The history of the hotel and the family Badrutt started in 1856, when Johannes Badrutt bought a small guesthouse in St. Moritz and started to rebuild it, to create the Hotel Engadiner Kulm, which is today known as the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz.
In 1856, Johannes Badrutt purchased a small guesthouse in St. Moritz and undertook renovations to transform it into the Hotel Engadiner Kulm, today referred to as the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz.