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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.

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Review of Hotel Palm Springs Rendezvous, Palm Springs, USA

UPDATE: out of business in 2022 1950s feel, fine accommodation, great food: Our family (two adults and a teen) normally is not into bed & breakfast establishments. But when they get better  reviews than many luxury hotels in town,…
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Review of L’Auberge de Sedona, Sedona, USA

UPDATE: the resort completed a massive expansion and renovation in 2025 (integrating the former Orchards Inn to create The Cliffs - 70 new rooms - , refreshing the existing cottages, expanding the spa/pools & upgrading restaurant terrace) Splendid…
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Review of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

UPDATE: was last renovated in 2026 (rooms in the north and south wings were updated), last major overhaul took past in 2017 Historic hotel in fantastic location: El Tovar Hotel is all about history and location. It looks back on more…
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Review of Inn Sunflower Hill, Moab, USA

UPDATE: hotel went over from the Stucki family to Emily Niehaus as of January 2020 (property overhaul) A good choice in a place where such finds are rare: Moab is not exactly a place where you can find an abundance of first class accommodations.…
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Review of The Rochester Hotel, Durango, USA

UPDATE: owner change in 2019 from long-time owners Diane Wildfang & Kirk Komick to Rochester Hotel Property Co. LLC, followed by a comprehensive overhaul in 2022 (scale down from 33 rooms to 15 more luxury ones, new Peeples Bar) Historic…
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Review of Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe, USA

UPDATE: still owned & operated by the Schepps family, who founded it in 1985; restoration in 2020, which maintained its historic southwestern character; update of Joe's Tequila Bar into a full restaurant around the same time Quaint…
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I am a luxury travel and gourmet blogger with a passion for the finer things in life. I seek out exceptional luxury hotels and Michelin-recommended restaurants that merit the experience – and the cost – , and I prefer to explore destinations on foot whenever possible. Occasionally, curiosity takes over, and I find myself diving deeper into the stories behind the places I visit.

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