Can't beat the location, right down the street from the gondola. Had a great view of the Matterhorn and helpful staff, especially when my wife had to be shipped by helicopter to the local hospital after a snowboard accident. The room was pretty cozy, not much room to walk around, and the queen was 2 twins put together, but comfortable enough. Bathroom was nice, clean with a good shower. The breakfast was spectacular with an assortment of bread, cheese, meats, cereal and juices. I was disappointed with the dinner selections, definitely a big pricey. Went to the sauna for 5 minutes, wasn't really for me. Overall the hotel was nice, not sure if it was worth the price though.

I have wanted to visit Zermatt but always decided against it because of the disjointed ski area but now that all 3 areas are linked we decided to take the plunge.
LOCATION
We chose the Antares primarily because of its location.
It turned out to be an excellent choice. Its terrace is a snowball throw (with a tailwind) from the Klein Matterhorn cable car which gives you easy access to 2 of the 3 ski areas above Zermatt and a link to the 3rd. It is also the lift system needed to access Cervinia. It is a 4-5 minute walk down to the main town area on an evening but this was not a problem for us. During the day the ski bus ran regularly from the lower road beneath the hotel (lift down to it across the road from the hotel).
ACCOMMODATION
Our room was more than adequately sized by European ski hotel size (we have been to Courchevel 1850, Tignes, La Plagne, Cervinia, Val Thorens, Flaine, La Thuile, Andorra). The en-suite shower room could do with updating but apparently this is happening this summer.
The public areas were clean and well kept and the spa area a real bonus. The dining room was quite traditional and had a great Matterhorn view. The bar was pleasant and with an "island bar" that guests sat around chatting on an evening.
FOOD
Excellent.
Not your run of the mill ski meals and it was a pleasant change. If you want to be stuffed with lasagne and chilli (or you are a vegetarian) then try somewhere else. Dinner was 5 courses and the main was quite small, occasionally complex affair, but if you had already helped yourself to the salad bar then your soup/starter it was more than enough by the time you had finished your sweet. Being served formally is also not our run of the mill skiing experience but enjoyable all the same.
STAFF
Again excellent. Monica, the "front of house" owner, was very pleasant, helpful and full of life. I do not think she remembered our names but chose to refer to us as Mr and Mrs Scotland (a country she is very knowledgeable about) and this was fine by us being the only people from Scotland in among a very cosmoplitan mix from Europe and North America. The barmaid, whose name I have forgotten - sorry, was also an assett to the hotel.
So, all in all, an excellent experience in the Antares and Zermatt despite the weather not being good the week we were there (excellent snow conditions though) and we have booked to do it all again but with a flight into Sion rather than Geneva for a shorter transfer.

We booked a package deal through Thomson to stay in this hotel.

We enjoy good food and see it as much as part of the holiday as the rest of the package, which was one of the reasons we chose this hotel having seen previous reviews.

However we thought the food, whilst good quality and very well presented, was not sufficient for a ski holiday. We were looking forward to a hearty meal after a hard day on the slopes but found ourselves filling up on spagetti at lunchtime.

Also found it difficult to enforce my partner's nut allergy - they just kept piling them on! Whilst there were 5 courses, they were all extremely small portions and very fussy if not slightly pretentious - but if fine food is your thing then you may enjoy?

The room was also disappointing - stained shower curtain, cold enamel bath, all looking a bit tired and dated - no comparison to some of the 3 or 4 star rooms we have used in other countries (we have recently completed a 'round the world' trip). However, all very clean which is the main thing!

Staff were very friendly - and seem to have many repeat customers from all around the globe (US and UK etc) but I don't think we'll be one of them!

An excellent place to stay in the summer. A bit far out of the village, but I'd much rather avoid the village, which is a bit too up market, and a bit too busy for me.

Food excellent, quallity not quantity. This was the first of a two centre stay, in the second we got quantity but not quality, the second place really knew how to warm up ready meals but we might not have noticed this quite so forcibly if the contrast with the quality at the Antares hadn't been so extreme.

We found the hotel very quite, were one of only two English couples there. Used by Japanese tour companies, but they come & go, have good manners and don't generally disturb anyone beyond a certain flurry as they come and go. We were bothered by an American family who left more food on their tables than they did on the buffet and were obviously all a little deaf, but what changes.

Monica the owner is very friendly.

Excellent position, excellent views, couldn't be closer to the main chair lift.

I'd be happy to go back.

Rooms are fine, but if you book a superior room, try to ensure it has a bath not a shower, because there are superior rooms and superior rooms and you seem to pay the same for a small one ( where you couldnt swing a cat) with shower as you do a much larger room where you could entertain friends. Like most Swiss hotels it's been converted to add on suites and althought both type of superior room are the same depth corridor to balcony, the former are only wide enough to have had a shower room added whilst the latter are wide enough to have had a bathroom added. The latter seem to go to the Japanese who have tour guides who are prepared to badger the hotel to get the best for their clients unlike UK companies where frankly your on your own. Am I going on a bit ? Well there's a lack of uniformity in facilities not reflected in the pricing structure, and in a number of visits to various hotels in Switzerland I've always come off worst, so I'm a little jaded.