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, Germany

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…

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA East Coast

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”…

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA East Coast

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…

Americas, Americas Hotels, USA East Coast

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)…

Americas, Americas Hotels, Americas Restaurants, Google My Maps, USA East Coast

My Google Maps of New York and Washington DC 2010

Where to stay and dine in style in New York & Washington DC: Here you will find my Google Maps of Washington and New York with recommended accommodation and restaurants along with some suggestions for activities in New York:New York Washington…

Travel Miscellany

How to proceed when planning a short-stay in a city

How to proceed when planning a short-stay in a city: How people used to travel In former days, when you wanted to spend a few days in a city you bought a travel guide, you went to a travel agency and you asked friends for tips. Nowadays, it…