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 Oceana, Santa Monica, L.A., USA

Good (relatively quiet) location, large rooms, fine staff: If you want to be in a hotel at the beaches of Los Angeles, they don’t make it easy for you. The place to be in Santa Monica is supposed to be either The Shutter’s or the Casa…

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Review of Hotel The Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, USA

Nice setting, beautiful views & good facilities: There are several top-notch resorts in the area; we (my husband, my teenage son and I) had already been at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel and had wanted to try another one. It proved difficult…

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Review of Hotel Palm Springs Rendezvous, Palm Springs, USA

1950s feel, fine accommodation, great food: Our family (two adults and a teen) normally is not into bed & breakfast establishments but when their reviews are better than most of luxury hotels on site we make an exception. We happened…

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Review of L’Auberge de Sedona, Sedona, USA

Splendid setting, beautiful Vista Suites & friendly staff: The location of this hotel along a lovely creek is quite stunning. It is also well situated for exploring Sedona, at least the commercial district of it. As there were three of…

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Review of El Tovar Hotel, Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Historic hotel in fantastic location: This hotel is all about history and location. It looks back on more than 100 years and its setting right at the south rim of the Grand Canyon is not to beat. When you first set foot in the impressive…

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Review of Inn Sunflower Hill, Moab, USA

A good choice in a place where such finds are rare: As Moab is not exactly a place where you can find an abundance of first class accommodations, Sunflower Hill stands out from the vast number of mediocre lodging facilities. My husband, my…