Tag Archive for: The Leading Hotels of the World

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…

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…

Staying & dining in style at Hotel Beau-Rivage Palace in Lausanne, Switzerland
One of the top luxury hotels in Switzerland plus 2-star Michelin dining at Anne-Sophie Pic Restaurant:
As a matter of fact, Lausanne on Lake Geneva was not on the list when my husband and I were preparing our trip through our home country's…

Where to stay & dine in style in Lugano, Switzerland
Top luxury hotels & (Michelin) dining in the near-Mediterranean Swiss south:
You find in Switzerland not only the Alps and the Mittelland but also an area with a Mediterranean vibe, the Ticino. This most southern part of Switzerland is…

2 great high-class hotels to ski-in/ski-out in Switzerland
Hotel Tschuggen Arosa & Hotel Castell Zuoz in the Swiss Alps:
Winter vacations - skiing & winter hiking - is something that my husband and I do every year. And for this purpose, we favor upscale ski-in/ski-out hotels in Switzerland.…

A luxury & gourmet getaway at Palazzo Venart in Venice, Italy
Stay & dine in style at a 5-star property with Michelin 2-star GLAM Restaurant:
While Venice is always worth a visit, this is especially true in these Corona times! You can experience one of the most beautiful cities in the world without…

Grand Hotel Quellenhof, Bad Ragaz, short vacation in one of Switzerland’s finest hotels
Top wellness hotel with 2 Michelin starred restaurants in spa town:
Near to normal hotel vacations are possible in Switzerland right now. And this despite the "extraordinary situation" still in place due to Corona. Thus, my husband and I booked…

5 days on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava, Spain
4 things to do on a luxury stay on the Costa Brava:
The Costa Brava - "rugged coast" - is a coastal region of northeastern Spain. It begins 60 km northeast of Barcelona and stretches to the French Boarder. From the 1960s, this area was developed…

Review of The Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Favorable location, nice colonial atmosphere, tired rooms:
We (two families with a teen each) spent one night in this splendid colonial hotel palace during our brilliant Botswana, Namibia and Victoria Falls fly-in safari guided expertly by…