Klosters is a lovely ski town famous for being a place famous people like to visit (King Charles III to name one). It’s not too big, not too noisy, with a wide variety and range of hotels and other lodging options. We’d happily come back here and absolutely would stay here over Davos. In the winter there are miles of hiking trails and cross-country ski trails, and in the summer it’s a hiking and biking paradise. Skiing is very good.

Food and Lodging:

With a few exceptions, most of the dining options are in the hotels in town – there are quite a few.

• We stayed at **Hotel Sport our first visit. It’s fine, and if it wasn’t quite so kid friendly we would have stayed longer. Huge place within walking distance to town, with parking, rooms recently redone, bowling alley, indoor swimming pool, you name it. Food was okay, spa not much to talk about.
• **Hotel Alpina was a much better choice. Big, renovated but still charming rooms, good food, extremely friendly staff, decent spa. It’s literally across the street from the train station (and the lift!), but we liked being so central to everything, and the rooms are very quiet. The patio area in front of the restaurant is the popular aprés bar for the over 40 set.
• **Chesa Grischuna: Historic and charming, lots of carved wood and classic chalet style with an old-Hollywood legacy. Not incredibly expensive, but don’t expect a lot of space or a spa. The restaurant is high-end and quite pricey. There’s a small bowling alley and a classic bar. The property changed hands in 2022 and was closed for a while for touchups – we honestly couldn’t really tell the difference before and after.
• **Hotel Piz Buin Klosters was a pleasant surprise. It’s quite central, by the river and the shopping area in town. Rooms are well appointed and generous in size, the staff very professional, and breakfast is solid. The spa is really the highlight – a big sauna plus multiple shower/water features, and a lovely pool area for relaxing that is adults-only after 6 pm. The dining room isn’t incredibly exciting, but the food was fine.
• **Berghaus Alpenrösli was recommended by a friend and looks worth a stay, if you’re comfortable being a bit out of town (about 30 minutes away on foot). It’s way up on the hill, epic views. Food is great.
• The restaurant at **Hotel Wynegg is spectacular – the local equivalent of Chesa Grischuna, where everyone seems to know each other and the quality is top notch. There’s a bar upstairs that looks popular. You can also stay here; no spa and a bit far from the lift, but the rooms look okay and I imagine the breakfast is special.
• **Restaurant Miraina: food was excellent. Traditional/regional cuisine with some Italian flair. Beautifully renovated open space; an old barn. Open space dining room.

Activities:

**Madrisa, the ski resort to the north of town, was a lot of fun. It’s small (we had been on every run by noon), but it wasn’t crowded, has long and lovely swooping runs, good grooming, and a lot of just off-piste terrain. Hiking is great too.

The main ***Davos/Klosters ski area is pretty amazing. Wide open groomers, and lots of them. High quality grooming, and if you take the yellow chair to the last tram, very steep groomed runs from the top. Everything is above tree line, and there’s a ton of off piste if the conditions permit. The caliber of skier is quite high. 

It can be very crowded on the weekends. It takes two trams from Klostersplatz, and the second tram can’t hold all of the people from the first. The tram opens at 8:15 and aim for that – definitely before 9 am – or it can take an hour to get to the slopes. 

On the piste, **Schiferstall was a good lunch option. They do take reservations, and on a weekday we didn’t have a hard time getting a table. Food options are a bit limited (maybe 6-8 dishes), but very tasty.

For drinks, there are quite a few places in close proximity – we’ve stopped at **Mungga Hutte (popular, Marmot-themed), and the **Kota Bar right next to Iglu-Dorf Klosters (which I preferred).

Davos

Not amazing. Famous for the conference, of course, but it’s big and appears to have had a major construction wave in the 1970s – ugly apartment building after ugly apartment building. Shopping was good, food probably is good. The lake North of town looked appealing for a walk. Stay in Klosters instead and take the easy, very scenic train that runs every half hour to Davos.