Auberge de la Bouège, on the Doubs river, canton Jura
The former farmhouse on the French border was already used as an inn in the 19th century.
Auberge de la Bouège, on the Doubs river, canton Jura
Auberge de la Bouège, on the Doubs river, canton Jura
Grand hotel Giessbach, Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland
The elegant building was constructed during the Belle Epoque in 1874 just below the Giessbach Falls.
Grand hotel Giessbach, Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland
Grand hotel Giessbach, Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland
Hotel Weiss Kreuz, Splügen, canton Graubünden
The former travellers inn from the late 14th century is located on the historic "Via Spluga" route. It is a hotel once again.
Hotel Weiss Kreuz, Splügen, canton Graubünden
Hotel Rosenlaui, Rosenlaui valley, Bernese Oberland
The first guests were welcomed 230 years ago. They came to admire the views of the Rosenlaui glacier and rocky peaks rising above the hotel known as the Engelshörner (angels horns).
Hotel Rosenlaui, Rosenlaui valley, Bernese Oberland
Water and Bread, canton Graubünden
The Water and Bread project initiated by farmers and local businesses offers a place to lay your head in a maize field, gypsy wagon or on hay in a cowshed.
Water and Bread, canton Graubünden
Some of Switzerland's most beautiful hotels are located where you would least expect.
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These extraordinary places have different standards than the usual hotels – creaky parquet floors, romantic views of dream-like scenery, faded memories of glorious days gone by and whiffs of the countryside. Photographer Stephan Rappo has visited some of them.
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