Maloja Palace hosts seminars, company events, banquets, balls and weddings, with events of up to 1,000 guests according to the hotel. It is a four-star hotel in Maloja, in the Bregaglia municipality of the canton of Graubünden, at the start of the Engadin valley and about 15 km from St. Moritz.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers a broad choice of function rooms. It states that the Ballroom is equipped to hold business conventions. The Corvatsch Lounge is smaller than the other rooms and is presented as suited to business meetings and private dinners in an intimate setting. A Business room is also listed among the event spaces. The hotel says every room and hall can be hired, for occasions ranging from small gatherings to large functions. Organisers who need an estimate write to the hotel, and the staff advise on the format of each event. A meeting leaflet can be downloaded from the hotel website.
Weddings and receptions
The grand Ballroom is the room the hotel puts forward for weddings and balls, with a belle epoque atmosphere. The Dining Rooms are described as suitable for any party or banquet. The Wintergarden, the Maloja Club House and a smoking room also appear among the event spaces listed on the meetings page. The setting lies between the Engadin mountains and Lake Sils, a short distance from St. Moritz, which gives a wedding an alpine backdrop.
Rooms and capacities
The hotel names these spaces: the Ballroom, the Dining Rooms, the Wintergarden, the Corvatsch Lounge, the Maloja Club House, a smoking room and a Business room. It also lists Club House events as a separate page. The only capacity figure published online is the overall maximum of 1,000 guests. Capacities per room, seating layouts and technical equipment are not given on the pages we read, so organisers should ask for the floor plans and the meeting leaflet when they request an estimate.
Accommodation
The hotel website describes 80 apartments with a kitchenette. Massage and ski teachers are available on request, and so is organic food. The best-known cross-country trail of the Engadin runs directly next to the hotel, and the ski lift to the Piz Aela runs is a short walk away. In winter this makes it possible to add a sports afternoon to a seminar. In other seasons the same surroundings suit walks and outdoor breaks between sessions.
History and setting
The Belgian Count Camille de Renesse had the hotel built in 1884 in the neo-Renaissance style. The hotel describes itself as the only historical hotel near St. Moritz. It stands in 12 hectares of land facing a lake. The building is listed as a Swiss cultural property of regional significance, class B. Today the hotel also runs the Maloja Club House, a members' club that opened in 2010 on the ground floor of the Club House.
Getting there
Maloja lies at the head of the Engadin, between the Upper Engadin and the Bergell valley, less than 15 minutes from St. Moritz and about 15 km away. The address is Strada Cantonale 424, 7516 Maloja, Graubünden, Switzerland.
