

Hotel Beau-Rivage - Geneva
ONE OF THE FINEST!! The Hotel Beau-Rivage in Geneva is an institution. One of the finest Belle Epoque grand hotels in a country full of...


Imperial Palace - Annecy
SPECTACULAR VIEWS FROM THIS BELLE EPOQUE CLASSIC! Okay, so it is not a 5 star hotel. But the Belle Epoque classic architecture, the...


Hotel Royal - Evian
FIT FOR ROYALTY! The moment you arrive, you will be inspired by the vast, manicured grounds that surround the hotel. Step inside, and you...


Le Montreux Palace - Montreux
WHERE FREDDIE MERCURY STAYED! The Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a Belle Epoque masterpiece that was the favoured Montreux hotel for the...


Beau-Rivage Palace - Lausanne
EXCELLENCE IN EVERY RESPECT! What can we possibly say about the Beau-Rivage Palace that isn't already abundantly obvious to everyone who...


Bellevue Palace Hotel - Bern
AMAZING VIEW AND GLORIOUS HOTEL! The Bellevue Palace in Bern is as glorious as a belle Epoque era hotel can get. It has literally...


Grand Hotel National - Lucerne
WHERE IT ALL STARTED! The Grand Hotel National Lucerne has been around since 1870. It was at the end of the 1870's that a young go getter...


Hotel Splendide Royal - Lugano
ITALIAN FRIENDLINESS COMBINED WITH GERMAN EFFICIECY! My wife and I recently stayed at the Hotel Splendide Royal in Lugano. It is a Belle...


Waldhaus Flims Grand Hotel - Flims
BELLE EPOQUE GRAND HOTEL IN THE MOUNTAINS! Back in 1877, two men had a dream to cash in on the burgeoning tourist interest in the Swiss...


Grand Hotel - Zell-am-See
BELLE EPOQUE HOTEL IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS! The first thing you will notice about the Grand Hotel Zell am See is the glorious location,...


Atlantis the Palm - Dubai
NO EXPENSE SPARED! The Emiratis dream big and all their developments are on the massive side of the equation. So, it is hardly surprising...


Grand Hotel et de Milan - Milan
MAGNIFICENT MILAN! Milan is a wonderful, historic city that is a magnet for the young and fashionable. Completely in harmony is the Belle...


Bayerischer Hof - Munich
MUNICH LOVES YOU! SO DOES THE BAYERISCHER HOF! We visited Munich again this northern summer after having last visited in 2013. Then, as...


Grand Hotel Europa - Innsbruck
SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAIN VIEWS! The Grand Hotel Europa is not our usual Belle Epoque style hotel that my husband and I are fond of. While...


Hotel Sacher - Salzburg
SACHER TORT ANYONE? My wife and I recently stayed at the Hotel Sacher Salzburg and it was a marvellous old world experience! I pulled up...