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■ Located in the Bernese Oberland, the 135-room hotel, from £222 a night, is a member of the Design Hotels group. ■ There is a spa and a restaurant serving fresh, locally inspired dishes. ■ The hotel is 1km from Saanen railway station and the Schönried ski lift is 2.8km away. ■ Huus Hotel, Gstaad, Schönriedstrasse 74, 3792 Saanen-gstaad, Switzerland, 0041 33 748 04 04, huusgstaad.com.