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.

best hotel & restaurants Valparaiso/Chile

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Where to stay & dine in style in Valparaiso/Chile

Probably the best luxury hotel & 3 recommended fine-dining restaurants in Chile's beautiful coastal city: Nothing against Santiago de Chile, but Valparaiso warmed my heart more. So, if you have two or three days to spare in your Chile itinerary…

best hotel & restaurants Santiago de Chile

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Where to stay & dine in style in Santiago de Chile

One of the best luxury hotels & 3 restaurants featured on 50 Best Discovery in Chile's capital: The Chile trip my husband and I did - here is the itinerary - took us also to its capital of Santiago. Of course it did, you cannot fly directly…

Hotel Awasi Atacama/Chile - luxury hotel Atacama

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Staying in style at Hotel Awasi in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile

Super-luxe wilderness lodge Awasi Atacama in the heart of San Pedro de Atacama: Chile is full of natural wonders, and the Atacama Desert, the driest on Earth, is one of them. In contrast to the country's most popular natural highlight, South…

Hotel The Singular Puerto Natales & Hotel Tierra Patagonia Torres del Paine in Patagonia/Chile - luxury hotel Patagonia

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Staying in style in Southern Patagonia/Chile around Torres del Paine

Luxury hotels The Singular Patagonia & Tierra Patagonia in Chile's glacier country: Patagonia, shared between Chile and Argentina, at the southernmost point of South America, is a very special place. This windswept glacier country at the…

Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Santiago, Buenos Aires - luxury trip Chile

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Chile & Buenos Aires in style, a non-rushed 20-day itinerary

A luxury trip to Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Santiago, Valparaiso & Argentina's capital: As a significant stage in the life of my husband and mine is about to come to an end - more info to follow later this year - , we treated us to a…

Switzerland travel & dine in style 2024

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My Switzerland travel & dine in style directories 2024

Guides about my home country - itinerary, premium destinations, luxury hotels & fine dining 2024: I just wanted to let you know that I have updated my Switzerland directories for traveling and dining in style for 2024! There are the four…