David E.
Yelp
Great breakfast, not as great beds
My wife and I recently were on a tour and we stayed at Hotel Laudinella while in St. Moritz. The scenery alone was incredible. The food we ate at the hotel - both dinner and breakfast - were wonderful as well. We enjoyed all of the bread choices, the fruit choices, the breakfast meat choices. Mmmm. So good indeed.
One of the nice treats of this trip was being able to sample foods, including breads and cheeses, that we simply do not have back at home in the States. While at Hotel Laudinella, my wife and I found that we simply loved the cheese that was made locally in the Engadine valley region. It was delicious.
The room itself was nice, but so was the shower. I try not to be critical in my reviews, but unfortunately, the only sore point we had was the bed. There was basically only one small mattress on some plywood.
Another issue, which I found more and more in this part of Europe, was that there was no thermostat in the room. As spoiled Americans, we need to be able to adjust the temperature at night - even if we can cool it off by simply opening the door. As a result, we ended up roasting at night in very hot temperatures. I got up more than once to open the window to let the cool air inside; thankfully, it did manage to get down to zero degrees Celsius the night we were there, so we did get cool.
In spite of the room, we all enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it, if only for the breakfast. Be sure to consider the Hotel Laudinella if you are visiting St. Moritz, or only passing through.
(TIP - try to get a room with a comfortable mattress.)