Looking for places to go in Switzerland for luxury & gourmet travel? Here you find curated luxury hotels and gourmet (Michelin) restaurants. In addition, there are some tips for activities, mostly about walking. Also have a look at my comprehensive guides for Switzerland: itinerary, premium destinations, luxury hotels (part one/part two), fine dining (part one/part two)!

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Review of Restaurant Terminus, Olten, Switzerland

My favorite eatery in my home town: In my last post reviewing best restaurants in Olten and surroundings I mentioned that Terminus is at the moment my favorite restaurant in town. Several times a year I go there and I am always thrilled…
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Best restaurants in my home town of Olten, Switzerland

Olten as a gourmet Mecca between Zurich, Basel and Bern: This post may be of interest for Swiss in particular as Olten is not a tourist place, sorry folks, but maybe you will be stranding there when you are en route in the area of Zurich, Basel…
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Review of Hotel Ermitage, Schoenried, Switzerland

Newly renovated hotel (lobby), impressive facilities, friendly employees: Together with friends (two couples in total) we spent one night at his hotel, and this in context with the Menuhin-Festival Gstaad where we visited a concert (the Ermitage…
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Review of Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina, Switzerland

Masterly renovated historic hotel with good facilities and friendly staff: Together with friends (two families with a teenager each) we spent six days at this historic, expertly renovated hotel. While my husband and I had a double room De Luxe,…
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Review of Park Hotel, Weggis, Switzerland

UPDATE: out of business Picturesque lake-side location, beautiful rooms and gourmet food: My husband and I spent a weekend at this gorgeous resort bordering the Lake of Lucerne. We reserved last-minute a double room with lake view and were…
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Review of Radisson Blu Hotel, Zurich Airport, Switzerland

Convenient, well-appointed and good (pricey) grill restaurant: This hotel is just perfect in the case of having to catch an early flight as we (family with one teen) had to do. It is directly linked to the terminal so it is very convenient…
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Review of Hotel Villa Principe Leopoldo, Lugano, Switzerland

Tremendous views, nice rooms, good restaurant: My husband and I stayed a weekend at this hotel wonderfully located above the Lake Lugano in a historical mansion with astounding views of the lake and the surrounding mountains. You have to…
Hotel L'Ermitage Montreux/Switzerland
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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…