We’ve unearthed a hidden treasure in Zermatt

Finest Holidays is always looking for the best luxury chalets and we’ve really come up trumps with Chalet Shalimar in Zermatt. Just a few minutes’ walk from the bustling center of this wonderful resort, Shalimar is a secret haven with fantastic access to the slopes, the best views in town, and astounding luxury interiors.

Perfect for a large group or family skiing holiday, Chalet Shalimar can sleep up to 20 guests. You can also book an eight-person or 12-person portion of this fabulous property.

Zermatt is Switzerland’s top Alpine resort. It looks the part – the Matterhorn towers above the twisting, traditional, car-free streets – and delivers on winter sports excellence, with excellent snow coverage, high altitudes and 350km of pistes to suit every level of skier accessible through an excellent lift system. Did you know that under-10s ski for free in Zermatt? A great bonus for families.

The resort and surrounding slopes are packed with high-quality, luxury restaurants, bars and nightclubs, 56 on the mountain side. Among the top luxury eateries are the Omnia, with its stylish contemporary design, and the Michelin-starred Heimberg, which specializes in surprising taste and presentational quirks. Chalet Shalimar is available catered, with fine cooking in your own home away from home.

There’s also a lively après ski scene, often brightened by the appearance of a celebrity or two – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, William and Kate, and George Clooney have all skied in Zermatt.

Ski bars like Hennu Stall, Cervo and the Papperla Pub, are where to start the night, before livening things up at the likes of Harry’s Bar, Snowboat or the Pollux Bar, and ending the night with dancing at the Broken Bar Disco or the Loft Dance Club at the Unique Hotel Post, or the Pink Live Music Bar. Whatever your taste, from pumping house to sophisticated piano jazz there’s something to suit in this lovely resort in the Swiss Alps.

Chalet Shalimar is close to all this fantastic entertainment, but in a world of its own. It’s a fantastic sight, very traditional and beautiful with dramatic slopes in the background.

Inside, Shalimar is a stunning luxury chalet, welcoming and relaxing, and fitting into its world-class surroundings perfectly with views of the Matterhorn from throughout the chalet.

The interiors are traditional, with lots of wood and stone, and an open fire around which sofas cluster in the main room. The bedrooms are large, all en-suite with their own shower rooms, and all can be enjoyed as twin or double rooms.

Chalet Shalimar’s star attraction is its wellness and spa area, a delight on a skiing holiday. There’s a large swimming pool, a sauna, a North African hammam and a massage room.

The balconies and terraces are a big draw too, looking out to the Matterhorn and really bringing the Alpine environment into this stunning luxury chalet.

Chalet Shalimar is on four floors. The top floor has a living room and dining room and two entertainment rooms. The first floor contains six en-suite bedrooms with their shower rooms. On the ground floor are four more bedrooms, a living room, dining room and kitchen and the ski and boot room. The spa and wellness facilities are on the lower ground floor.

Chalet Shalimar is just one of many fantastic luxury chalets Finest Holidays has available for booking for winter 2015-2016. To find out more about this property and the other luxury chalets, apartments and hotels on our books please take a look around our website or email relax@finest-holidays.com. If you’d like to talk to a luxury travel expert in person, call +34 971 13 15 41 and we’ll start planning your winter escape.