
Welcome to Swiss Traveler – a luxury & gourmet travel blog
Do you fancy best luxury hotels and (Michelin) restaurants whenever you travel? Are you looking for fine accommodations and hot dining-spots that are priced competitively? Then this is the place for you! Here you find detailed information about high-end lodging and fine dining worth the expense.
Every now and then, there are also suggestions for activities, especially how to explore an area by walking. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, “Only where you were walking, you have really been”.
Keep traveling – do it in style!


Staying in style in Australia’s metropolises of Sydney & Melbourne
2 quirky design hotels of the innovative hotel group QT:
When my husband and I look for hotels in metropolises, we often opt for such ones that are a bit different from your traditional, old world property. We like staying at luxury boutique…

Review of Restaurant EquiTable in Zurich, Switzerland
UPDATE: new chef as from March 2022 (Julian Marti, Fabian Fuchs takes over at Neue Taverne Zurich)
Fine dining that surprises & delights at every turn:
Yet another visit to one of Zurich’s elite chefs was undertaken by my family…

Review of Restaurant Gustav in Zurich, Switzerland
UPDATE: out of business in 2019, chef (Antonio Colaianni) from September 2020 to April 2023 at Ristorante Ornellaia
Gourmet paradise directly by the central train station:
Chef Antonio Colaianni had been on my radar for some time now.…

Review of Restaurant Steinhalle, Bern, Switzerland
Culinary magic in a casual ambiance:
Bern, Switzerland’s capital and one of the country’s most beautiful cities, is always worth a visit. Not for nothing it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The old town is a real gem, with many well-preserved…

Staying in style when exploring the Great Ocean Road, Australia
Great luxury boutique accommodation in Port Fairy:
No trip to the southeast of Australia is complete without cruising the Great Ocean Road, one of the world’s most scenic coastal drives! Of course, my husband and I did not miss this beautiful…
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