Badrutt's Palace Hotel AG, commonly known as Badrutt's Palace, is a luxury hotel and resort in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Opened in 1896, the hotel has 112 rooms and 43 suites, as well as 8 restaurants, 2 bars, a shopping center and spa area. In 2006, Hansjürg and Anikó Badrutt, sole owners of the hotel and without issue, bequeathed 2/3 of the shares to Hans Wiedemann, who had taken over as the hotel's director in 2004.
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👉 Badrutt's Palace Hotel in the context of Bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (formerly the FIBT).
The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led to bobsledding being eventually banned from public highways. In the winter of 1884, Badrutt had a purpose-built run constructed near the hamlet of Cresta. The Cresta Run remains the oldest in the world and is the home of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club. It has hosted two Olympic Winter Games and as of 2022 was still in use.
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel in the context of Caspar Badrutt
Caspar Badrutt (July 21, 1848 – June 28, 1904) was a Swiss businessman, hotelier and restaurateur. He was the founder and proprietor of the famous Badrutt's Palace Hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Badrutt was almost solely responsible for developing the village into an international skiing destination.