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.

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Other Regions, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Gourmet Stuebli at Hotel Seehof, Davos, Switzerland

UPDATE: concept change since new ownership Hotel Seehof as from June 2020 Paying tribute to the restaurant’s former chef Martin Bieri: Hotel Seehof informed in August 2017 about the reopening of Restaurant Gourmet Stuebli as of December…

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA East Coast

Suite of the Moment: COMO Metropolitan Hotel, Miami Beach

A splendid example of Art Deco luxury design in South Beach: The Ocean View Suite at COMO Metropolitan Hotel in Miami Beach will start a series of suites resp. rooms having a lasting impression on me, be it resulting from the design, the style,…

Europe, Europe Hotels, Spain

Review of Mercer Hotel, Barcelona

One of several great luxury boutique hotels in Catalonia’s capital: The beautiful city of Barcelona is one of our family’s most popular city breaks in Europe. We like to stay at luxury boutique hotels and Catalonia’s capital has a lot…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of Restaurant Tiefmatt, Holderbank near Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: new management as from January 2023 Mountain restaurant becomes a gourmet destination: At the beginning of this year, the reopening of mountain restaurant Tiefmatt as a part of the Thommen Gastronomie AG – a family-owned company…

Europe, Europe Restaurants, Olten Restaurants, Switzerland, Switzerland Restaurants

Review of China-Restaurant zum Alpenroesli, Olten, Switzerland

Traditional restaurant becomes Chinese restaurant with a twist: Restaurant Alpenroesli, an old-established restaurant in the center of Olten, reopened under new management and under the name of China-Restaurant zum Alpenroesli. Whereas Caribbean…

England, Europe, Europe Hotels, Europe Restaurants

COMO The Halkin Hotel & Texture Restaurant, two long-time favorites in London

A luxury boutique hotel & an urban modern restaurant: London is one of our family’s favorite cities to visit and we did this three times in the past eight years and every time we stayed at COMO The Halkin and had dinner at Texture restaurant,…