Hotelier of the Year 2025: Kurt Baumgartner honoured

The jury recognised his innovative spirit, his long-term commitment and his keen sense of hospitality. Kurt Baumgartner was already awarded the prestigious title in 2018 - now comes the second honour for the man from Krien, who has been running the Belvedere Hotel family in the Engadin with his wife Julia Baumgartner for 25 years.

The hotelier is delighted, he says. He and his wife Julia, René Stoye, manager of the Belvedere Hotel family and 150 employees in Scuol are being honoured for their commitment, professionalism and the above-average performance that each and every one of them provides for the guests and the Belvedere Hotel family on a daily basis.

Double award for the Belvedere team

The Hotel Belvedere was also voted one of the 20 best wellness hotels in Switzerland in 8th place. 

«For us, modern hospitality means combining authentic hospitality with contemporary comfort and offering guests an attractive alternative programme even when it rains», says Kurt Baumgartner in an interview with NZZ Bellevue. With this attitude, he and his wife have not only left a lasting mark on their resort, but also on the hotel industry in the Lower Engadine.

Since taking over the traditional Hotel Belvedere in Scuol in 1999, the two hosts have created an unmistakable hotel resort. Today, it comprises the Hotel Belvedere, the Badehotel Belvair and the boutique hotel GuardaVal - all linked by a concept that emphasises quality, modernity and authenticity.

Sustainability, digitalisation and employee motivation are just as much a focus as the further development of the region's tourism offering. Take the latest «Chasa Plavna» project, for example: by 2026, a new combination of flats, restaurants, a public meeting place and a direct connection to the existing hotels and the Bogn Engiadina will be built in the centre of Scuol.

TESSVM congratulates the Hotel Belvedere family and the entire team on this success and wishes them all the best for the future.