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.

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA West Coast

Review of The Rochester Hotel, Durango, USA

Historic hotel in good location: My husband, my teenage son and I chose this hotel for our one night stay in Durango and weren’t disappointed. The Rochester is a place with quite a long history and this can still be seen although it’s…

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA West Coast

Review of Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe, USA

Quaint place, convenient location, fabulous breakfast: We (my husband and my teenage son) spent two nights in this lovely hotel and that in a One Bedroom King Suite which is quietly located with no view whatsoever. But as there are probably…

Hotel L'Ermitage Montreux/Switzerland

Europe, Europe Hotels, Switzerland, Switzerland Hotels

Review of Hotel L’Ermitage, Montreux-Clarens, Switzerland

Small hotel in a beautiful mansion with fine gourmet restaurant: Under new management My husband, my teenage son and I spent two nights in this lovely ancient mansion on Lake Geneva. Nowadays, it houses a gourmet restaurant and a small…

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Review of Hotel Waldhaus, Sils Maria, Switzerland

Family owned grand hotel - luxurious enough, yet unpretentious and full of history: My family (I travel with my husband and my teenage son) has stayed at this wonderful grand hotel in the Engadine in the Swiss Alps quite a few times. And…

Europe, Europe Hotels, France

Review of Hotel le Petit Paris, Paris

Newly renovated stylish boutique hotel with friendly staff in an adequate location: As we traveled with our son and our goddaughter we needed three rooms and therefore decided to choose a somewhat less expensive hotel than we usually do (last…

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My Google Map of Paris 2010

Where to stay, where to dine & where to go for a small bite in style: Here you may view my Google Map of Paris 2010 with my recommendations for 3 great hotels, 8 gourmet restaurants and 5 other great food outlets for demanding traveler…