Looking for luxury hotels in Europe? Here you find reports/reviews on high-end accommodations visited when traveling the world. For Switzerland, go to the separate category!

Château Saint-Martin in the French Riviera hills
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Staying & dining in style at Château Saint-Martin in Vence in the French Riviera hills

Luxury hotel with Michelin star restaurant in the hilltops of the Côte d'Azur: Staying and dining in style on the French Riviera usually comes with a hefty price tag. This is especially true for beachfront hotels. As my husband and I were…
Villa della Pergola Alassio, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Villa della Pergola in Alassio/Italian Riviera

Luxury boutique hotel with Michelin star restaurant in a Ligurian seaside resort west of Genoa: Update: new chef Giorgio Pignagnoli at Restaurant Nove as from spring 2022 Nowadays, foreign travelers head to the Ligurian hotspots as the Cinque…
luxury hotel & 1-star Michelin restaurant Relais San Maurizio Piedmont, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Relais San Maurizio in Piedmont/Italy

Luxury hotel near Alba with Michelin star restaurant & great facilities amidst vineyards: I have hardly ever experienced a hotel with such a beautiful location! Hotel Relais San Maurizio Piedmont is set on a hill near Alba in one of Italy's…
luxury hotel & 2-star Michelin restaurant Villa Crespi Lake Orta, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Villa Crespi on Lake Orta/Italy

Historic rooms at boutique luxury hotel & two-star Michelin restaurant in Italy's Lake District: UPDATE: Villa Crespi Restaurant received its third Michelin star in November 2022! Hotel Villa Crespi truly is an eye-catcher! Its Moorish…
northern Italy & southern France in style, here Alassio & Vence
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Northern Italy & southern France in style, a 11-day road trip itinerary

Luxury hotels, Michelin dining & things to do along the route: Finally, my husband and managed to do a longer trip abroad - after a forced break due to Corona of more than one and a half year. We did not venture far, to neighboring Italy…
gourmet Hotel Mammertsberg/Switzerland
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A weekend at the gourmet Hotel Mammertsberg in the Lake Constance area, Switzerland

A luxury boutique hotel with Michelin starred cuisine & lake view near Saint Gallen: UPDATE: new management as from fall 2022 (boutique collection by Andreas Caminada, 2-star Michelin chef Silvio Germann) Only recently I came across…
The Chedi Hotel Andermatt Alps Switzerland
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A short stay at the ultra-luxury The Chedi Hotel in Andermatt, Switzerland

Pure luxe at the one-of-a-kind The Chedi Andermatt in an unglamorous Alpine village: The news about The Chedi Andermatt Hotel coming to a fairly untouched village in the Swiss Alps was as a total surprise! Without exaggeration, almost everyone…
private beach at Hotel Castello del Sole Ascona Ticino Switzerland
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5-star Hotel Castello del Sole, an oasis of calm in Ascona, Switzerland

A 140-hectare property with private beach in Switzerland's Mediterranean like south:  If I had to make a list of my favorite luxury hotels in Switzerland, then Castello del Sole Ascona in the canton of Ticino would rank in the top positions!…
Hotel Castello del Sole Ticino Switzerland - luxury Ascona trip
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A luxury trip to Ticino, Switzerland, with Michelin dining & 2 stops en route

Where to stay & dine in style in Ascona, Andermatt & the Lake Constance area: My latest destination for my early summer vacations was once again my homeland, Switzerland - who is surprised? And Corona could still be blamed. But hey,…