# Swiss resort Flims is one to watch in 2018 Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-02-07 Category: LIFESTYLE Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/lifestyle Meta Title: Luxury £33 million Flims ski resort transformation Meta Description: Experience the new award-winning spa and wellness centre, exclusive Leading Hotels in the World membership, and luxury residential options in this rising star URL: https://financedigest.com/swiss-resort-flims-is-one-to-watch-in-2018html ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd070218-8-1736843009998-compressed.jpg) - **£33 million transformation of Swiss ski resort Flims puts it firmly back on the map** ![Swiss resort Flims is one to watch in 2018 ](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd070218-8-1736843009998-compressed.jpg) Swiss resort Flims is one to watch in 2018 - **New facilities include an award-wining spa and wellness centre** - **The resort is now part of the The Leading Hotels in the World-consortium** The £33million transformation of a five-star hotel complex, in one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland have transformed Flims into the rising star of Swiss ski resorts and should put it firmly on the radar of international property-buyers in 2018, said Skiingproperty.com The WaldhausFlims Alpine Grand Hotel and Spa continues to generate international interest in Flims a year after its [hotly anticipated](https://www.financedigest.com/hot-melt-adhesives-market-is-anticipated-to-expand-at-a-cagr-of-6-2-over-the-forecast-period-of-2021-and-2031.html "Hot Melt Adhesives Market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 6.2% over the forecast period of 2021 and 2031") reopening in February 2017. This luxury residential tourist facility, originally opened 140 years ago as an upmarket summer spa resort, has recently been included in The [Leading Hotels in the World](https://www.financedigest.com/arora-project-have-experienced-out-of-this-world-returns-with-their-lead-generation.html "Arora Project have experienced out-of-this-world returns with their lead generation"), a prestigious organisation for the world’s finest hotels, having been crowned Best Spa in Switzerland at the European Health and Spa Awards in 2017. **_“The immediate area around the relaunched WaldausFlims hotel, which sits within a picturesque wooded campus on the edge of the original village of Flims, is becoming a real property hot spot.  Small blocks of luxury apartments are being carefully developed and one of the immediate draws of owning there is having the world-class hotel facilities on your doorstep. Previously overlooked by high-end international buyers, who would focus on the likes of Verbier, St Moritz, Davos or Villars, we tip Flims as the resort to watch, helped by the world-class skiing it offers.”_** **_Julian Walker, director at SkiingProperty.com._** Flims is part of the Flims-Laax-Falera ski area, which won three awards at the latest World Ski Awards in Kitzbühel in November 2017, namely World’s Best Freestyle Resort, Switzerland’s Best Ski Resort and World’s Best Green Ski Hotel. The ski area is frequently tipped as one of the best destinations in Europe for freestyle snowboarders, thanks to its four terrain parks, one being home to the world’s largest halfpipe. It also includes the Vorab Glacier, which allows for an extended ski season. **_“Access is another plus point of Flims,”_** continued Mr Walker at SkiingProperty.com. The WaldhausFlims Alpine Grand Hotel and Spa **_“The resort is in the canton of Graubünden, just 90 minutes’ drive from Zürich Airport, which is an international hub, or you can enjoy a scenic two-hour train journey, with one change at the medieval town of Chur.”_** Flims, overlooked by the southern [face of Fil de Cassons called](https://www.financedigest.com/analysis-powerful-swiss-central-bank-faces-reform-calls-in-wake-of-credit-suisse-rescue.html "Analysis-Powerful Swiss central bank faces reform calls in wake of Credit Suisse rescue") Flimserstein, first became a summer tourist destination in the late 19th Century, when the original Hotel Waldhaus was built and guests came to enjoy the spa complex and bathe in the curative waters of the local Lake Caumasee. Still part of its appeal today, thanks to the new Spa complex, other attractions include the nearby Buna Vista golf course at Sagogn, the numerous hiking and mountain-biking trails, the Rhine Gorge, popularly known as the Swiss Grand Canyon, and the Tectonic Arena Sardona, a UNESCO World Heritage site. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---