There are mountain-view hotels, and then there are hotels built around a single mountain. In Zermatt, nearly every visitor arrives with the same image in mind: the unmistakable pyramid of the Matterhorn rising above the valley. Yet not every hotel delivers that postcard perspective. The shape of the village, the orientation of buildings, and the…
Most hotel stays begin with a destination. Switzerland’s most remarkable hotels often reverse that equation: travelers choose the hotel first and build an entire journey around it. Across the country, a small group of properties stand apart not because of celebrity guests or luxury rankings, but because their locations, architecture, history, or setting create experiences…
For more than a century, Switzerland has occupied a unique place in the history of luxury travel. Long before modern resorts dominated global tourism, Swiss hoteliers were welcoming royalty, industrialists, artists, politicians, and adventurers arriving by rail into the Alps. Some hotels became destinations in their own right, helping transform small mountain villages into internationally…
Luxury hospitality has been woven into Switzerland’s tourism story for more than a century. During the Belle Époque era, wealthy travelers from across Europe arrived by rail to experience mountain air, pristine lakes, and grand hotels built to rival royal residences. Many of those historic properties remain open today, joined by modern luxury retreats that…
