History

 
The first house on the site of the Christiania was built in 1914. It was successively a dairy, a haberdasher's shop and a small guest-house.
In 1953 it was bought by Mr. Nopper, who came from Baden-Baden in the Black Forest and was assistant manager of the Palace Hotel in Gstaad.

With the help of his wife, Mrs. Liselotte Lappert from Schoren in Langenthal, he made it into the first 'bed and breakfast' hotel in Gstaad. lt had ten beds and was called the «Christiania».

After leaving the Palace Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Nopper took over the management of the Hotel Ermitage & Golf in Schönried but continued to run the Christiania in an impeccable manner. In 1978, Mrs. Nopper, by now a widow, had the Christiania completely rebuilt in traditional chalet style, increasing the number of beds to 40 and adding a restaurant. She ran it with her daughter, Isabelle, and turned it into the smallest 4-star hotel in Gstaad.

In 1982 Isabelle Nopper married Nagy Gabriel Geadah, an Egyptian of Lebanese origin.

Isabelle Geadah is the chef and supervises the kitchen; she is also responsible for marketing activities. Nagy is in charge of the restaurant and the reception desk.

The restaurant serves a wide variety of delicious food in an elegant and intimate atmosphere. Since 1990 the menu has included typical Egyptian dishes.

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