Hotel Derby is all about its convenience and comfort. It’s right in the resort centre, a short walk from the lifts, so you’ll be in the middle of all the action during your stay.
The rooms are furnished with alpine décor, and you can step out onto the balcony in the mornings to enjoy the fresh mountain air before heading down for breakfast.
And make sure to come to breakfast hungry – with both local and international food that’s freshly prepared, there’s plenty of choice to fuel your day.
- Step straight on to the bustling main street.
- Sit out on the terrace or in the cosy lounge.
- Take in fresh mountain air from your room's balcony.
Essentials
Meals
- Buffet breakfast
- Optional upgrade to half board (payable locally)
- 15% discount on meals taken in the hotel restaurant
Safety advice
- Safety standards for balconies and public walkways are different in Switzerland – the railings may be lower and they could have ornamental features you wouldn’t see in the UK or Ireland. Please take extra care on or around them, and make sure children aged under 12 years are always supervised.
Location
- In the resort centre
- 2 minutes' walk to the ski bus stop, train station and Gornergrat Mountain Railway
- 8 minutes' walk to the Sunnegga funicular
- 1.2km to the Furi cable car/gondola
- Ski school meeting point at the top of the Sunnegga funicular or Furi cable car/gondola
- 15 minutes' walk to the Zermatt gondola
Rooms
- Twin room - sleeps 1-2: King bed or twin beds (cannot be separated), private bath or shower, WC and balcony.
- Twin room - sleeps 2-4 (max 2 adults or 2 adults and 2 children up to 15 years): Double bed or twin beds, bunk beds, private bath, WC and balcony, French balcony or terrace with full or partial view of the Matterhorn.
All rooms are non-smoking and have a flatscreen TV with UK channels, free WiFi, telephone, hairdryer and safe.
Facilities
- Bar
- Small lounge
- Sun terrace
- Free WiFi
- Lift to all floors
- Laundry facilities
- Boot room with heated boot rack
Snow Promise
This operator is offering a new and improved Snow Promise which means they'll do everything they can to get you on the slopes if there's no snow while you're on holiday. Plus, when you book your holiday before 30 November 2023, you can now change your holiday fee-free if less than 10% of runs are open in the ski area you're travelling to, due to lack of snow or no snow. Not forgetting the option to upgrade to the Snow Promise Extra for even more flexibility if the snow lets you down. Find out more below.
Before You Go On Holiday
If there's a lack of snow or no snow in the ski area you're travelling to, you can change your holiday fee-free in the 4 days before you depart. Just so you know, they'll use the live conditions in the 4 days before you go, not the forecast conditions for your arrival. For example, if you're travelling on a Saturday, you can change your holiday from the Tuesday to the Friday before, if on Tuesday there's a lack of snow or no snow. They’ll refund the difference if your new holiday is cheaper, or you’ll need to pay the difference if the new holiday costs more.
The Snow Promise
Included with all package holidays with this operator*
Change your holiday fee-free in the 4 days before you go, if due to lack of snow or no snow:
- Less than 10% of runs are open in the ski area you’re travelling to. Or
- Less than 2 blue/red/black/black diamond runs are open in the ski area you’re travelling to. Or
- You’ve booked ski school through the operator and your lessons have been cancelled.
Change your holiday to:
Any package holiday with this operator departing between December 2023 and April 2024.
This applies to all package holidays booked with this operator on or before 30 November 2023.
The Snow Promise Extra
Optional upgrade on our package holidays (+£25pp)*
Change your holiday fee-free in the 4 days before you go, if due to lack of snow or no snow:
- Less than 50% of runs are open in the ski area you’re travelling to. Or
- Your ski school lessons have been cancelled. And it doesn't matter if you booked through us or someone else.
Change your holiday to:
Any package holiday with this operator they have on sale for this winter, or next.
This applies when everyone on your booking upgrades to the Snow Promise Extra on or before 30 November 2023.
While You're On Holiday
Your tour operator will do everything they can to get you on the slopes if there's no snow. If you book your lift passes with the operator and less than 10% of runs are open in the ski area due to lack of snow or no snow, they'll do their best to arrange up to three days of skiing in an open resort within a 2-hour drive from the resort you're staying in. Their local team will organise the transport and your new lift pass will be paid for too, so all you have to do is hop on the coach. And even if you haven’t booked your lift passes with the operator, you can still use the coach for free.
In the worst-case scenario where they can't get you to another open resort if you booked ski school and/or lift passes with the operator, they'll refund you for any lessons that have been cancelled and you'll get your lift pass money back for any days you were unable to ski due to lack of snow or no snow.
This applies to all package holidays with this operator, even if you book the day before you travel.