HotelChatter - Tag: Switzerland Hotels

Furstenau: Showering Under the Rafters at Schloss Schauenstein

ASchechter — 2012-01-10T09:50:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/SchlossSchauenstein.jpg" class="top">Tucked away in Fürstenau, Switzerland (about a two hour drive from Zurich), the Schloss Schauenstein Hotel has been passed down since medieval times among bishops, barons, artists and scientists. And in 2003, it fell into the hands of chef Andreas Caminada, who subsequently decided to set up a hotel and restaurant, using the same medieval namewhich roughly translates as "lock looking stone," a reference to the original lock and weir system of the adjacent river. As for the rooms? Simple, spacious, still slightly medieval, and soooo cute. We were seduced by this photo, taken by a recent guest, of one of the bathrooms in the hotel. The wooden rafter beams reaching just inches above the shower stall somehow

Woosh, Woosh! Get Your (Apres) Ski On at These Three Euro Resorts

Heidi Atwal — 2011-12-08T16:18:42-05:00

While it's possible to find passable skiing conditions any time of year, depending on location, it's winter time that ski aficionados spend the year anticipating with zeal. Europe, with its bounty of snowy climes, is home to some of the world's best and most exclusive ski chalets—locations that provide near perfect powdery conditions for "woosh-wooshing" downhill.

We've sussed out some of the continent's most luxurious ski hotels for this feature; they're places you can kick back with spiked hot cocoa if you so choose, yet still get you up close and personal with slopeside action. Take note, Jonny Moseley-types.

Zurich: Five New Hotels for Zurich Airport, if You Can Wait Til 2017

JetSetCD — 2011-09-19T16:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1NovoZRH_1.jpg" class="top"> The Novotel near-ish Zurich Airport "Airport Hotel" may be dirty words, but thankfully many European cities have understood the need for affordably priced, safe and comfy hotels alongside their international airports. One of the cities lagging behind, however, is Zurich; despite its huge air traveler numbers and popularity with flight crew, its airport-area hotels are loosely located and a surprising few offer free airport shuttles. There's just the <a href="http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-zurichairport">Radisson Blu SAS</a> adjacent, with rooms that begin at $255 per night. For an airport hotel. That's Switzerland for you. Or not. The latest news from <a href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/zurich-airport-set-for-new-hotel-projects">Business Traveller</a> gives us major hope for a ZRH future: "Billed as 'the first global location with the ambience of a small

Kriens: Sleeping on a Swiss Alp is Possible at the Hotel Bellevue

JetSetCD — 2011-07-08T09:01:17-05:00

The Hotel Bellevue is that little round building

Here at HotelChatter, we frequently talk about hotels with unique pools, hotels that push the limits with luxurious service, and even hotels which claim to be "world's tallest" or "world's fanciest schmanciest," but today we're discussing something else entirely: a hotel precipitously perched atop a Swiss mountaintop. Hotel Bellevue is literally tops; it calls the Swiss Alp Mount Pilatus home, and sits some 2,132m (7,000') high. Get your reservations for their 24 rooms in early, because this hotel is sought after for its ridiculously awe-inspiring views, plus it's only open from March until December.

Interlaken: How to Get to Bollywood By Way of Switzerland

Jennifer Kester — 2011-07-07T15:00:01-05:00

If you want to check into a cool-looking Bollywood suite, you'll have to visit, um, Switzerland. The Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken has a new suite dedicated to famous Indian film director Yash Chopra.

It isn't as random as it seems; the director has shot a number of his movies in Switzerland. Bollywood fans will want to stay in the 915-square-foot Yash Chopra Suite—which comes with a living room, bedroom and two bathrooms—to gaze at framed posters from the director's romance Veer-Zaara on its walls.