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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.

Europe, Europe Hotels, Switzerland, Switzerland Hotels

Review of Hotel Le Vieux Manoir, Murten-Meyriez, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business Beautiful, romantic lakeside manor with a wonderful park and a good, but over-priced restaurant: This amazing lakeside manor has been renovated a short time ago and this with a good result (as this was our first stay…
23. August 2010
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Review of Hotel Castello del Sole, Ascona, Switzerland

Unbeatable location, vast property, superb full board: We (family with a teenage son) have been to this hotel for the fourth time. And we enjoyed this stay as much as the two recent ones (the first one had been over 10 years ago with another…
23. August 2010
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Review of Hotel Traube Tonbach, Baiersbronn, Germany

Very nice rural location, fantastic service, good facilities: This much recommended hotel is nicely situated at the end of an idyllic valley in the Black Forest. It has about 150 rooms, 5 restaurants and all the equipment you would expect from…
23. August 2010
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Review of Hotel Crosby Street Hotel, New York

Gorgeous design hotel in quiet SoHo location: When I was looking for a hotel in the Soho area I came across to the Firmdale Hotels having a familiar ring from my recent research of hotels in London (we almost chose their “The Soho Hotel”…
5. May 2010
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Review of Four Seasons Hotel, Washington DC

Perfect stay in great location: It is not the first time for us (family with a teen) staying in a Four Seasons hotel but the first time in Washington DC. The hotel was renovated recently and it shows, nice-looking public area but not much…
5. May 2010
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Review of The RoseMary Inn, Columbia NJ, USA

Splendid B&B in wonderful surroundings: We (family with a teen) are not travellers staying very often in a B&B, in fact it has been only the second time but RoseMary Inn is really a B&B worth going to as it can rival many (luxurious)…
5. May 2010
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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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