Arosa: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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CHF 120 - 1,000 Hotel Streiff
 Situated in Arosa, Hotel Streiff is close to cable cars and the area’s Obersee Lake and Untersee Lake. It features rooms with views of the mountains… MoreCHF 150 - 580 Posthotel Arosa
 Since more than 30 years now the Posthotel right at the Obersee lake in Arosa has been run by the Rüdisser family, offering you panoramic views, cosy… MoreCHF 85 - 370 Hotel Seehof-Arosa
 Dating from the early 20th century, Hotel Seehof is right by Lake Untersee in Arosa. It features 2 restaurants and offers free Wi-Fi in public areas. … MoreCHF 84 - 310 Hotel Obersee
 The Hotel Obersee in Arosa is located right at the Obersee lake, 250 metres from the train and cable car station. It offers free access to its spa are… MoreCHF 85 - 330 Hotel Hohenfels
 The Hotel Hohenfels enjoys an elevated position in Arosa, a few minutes´ walk from the lifts. It offers panoramic mountain views from the roof t… MoreCHF 108 - 574 Robinson Club Arosa
 The Robinson Club Arosa is located at 1.800 metres, close to the Untersee Lake. Full board is included in all rates and the hotel offers free parking … MoreCHF 80 - 286 Sorell Hotel Asora
 Sorell Hotel Asora is situated in Arosa’s town centre, near the cable cars and ski lifts. Dating back to 1909, the building was entirely renovated i… MoreCHF 124 - 1,000 Waldhotel National
 Situated at 1,800 metres above sea level, 5 minutes´ walk from Arosa´s centre, this 4-star hotel features a swimming pool, a Finnish log c… MoreCHF 230 - 880 Tschuggen Grand Hotel Arosa
 Boasting a spectacular alpine location in Arosa at an altitude of 1800 metres above sea level, the Tschuggen Grand Hotel Arosa represents a haven of l… MoreCHF 110 - 492 Sunstar Parkhotel Arosa
 This popular and elegantly renovated first-class hotel of the traditional Swiss hotel chain Sunstar is quietly located on the edge of the woods, close… MoreCHF 132 - 430 Sporthotel Valsana
 The Sporthotel Valsana enjoys a quiet location in the heart of Arosa, offering views of the Obersee lake and the mountains. It offers numerous sports … MoreCHF 65 - 340 Hotel Hohe Promenade
 The Hotel Hohe Promenade, family-run since 1947, enjoys a slightly elevated location on a central yet tranquil spot in Arosa. It offers you a sauna, f… MoreCHF 110 - 450 Hotel Cristallo
 Situated 450 metres from the Weisshorn ski lift and a few steps from the waterfront at Obersee Lake, Hotel Cristallo offers spacious rooms and a welln… MoreCHF 180 - 2,500 Chalet Runca
 Offering panoramic mountain views of Arosa, Chalet Runca has an inviting Alpine ambience. This fully furnished chalet comes with free Wi-Fi, fireplace… MoreCHF 165 - 600 Blatter´s Bellavista Hotel
 Set in the quiet ski resort of Arosa, Blatter´s Bellavista Hotel enjoys a perfect location within the Swiss Alps. It offers a breakfast buffet a… MoreCHF 185 - 730 Arosa Kulm Hotel & Alpin Spa
 This charming 5-star hotel is situated at 1,835 metres above sea level in Arosa amidst the Grison Alps. It offers direct south-facing views and rooms … MoreCHF 120 - 290 Arlenwald Hotel Arosa
 Arlenwald Hotel, situated in the small town of Arosa in the Alps, offers simply-furnished rooms with free Wi-Fi. The hotel benefits from steam bath an… MoreCHF 113 - 480 Excelsior Swiss Quality Hotel
 Offering unobstructed views of the Swiss Alps, the Excelsior Swiss Quality Hotel enjoys a quiet location in Arosa. It features a spa area with a sauna… MoreCHF 115 - 1,000 Golf- & Sporthotel Hof Maran
 You can ski right down to the front door of the Golf- & Sporthotel Hof, situated in Maran, about 1.5 km from the Arosa train station. Every room offe… MoreCHF 145 - 530 Hotel BelArosa
 The Alpine-style BelArosa hotel enjoys a central location in Arosa, 400 metres from the Arosa train station and the lifts and cable cars. It offers fr… MoreCHF 85 - 298 Hotel Astoria
 The 3-star hotel in Arosa is just 300 metres from the Arosa Cable Car and Arosa Train Station. All of its rooms have flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi.
… MoreCHF 64 - 435 Hotel Altein
 Enjoying a quiet and central location between Arosa’s two lakes, the hotel is only a few minutes’ walk from the train station and the Weisshorn ca… MoreCHF 93 - 310 Hotel Alpina
 The Hotel Alpina is situated close to the centre of Arosa, 400 metres from the Arosa train and cable car stations. It offers panoramic views of the mo… MoreCHF 105 - 330 Alpensonne
 The family-run hotel Alpensonne in Arosa enjoys a quiet location about 300 metres from the centre and 250 metres from the ski lifts and the ski school… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arosa: Guide
Arosa is a municipalities of Switzerland|municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, known for being both a summer and a winter resort.
Arosa is situated at the end of the Schanfigg valley at a height of 1,742 to 1,775 m above sea level. The place is at the foot of the Weisshorn (2,653 m). It possesses a well-known and safe skiing area and boasts over 60 kilometers of slopes. The municipality comprises an area of 42.54 square kilometres.
The first known settlements are from the 13th century. After 1300 Arosa German-speaking Walser settlers came from Davos and replaced the Romansh-speaking original inhabitants. During the following centuries, the inhabitants subsisted on alpine pasture economy. Until the year 1851 is was politically a part of the Davos municipality and was known as a health resort. 1888 the first sanatorium was opened. From 1900 on it became by and by also a winter resort. 1938 the first ski elevators were constructed, and 1956 the Weisshorn cable car was opened and further rope and chair lifts followed.
Skiing in Switzerland received a big boost in England from none other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series. Doyle, an avid sportsman, was spending winter time in Davos, long before it became fashionable to take winter vacations in the Alps. For entertainment, he ordered some skiing "boards" from Norway and hiked up the mountain with two local guides. They then skied down into Arosa, ending their journey with a luncheon at a local inn, the Seehof. Doyle wrote of his pioneering Davos/Arosa ski adventure in a British magazine, The Strand, in 1894, and the story attracted British skiers to Switzerland. It's said that no guides today will retrace Doyle's route over the Meyer-felder Furka Pass because of the avalanche risk inherent in the terrain. One of the most famous families from arosa is the Zogg family.
The main economy is tourism, for which Arosa maintains 4,287 guest beds.
Inhabitant development
1500 - ca. 140
1851 - 56
1900 - 1070
1930 - 3'466
1970 - 2'717
1980 - 2'782
1990 - 2'271
2000 - 2'771
2003 - 2294
References
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