At the Badrutt's Palace, the winter season runs from 3 December 2026 to 30 March 2027; the New Year's Eve program and rates appear from autumn onward, and 31 December sells out very far in advance. The hotel invites guests to write now to be notified upon publication: gala dinner through Food & Beverage, +41 81 837 2661. At the Gstaad Palace, which reopens on 15 December 2026 (season through 7 March 2027), the 31 December gala dinner is booked through guestrelations@palace.ch or +41 33 748 50 00; no theme, schedule or rate has been published for 2026, so the price must be requested. In St Barts, the island's guides recommend booking the Cheval Blanc St-Barth dinner 3 to 4 months in advance; a quote must be requested, and seats go first to guests staying at the hotel; the table at La Case is booked online through SevenRooms (evening service from 7 pm to 9:30 pm), with the New Year's Eve menu and price unpublished. The same logic applies at Eden Rock, where the gala dinner goes first to hotel guests, prices unpublished. At La Mamounia, the festive season begins in early December: the 2026 rates are yet to appear, with the 2025 benchmark running from 4,200 to 8,000 MAD per person depending on the salon. The common trap: none of these palace hotels publishes its 2026 rates in advance.