Four-star One MICHELIN Key Steckenstrasse, Zermatt
THE SIXTEEN 20
Twenty-one rooms in wood and stone on Zen Steckenstrasse, most with a balcony facing the Matterhorn, a two-storey spa and the Matterhorn Express a short walk away.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2026, as 22 Summits
- Rooms
- 21 rooms and suites
- Opened
- December 2018
- New name
- THE SIXTEEN 20 from 13 November 2026
The hotel
A new name for the same house.
Norbert and Carmen Julen opened 22 Summits in December 2018, a few minutes on foot from the Matterhorn Express. The architects Arnold, Perren & Zurniwen drew it as a modern Walser house, timber above a stone base. The owners, who also run the Casa Vanessa aparthotel and the Hennu Stall après-ski bar, designed the lobby, lounge bar and spa themselves, with raw-look wood, leather chairs and floors that imitate local rough stone.
From 13 November 2026 the hotel is called THE SIXTEEN 20, or 1'620 for short, after the altitude of the village in metres. The building, the address and the team stay the same; only the sign changes. The MICHELIN Guide gave it one Key in 2026 under its old name, and older listings and bookings may still show 22 Summits. This winter the hotel also hosts Hemma, a pop-up dining room run with Brasserie Uno.
- Two floors of spa About 180 square metres with a sauna, a steam bath, a gym, massage rooms and a whirlpool outdoors.
- Hemma A winter pop-up restaurant in the hotel from the team behind Brasserie Uno, with a four-course Nordic and Alpine menu by Pontus Hållberg, evenings from Wednesday to Sunday.
- Close to the lifts The Matterhorn Express and the centre of the village are a few minutes on foot, and the hotel brings you from the station.
Good to know
Before you go.
- The name Booked as 22 Summits or as THE SIXTEEN 20, it is the same hotel at Zen Steckenstrasse 4. The new name applies from 13 November 2026.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 11 am. Zermatt is car-free: you arrive by train, or by helicopter from Sion, and the hotel collects you from the station.
- Children Welcome at any age. Cots are available on request.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Zermatt.
No road or runway reaches Zermatt. Scheduled flights land at Zurich, about three and a half hours away by train, or Geneva, about four; private jets land at Sion, and a helicopter covers the rest in about fifteen minutes. The hotel provides a transfer from Zermatt station.
- Milan 35 min
- Paris 55 min
- Rome 1 h 10
- London 1 h 25
- Dubai 6 h 40 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is THE SIXTEEN 20 the same hotel as 22 Summits?
- Yes. 22 Summits takes the name THE SIXTEEN 20 from 13 November 2026, after Zermatt's altitude of 1,620 metres. The building on Zen Steckenstrasse and the team are unchanged.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does the hotel have?
- One. The MICHELIN Guide listed it with one Key in its 2026 Swiss selection, under the name 22 Summits.
- How far is the hotel from the Matterhorn Express?
- A few minutes on foot. The lift station and the village centre are both close by.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Zermatt?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Zermatt, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Zermatt
Other hotels worth the trip.
- CERVO Mountain Resort Fifty-four rooms and seven separate lodges, and a spa with Japanese-style onsen baths.
- Matterhorn FOCUS Glass, steel and wood by Heinz Julen, and a lift that runs straight to the Matterhorn Express.
- Grand Hotel Zermatterhof A grand hotel since 1879, reached by sleigh in winter, with Prato Borni in the house.
- Mont Cervin Palace One hundred and thirty-two rooms on the main street, the Nescens spa, and Capri upstairs next door.
- The Omnia Reached through a tunnel in the rock and a lift that rises to a lobby above the rooftops.
- Backstage Hotel Vernissage Heinz Julen's Cube Lofts, a cinema and gallery of its own, and After Seven on the third floor.
- Boutique Hotel Matthiol Stone and weathered wood on the hillside, with fondue served in private igloos in winter.
- Hotel Welschen A family house of 1932, rebuilt in 2025 with twenty-nine rooms and a large spa, near the Sunnegga lift.
Staying at THE SIXTEEN 20?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Zermatt, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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