Page 551 - Lonely Planet Europe’s Best Trips (Travel Guide)

Eating & Sleeping

Geneva 1 Bern 4
5 Brasserie des Halles 5 Altes Tramdepot Swiss €€
de l’Île European €€ (%031 368 14 15; www.altestramdepot.ch; Am
(%022 311 08 88; www.brasseriedeshallesdelile. Bärengraben; mains Sfr18-37; h11am-12.30am)
ch; Place de l’Île 1; mains Sfr20-50; h10.30am- At this cavernous microbrewery, Swiss staples
midnight Sun & Mon, to 1am Tue-Thu, to 2am compete against microbrews for your appetite.
Fri & Sat) An old market hall on an island, this 4 Hotel Goldener Schlüssel Hotel €€
industrial-style venue produces a cocktail of
aperitifs, after-dark DJs and fresh fare. Best seat (%031 311 02 16; www.goldener-schluessel.ch;
in the house is a terrace hanging over the water. Rathausgasse 72; s Sfr148-185, d Sfr190-260;
W) This comfortable 500-year-old hotel has
updated rooms in the Old Town. SWITZERLAND 38 GENEvA TO ZüRICH
Fribourg 2
5 Le Port Cafe, Bar €€ Lucerne 7
(%026 321 22 26; www.leport.ch; Planche- 5 Grottino 1313 Italian €€
Inférieure 5; h10am-11pm Tue-Sun) In a former
gas warehouse on the banks of the Sarine, the (%041 610 13 13; www.grottino1313.ch;
Port bursts with energy. Hang out on its shady Industriestrasse 7; 2-course lunch menu Sfr20;
riverside terrace enjoying lunchtime platters, or h11am-2pm & 6-11.30pm Mon-Fri, 6-11.30pm
live bands and dancing at night. Sat, 9am-2pm Sun) A welcome escape, this
relaxed yet stylish eatery with a candlelit
4 Auberge aux 4 interior serves seasonal menus featuring
Vents Boutique Hotel €€ creative pasta dishes, meats cooked over an
(%026 347 36 00; www.aux4vents.ch; Res Balzli open fire and scrumptious desserts.
Grandfrey 124; s Sfr130-170, d Sfr180-260, s/d/ 4 Château Gütsch Hotel €€€
tr/q with shared bathroom Sfr65/130/170/200;
ps) ‘Stylish’ scarcely does justice to this (%041 289 14 14; www.chateau-guetsch.ch;
eight-room inn, with its dreamy Blue Room Kanonenstrasse; d Sfr330-570, ste Sfr445-1260;
sporting a bathtub that rolls out on rails through W) The setting is incomparable at this fairy-tale
the window for a soak beneath the stars. hilltop palace dating from 1888. Many rooms
and suites enjoy sweeping views over Lake
Lucerne, as do the bar and breakfast terrace.
The decor features lavish details such as silver
Interlaken 3
claw-footed bathtubs.
4 Victoria-Jungfrau Grand
Hotel & Spa Luxury Hotel €€€
(%033 828 26 10; www.victoria-jungfrau.ch; Zürich 9
Höheweg 41; d Sfr400-800, ste Sfr600-1000; 5 Alpenrose Swiss €€
piWs) The impeccable service here
evokes a bygone era, with the perfect melding (%044 271 39 19; Fabrikstrasse 12; mains
of well-preserved art-nouveau features, modern Sfr26-42; h11am-midnight Wed-Fri, 6.15-11pm
luxury, stellar dining and plum Jungfrau views. Sat & Sun) With its timber-clad walls, ‘No
Polka Dancing’ warning and multiregional
Swiss cuisine, the Alpenrose exudes charm.
Specialities include Pizokel, a savoury kind of
Spätzli (egg noodles) from Graubünden.

549