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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.

Asia & Pacific, Asia & Pacific Activities, Asia & Pacific Hotels, Bali, Indonesia

3 luxury hotels in 3 different parts of the dream island of Bali

Why go to Bali: Everyone was talking about going to Bali on honeymoon when I married some twenty years ago. My husband and I decided against it at the time and we went to India instead. In 2014, we finally managed to come to Bali, and we were…
30. March 2016
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Review of Restaurant Terminus, Olten, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business beginning of 2025 (under the lead of Nicolas Ambrosch & Simon Adam) My favorite eatery in my home town: In my last post reviewing best restaurants in Olten and surroundings I mentioned that Terminus is at the…
23. March 2016
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Austria, Europe, Europe Hotels

Review of Hotel Zuerserhof, Zuers-Lech, Austria

Simple perfection in the Alps: After having stayed at the Zuerserhof for the ninth time I feel obliged to write a review of this superb hotel once again (see also my earlier one posted on 10/21/2009). I cannot emphasize strongly enough how…
2. March 2016
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Austria, Europe, Europe Hotels

Luxury skiing vacation in the Alps

One of the best mountain hotels in the Austrian and Swiss Alps: The Zuerserhof in the Austrian region of Arlberg is one of the best mountain hotels I am aware of. As I have been skiing for more than 40 years, I am familiar with most high-end…
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Americas, Americas Hotels, USA West Coast

Review of Shore Hotel, Santa Monica CA, USA

Modern hotel in top location with friendly staff but without restaurant: For a couple’s stay we chose the Shore Hotel. Actually, we wanted to book a room in one of the upscale, more traditional hotels in Santa Monica but neither their…
28. January 2016
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Americas, Americas Hotels, USA West Coast

Review of Tower23 Hotel, San Diego

Sleek, modern hotel on the beach in a busy Pacific Beach area: My husband and I booked a room at Tower23 Hotel after an extensive research; we looked at places in La Jolla, on Coronado and in downtown and didn’t succeed to find a congenial…
28. January 2016
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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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