Chalets of CERVO Mountain Resort on a forested slope above Zermatt in summer — mountain resort in Zermatt, Switzerland

CERVO Mountain Resort

Zermatt, Valais · Switzerland

Availability

Open in winter from late November to mid-April, and in summer from early June to mid-October.

Per unit

Rooms + Suites + Lodges · 2–6 guests

Region

Valais

Price range

$$$$

Price range

$$$$

Per unit

2–6 guests

Type

Resort

Two deckchairs on a wooden terrace facing the Matterhorn
Glass-walled lounge with armchairs and views of snowy peaks
Tables on the restaurant terrace in winter, decorated with dried flowers
Bedroom under a beamed roof, with a desk and a tall window onto the valley
Stone walk-in shower next to a cushioned seating nook
Steam rising from a wooden bath in a candlelit timber room
The spa's natural pool at dusk, with loungers on the terrace above
Sauna with a wooden bucket and a window onto the forest
Steam room lined with dark mosaic tiles
Wooden loungers on a sun terrace facing the mountainside
A timber lodge with balconies above a terrace of loungers
Chalets under snow among the trees
Bedroom with a wide bed, a sofa and windows onto a balcony
Seating area with a sofa and two armchairs by the balcony door
Bedroom under a sloping ceiling, with two butterfly chairs
Living area with a sofa and a door onto the balcony
Deckchair on a wooden balcony, with the Matterhorn in view
Bathroom in dark tiles with a double washbasin on a wooden unit
White tiled bathroom with a glass shower and a bathtub
Shower behind a linen curtain, with a round mirror
Room with a double bed set between two bunk beds
Room with two armchairs and a balcony facing the Matterhorn
Restaurant with a long shared table under copper pendant lamps, next to the bar
Ski room with skis lined along a timber wall
Gym with a curved treadmill, a weight bench and kettlebells
Ritual room with yoga mats inside a ring of curtains
Climbing wall rising up the stairwell, seen from below

CERVO Mountain Resort

Zermatt, Valais

Resort · $$$$

Rooms + Suites + Lodges · Open in winter from late November to mid-April, and in summer from early June to mid-October.

  • 99% of the heat from geothermal energy and heat recovery
  • Two independently audited Swiss sustainability certifications
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Welcome to CERVO Mountain Resort

Daniel F. and Seraina Lauber founded CERVO in 2009. Its seven chalets stand on the slope above Zermatt, at the foot of a ski run, and its 54 rooms and suites come in three styles. Nomad is a base for active travellers, and some of its rooms sleep 4 with bunk beds. Alpinist and Huntsman are rated 5 stars. The resort is certified ibex fairstay Platinum and Swisstainable Level III, and is a member of Design Hotels.

Rooms start at 22 m². The Nomad Roof Apartment (120 m², 3 bedrooms) sleeps up to 6, and the Huntsman Lodge combines several suites into 4 to 6 bedrooms, with 263 to 371 m².

The Ātman Mountain Spa has an outdoor onsen, a natural cold pool used for ice bathing, a Finnish sauna, a steam room, a Bhutanese hot-stone bath and two Mongolian yurts. Bazaar, one of the restaurants, serves largely vegetarian North African and Middle Eastern food.

The resort sits just above the centre of car-free Zermatt, next to the valley station of the Sunnegga funicular, in the Zermatt–Matterhorn ski area. In winter the runs end at the door, and in summer hiking and bike trails start from it.

Accommodation

Rooms + Suites + Lodges

Capacity

2–6 guests per unit

Availability

Open in winter from late November to mid-April, and in summer from early June to mid-October.

Price range

$$$$

Amenities

Spa · Restaurant · Wi-Fi

Included

Breakfast buffet · Ātman Mountain Spa · Daily yoga, Pilates and meditation · Climbing wall · Station transfers

Good to know

  • The rooms are spread across several chalets, so reaching breakfast or the spa can mean stepping outside.

  • Dogs are welcome for a fee.

Why it's a Positive Escape

A ski-in, ski-out resort above car-free Zermatt that swapped heating oil for geothermal heat pumps and works with producers from the valley.

Energy

  • Heating oil replaced by geothermal heat pumps

    until 2020 the main house was heated with oil. Geothermal heat pumps and heat recovered from wastewater and from refrigeration units now supply 99% of the resort's heat, the onsen included, and natural gas the remaining 1%

  • 53.1 tonnes of CO2 saved a year

    the resort's own figure for the switch away from heating oil

Water

  • Filtered village water instead of bottles

    all the drinking water sold comes from the village and is filtered

  • 10% of water earnings to Water is Right

    a foundation working for access to clean drinking water and sanitation worldwide

  • A cold pool cleaned without chemicals

    the spa's natural pool recycles its bathing water without any chemical treatment

Food

  • Suppliers within 150 km as a rule

    for the kitchen, equipment and services. They include the Biner family for honey and the Horu cheese dairy in Zermatt, and Naturabeef by Edgar Imhoff in Raron

  • Organic at Madre Nostra

    meat and fish are organic, and the homemade pasta uses 100% organic wheat

  • Bees on site

    three colonies since June 2022, looked after by a Zermatt beekeeper

Waste

  • Candle wax turned into fire lighters

    old wax goes to Atelier Manus, a sheltered workshop in Brig, and comes back as fire lighters for the chalets and restaurants. 33 kg in winter 2024/25

  • Reusable containers and second-life corks

    the Horu dairy delivers by electric car or bike in reusable containers, and wine corks go to kindergartens and social organisations

Community

  • CHF 1 (~$1.20) per dish for Education for All Morocco

    on every mezze or lamb tajine sold at Bazaar. The charity helps girls in the High Atlas mountains get an education. Over 1,700 dishes in winter 2024/25

  • Village life in Zermatt

    a monthly soup table, a regular vegetable market and a yearly Sustainability Day, all run by the resort

Transparency

  • ibex fairstay Platinum

    a Swiss sustainability certification for hotels, awarded after an audit by independent auditors across management, ecology, regional ties, social balance and finances. CERVO holds the Platinum level for the second time in a row

  • Swisstainable Level III

    the top level of Switzerland Tourism's sustainability programme, which requires an externally audited certification

Getting there

Train station · 1.1 km

Zermatt

About 20 minutes on foot. The resort collects guests at the station on arrival and takes them back on departure.

Train station

Zurich

About 3h15 by train to Zermatt.

Train station

Geneva

About 3h45 by train to Zermatt.

By road

Täsch

Cars stop in Täsch, where the Matterhorn Terminal has a car park and a shuttle train to Zermatt (12 minutes).

Photos · © CERVO Mountain Resort / Design Hotels

Last verified: October 2026

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