[1] Suvretta translates to "house above the woods" and it was built by hotelier Anton Sebastian Bon.

However, his wife didn't like the villa, and he sold it to his friend, Charles Sydney Goldman, British Member of Parliament and businessman who had made a fortune trading in diamonds.

Goldman met Swiss hotelier Anton Bon, and both agreed on building a new hotel.

"[2] Marie Bon co-ran the hotel until Anton Bon died in 1915, after which "it was Marie who helped to give the Suvretta its distinct atmosphere of old world charm matched by the polished nickel heights of modern luxury comforts.

[citation needed] In 1919, Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky took his final bow at Suvretta House Hotel.

"[7] Notable guests have included King Farouk of Egypt, Crown Prince Akihito, the Shah of Persia, Gregory Peck, and Evita Perón.

In 1963, Suvretta House acquired additional land to protect downhill slopes from building developments.

[2] One renovation was completed at the end of 2017,[2] and that year the hotel won the Prix Bienvenu of the Swiss Tourism Association.

[12] The resort has daily guided activities, such as "Nordic walks," sailing, golfing, yoga, and pilates.

An adult's-only area has an "icy plunge pool" as well as saunas and steam rooms.

[14] The Trutz Chalet restaurant is at 7,200 feet above sea level, and can be reached by a ski lift.

[12] According to Spears, at Le Grand, "architect Karl Koller designed the dining room to be vast and long, with a decorated ‘cassette ceiling’, honey oak paneling and carved supporting pillars" which evoked the "great ocean liner age of the 1920s and 30s."

[2] At the main hotel on the ground floor, Anton's Bar stays open late.