You come home in the evening exhausted from work, from the traffic, from stress. You need a holiday, relaxation, to unwind. What if there were a hotel, a home away from home, a retreat where you could feel at ease? A place where the fox and the hare wish you goodnight, where it’s calm and you can do what you like, but also don’t have to do anything at all? Such a place does exist: Refugium Lunz…

The sustainable Alpin Juwel impresses with its unique panoramic location directly on the ski slope and in the middle of the hiking area. The four-star superior hotel scores not only with its modern and traditional architecture, but also with its cuisine. The restaurant cooks seasonally, puristically and exclusively with organic and regional products without industrial products and flavour enhancers. What else does the Alpine Jewel have to offer? A wealth of experiences and activities! Here are our top 3.

Quite literally! The 140-person team at the Gradonna****s Mountain Resort works where others take their holidays. Employees at the four-star hotel don’t just get a whole load of benefits for doing so, they also enjoy the appreciation of the hotel management and every one of the guests. Hotel director Thomas Krobath tells us all about it in this interview…

As the age-old adage goes, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In South Tyrol, Saltaus, Apfelhotel’s young new generation of owners are breaking new ground while staying true to their traditional roots. noa*’s novel design and architecture evokes the vintage charm of this historical hotel while creating an oasis for the senses and shared moments…

Nestled in the Vallée de Joux, surrounded by woods, mountains and lakes, Hotel des Horlogers has broken down the boundaries between nature and architecture – creating a space of harmony. We asked the architects of Hotel des Horlogers how they came up with the concept and how exactly they brought the two together…