exclusive spa partners, incorporating their products into signature treatments and offering a selection for guests to buy.
The hotel says both brands are entirely Swiss made, drawing on certified organic Alpine plants and water sourced from the Swiss Alps. Their products will be used in treatment rooms, while bedrooms will have a separate Ski Lodge-branded amenity range, including shampoo and body lotion.
A fully equipped fitness room will provide space for strength and conditioning work. The spa also plans seasonal events, giving it a role beyond the treatment menu.
Television-free rooms, bunks and mountain-facing suites
Warm larch panelling and natural materials will run through the bedrooms, with lighting intended to keep the atmosphere soft and restful.
“By design, there are no TVs in the rooms,” said general manager Joséphine Rausis.
Many rooms will have a bunk nook above the king-size bed, providing sleeping space for a third or fourth guest. It is a useful detail for families or friends sharing, although configurations will vary across the accommodation. The room mix spans four categories, from Cosy bedrooms to suites with their own terraces.
Both suite categories face south, looking towards the Grand Combin and Mont-Rogneux. The two Mountain Suite Terraces will also have private outdoor terraces, giving guests their own space to take in the mountains.
The announced winter lead-in rates, per room per night from December to April, are:
- 18 Cosy rooms: from CHF 500 / €540 / £460.
- 12 Deluxe rooms: from CHF 600 / €640 / £550.
- 4 Mountain Suites: from CHF 750 / €800 / £690.
- 2 Mountain Suite Terraces: from CHF 850 / €910 / £750.
Cocktails at The Listening Room, dinner at The Peak
The Listening Room will open daily from early evening until late, serving cocktails, wine and aperitivo bites. Hotel guests will share it with locals and other visitors, and DJs are planned for weekends.
The restaurant, The Peak, will be led by Peruvian-born head chef Mario Paiva. Its planned menu takes a New York brasserie approach, with influences from across the Americas. That gives the dining room a different starting point from the traditional Alpine menu travellers might expect in a chalet-style setting.
Paiva brings twelve years of experience across Peru, the United States, Bermuda, Dubai and Switzerland. His previous workplaces include The Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in the United States and The St. Regis in Bermuda, as well as W in Dubai.
Dinner at The Peak can lead into drinks at The Listening Room, while the latter’s public welcome should bring people into the hotel who are staying elsewhere in Verbier.
Valais-inspired interiors and local management
The building takes its architectural cues from the historic mayens, or chalets, of Valais: stone below and timber above. Inside, aged larch and mineral textures will sit alongside filtered light, with a fireside lounge among the shared spaces. The planned look is warm and residential, with individual character given to different parts of the hotel.
Interiors are by London-based designer Sophie Kogevinas, whose residential work spans the UK and Switzerland, including chalets in the Swiss mountains. Norwood developed the building, led by Mydske and his associate Peter Brun, who is also the project’s architect.
The Ski Lodge is privately owned and locally run. Rausis grew up in the valley below Verbier and trained at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne. Her hospitality career has taken her to Mexico, including Hotel Punta Caliza on Isla Holbox and Hotel Terrestre in Puerto Escondido. She later joined the management team at Le Crans in Crans-Montana before taking on this project.
The hotel says the building holds Minergie certification, Switzerland’s sustainable building label, and is seeking Swisstainable certification. It uses a renewable district heating supply, with photovoltaic panels built into the structure, as well as underfloor heating and engineered ventilation.
Verbier in winter and summer
Verbier sits within the linked 4 Vallées ski area, with 410km of pistes and a highest point of 3,330 metres at Mont Fort. Its appeal extends from cruising terrain for confident intermediates to demanding freeride routes. Bec des Rosses, the mountain associated with the Freeride World Tour final, is part of that off-piste reputation.
A dedicated on-site concierge will be available through winter to arrange transfers and restaurant reservations, along with activities ranging from ski lessons to heli-skiing.
The lifts typically operate from late November to the end of April. The Ski Lodge plans to open from December to the end of April, then reopen from early June to the end of September. Summer brings more than 500km of hiking trails, as well as mountain biking, golf and paragliding from Les Ruinettes down to Le Châble.
The arrival adds another boutique option to the new and renewed Alpine ski stays for winter 2026–27.
Getting to The Ski Lodge
The hotel’s concierge can arrange private transfers from Geneva Airport, with the road journey taking around two hours.
For the rail route, travellers can take the train from Geneva to Martigny, then change for Le Châble. From there, a taxi takes around fifteen minutes to reach Verbier. The local bus stops about 100 metres from the hotel, while guests arriving by gondola will have a walk of roughly five minutes to the door.
