Hotel Saratz – Pontresina, Switzerland

Encircled by 35 000 m² of private park at the gateway to Val Roseg, Hotel Saratz turns Engadin sunshine into pure athletic horsepower. Summer days open with intervals on the park’s flow-trail bike loop before guests slide onto the sand-clay tennis court set beside the highest heated outdoor pool in the region—a 35 m lagoon called Bagnera that stays 27 °C deep into September. Indoors, a light-flooded spa hides a 20 m panorama pool, whirl-jets and a Rassoul steam temple; floor-up Technogym rigs and a stretching loft plug strength gaps when Bernina storms close the trails. Concierge-mapped trail runs climb through larch forest towards Muottas Muragl, and complimentary mountain-bike rentals plus e-bike charging docks extend reach to the Morteratsch glacier. Winter flips to cross-country: ski wax benches and video-analysis bays sit at street level, while the local ski bus stops outside for fast Corviglia laps. Recovery is park-side—sun-loungers, bocce pitches and suspension-trainer rigs hide among spruce—before macro-labelled alpine plates appear in the Belle-Époque dining room. Families thrive: a mini-golf loop, playground forts and supervised kids’ club synchronise perfectly with parents’ yoga flow on the river meadow deck. Wi-Fi clocks gigabit speeds, blackout blinds drop behind pine panelling and Theragun rentals reset calves for dawn volley drills. From glacier ridge-lines to sand-clay service lines, Saratz converts Pontresina altitude into an all-season sport laboratory.