
The guests dining at the Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in St Moritz, Switzerland aren’t the only noteworthy subjects in the room. The walls of Le Restaurant, with its 100-year old dining room, are adorned with an historic and valuable wallpaper known as ‘Eldorado’.

If you’re thinking of a ski holiday this European winter, now is a pretty good time to book as many hotels offer severely reduced rates on pre-Christmas skiing packages, when the slopes are relatively quiet and – if the last few years are any indication – some of the best snow is to be enjoyed. [...]

OK I’m not going to lie to you. I drink a fair bit. Which is how I got into a spot of bother in St Moritz. Nothing to do with the hotel I’m reviewing mind, which is fantastic by the way and I spent many, many happy hours ensconced in the Piano Bar telling yarns [...]