Climate change saw the Rhone Glacier retreat dramatically, and so too did the number of visitors to the Hotel Belvedere. In 1988 the hotel was bought by a local family, the Carlens, but the strain of running the business ended their marriage in 2015 and saw the hotel close for good shortly after. The hotel has not been completely forgotten though. Its distinctly Wes Anderson aesthetic has seen it gain a second life on many a daytripper’s Instagram feed.

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