Villa Beaulieu, in its earliest known photograph

The Story

The many lives of Villa Beaulieu

From a nineteenth-century guesthouse to the Engadin's most celebrated clinic, and now a cultural residence once more — the story of Villa Beaulieu is the story of the valley itself.

Timeline

A House Through Time

  1. Pension Joos, St. Moritz, late 19th century

    1868

    Built as Pension Joos

    Built as Pension Joos in the heart of St. Moritz, the house began its life as a welcoming mountain residence for travellers exploring the Engadin. In its early years, it is said to have operated as a modest bed and breakfast, offering simple hospitality and a warm retreat amidst the Alpine landscape.

  2. The house renamed Villa Beaulieu in 1926

    1926

    The house became Villa Beaulieu

    The house was later renamed Villa Beaulieu, a French name meaning “the beautiful place.” True to its name, the villa commands breathtaking views over Lake St. Moritz and the surrounding Alpine peaks, a setting that has long defined its enduring charm.

  3. Klinik Gut, the iconic alpine clinicThe same house today, reawakened as Villa Beaulieu

    1941 — 2023

    The iconic alpine Klinik Gut

    In 1941, the house entered a new chapter when it became home to Klinik Gut, a local hospital that served the St. Moritz community for more than eighty years. For decades, it stood as an iconic Alpine place of care and recovery, overlooking Lake St. Moritz and caring for generations of residents and visitors alike.

  4. The empty interior of Villa Beaulieu

    2023 — 2025

    The house stood empty

    Then the house stood empty, quietly awaiting its next chapter.

  5. Villa Beaulieu, reawakened in 2026

    2026

    THE START OF SOMETHING GREAT

    What came next was the start of something greater: the revival of one of St. Moritz’s most remarkable houses.

  6. Villa Beaulieu, reawakened in 2026

    Today

    It is being reawakened

    Ten rooms, three suites. One frozen lake. A kitchen open to guests, a bar that stays late, and a calendar shaped by the valley — its artists, its seasons, its food. Villa Beaulieu is open again, as it has always been: a place to gather.

Welcome.