Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog

Do you enjoy staying at luxury hotels and dining at exceptional Michelin-recommended restaurants while traveling? Are you looking for outstanding accommodations and acclaimed dining experiences that offer excellent value for money? Then you have come to the right place.

Here you will find detailed reviews and insights into luxury hotels and fine-dining establishments that are truly worth the expense.

From time to time, you will also discover recommendations for local activities, with a particular focus on exploring destinations on foot. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe famously said, “Only where you have walked have you truly been.”

Keep traveling—and do it in style.

Hotel resort & park

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Grand Hotel Quellenhof, Bad Ragaz, short vacation in one of Switzerland’s finest hotels

Top wellness hotel with 2 Michelin starred restaurants in spa town: Near to normal hotel vacations are possible in Switzerland right now. And this despite the "extraordinary situation" still in place due to Corona. Thus, my husband and I booked…

Eiffel Tower & boats

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Where to go in Paris for fine dining & walks

3 top restaurants, 2 walks & my 2 favorite squares: Europe slowly reopened to tourism on June 15 by lifting many internal borders. Thus, I think it is high time for some tips for fine dining and walks in Paris. Since I set foot on this…

Restaurant interior: empty table & disinfectant

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How is it to dine in the Olten region, Switzerland, in Corona times?

UPDATE: Restaurant Terminus: out of business beginning of 2025 (under the lead of Nicolas Ambrosch & Simon Adam) Performance of 4 local restaurant as to safe pandemic dining: Restaurants in Switzerland were allowed to reopen on May 11…

View of lake, residential area & Alps from elevated position

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Hotel Belvoir Lake Zurich Switzerland, a staycation in Corona times

Upscale hotel south of Zurich city with splendid lake views: Until recently, I was not aware of the existence of an upscale hotel on the the left bank of Lake Zurich. This changed when my son moved in the area and my husband and I decided to…

Old town of Olten & surroundings

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Corona take away food from restaurants in the Olten region, Switzerland, v.2.0

10 of my favorite local restaurants that offer take away food at the moment: Restaurants in Switzerland are allowed to reopen their businesses as from May 11. This after the country was able to curb the spread of the Coronavirus for the moment…

Table with dishes and diners

Travel Miscellany

How will dining at restaurants look like in Corona times?

New - safer - way of pandemic dining: It seems that the Coronavirus has come to stay. Therefore, restaurateurs have to study how to get back to hosting diners during the pandemic. They cannot turn back time. Dining at restaurants at this stage…