Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern

This art nouveau-style villa, perched high above Lake Lucerne, offers privacy, tranquility and comfort in a beautiful mountain setting. Built in 1905, the hotel has plenty of historical charm and enjoys some of the best views of Lake Lucerne and the Swiss Alps.

There are 23 rooms and suites, elegant in design and warm and welcoming in atmosphere. Many boast private balconies from which you can gaze out across the sparkling waters and the snow-capped mountains.

Enjoy a first-class meal in the stylishly furnished restaurant on the terrace with views of Lake Lucerne. The cuisine is focussed on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients.

Immerse yourself in the heated outdoor pool as you look out over the valley below, or take a dip in the indoor pool which features relaxing underwater music. The on-site spa and wellness centre offers an extensive range of beauty treatments.

You’re ideally located to explore the surrounding area with footpaths and mountain bike trails that lead through dense forests and across flowering meadows, or to the famous Cliff Path and Hammetschwand Lift.

Located on the edge of Lake Lucerne, Park Weggis is a display of charming grandeur and fairy tale magnificence. Distinctive spires reach to the sky, overlooking manicured lawns and the tranquil blue waters of Lake Lucerne.

The hotel features 52 rooms and suites, simple and elegant in design with views of the lake and mountains, some featuring private balconies. The Mark Twain and Rachmaninoff suites are incredibly spacious, the latter spread over two levels and with its own private lift access.

Enjoy refined French cuisine at La Brasserie or for something more informal, crispy pizzas and wines from the Nappa Valley at The Grape. In the summer head down to the lake where you’ll find the beach bar nestled under giant chestnut trees, or for something really special try the Lalique Caviar Bar.

After a day hiking and exploring the lake, relax and unwind in the spa and take a dip in the covered outdoor pool.

The Park Hotel Vitznau first opened its doors in 1903 and was frequented by numerous artists and actors. Over a century later and the hotel has lost none of its charm. Set on the shores of the Lake Lucerne with the Swiss Alps looming in the background, it enjoys an idyllic location and is just a 40-minute drive from the city of Lucerne itself.

The hotel’s corridoors have been designed as galleries and the 47 rooms and suites are themed accordingly. Head to the music, wine or theatre gallery and settle into the Josefstadt Theatre, Bordeuax or Vienna Philarmonic residences or bed down in the Yale, Harvard or Stanford suite in the top-floor endowment gallery.

Guests are spoiled for choice when it comes to eating and drinking, with two fine dining restaurants, with one and two Michelin stars respectively. Savour the exquisite creations of Chef Christian Nickel at Restaurant PRISMA, taking in the 180° view from the glass pavilion. The hotel’s main restaurant is a dining tour de force, with Chef Nenad Mlinarevic, one of the youngest recipients to win Gault Millaud Chef of the Year award, at the helm. Both offer creatice, contemporary menus and dishes are exceptionally presented.

When you want to simply drift away, take a dip in the heated outdoor infinity pool, relax in the Finnish sauna or indulge in a spa treatment.