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ADELBODEN APPENZELL

Bären The building dates from 1500, but it has Romantik Hotel Säntis Colourful folk-art
been a hotel for only ten years. The proprietor, a patterns adorn the outside of this lively inn.
local, has made it thoroughly comfortable, and it The restaurant serves local cheeses and wines,
is especially popular with families. All the but the specialities are lake fish and sausages.
bedrooms are differently done out – one has a Of the bedrooms, No.242 is very popular – it
four-poster bed. Delicious Rösti and a range of has a frilly four-poster.
French and German dishes in the restaurant. N am Landsgemeindeplatz, 9050 Appenzell AI.
N 3715 Adelboden BE. Map p202 C4. § (033) Map p203 E2. § (071) 788 11 11. ` (071)
673 21 51. ` (033) 673 21 90. $ hotel@baeren- 788 11 10. $ romantikhotelsaentis@bluewin.ch
adelboden.ch 0 b,l,d. Rooms 14. ÷ ¢ mid-Nov to mid- - 0 b,l,d. Rooms 37. ∂ ¢ mid-Jan to mid-Feb.
Dec; May. / AE, DC, MC, V. [[[ / AE, DC, MC, V. [[[
A ALTENDORF ARBON AM BODENSEE

Seehotel Hecht This popular place on the Gastof Frohsinn A beer drinkers’ paradise: the
shores of Lake Zurich has been an inn since the three-storied building is a brewery as well as an
15th century. Today, the Hecht’s seafood cuisine, hotel. The basement is a beer cellar, with wooden
served in a modern extension and outdoor benches and a vaulted ceiling. Some 500 litres
terrace, draws people from all around – many (110 gal) of lager are produced twice a week,
come by boat. Accommodation is in the older with a stronger brown beer in winter. Rooms are
part of the house. Simple, wood-panelled plain and neat; vegetarian dishes.
bedrooms; basic bathrooms. N 9320 Arbon, Romanshornerstr 15 TG. Map p203 E2.
N 8852 Altendorf SZ. Map p203 D2. § (055) 451 01 00. § (071) 447 84 84. ` (071) 446 41 42.
` (055) 451 01 01. $ info@seehotel-hecht.ch 0 b,l,d. $ frohsinn@tele-net.ch 0 b,l,d. Rooms 13.
Rooms 8. ∂ ¢ 2 weeks Jan. / AE, DC, MC, V. [[ ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. [[

AROSA BASEL
Belri From this former finishing school at the top Teufelhof Run by theatre people. Each room
of Arosa, you can ‘ski out, ski back’. The lifts to is designed by the owner, who is an artist.
Weisshorn and Hornli are close. Comfortable.
N 7050 Innerarosa, Arosa GR. Map p203 F3. § (081) 4051 Basel, Leonhardsgraben 47–49 BS. Map p202 C2.
378 72 90. ` (081) 378 72 90. $ belri@bluewin.ch § (061) 261 10 10. ` (061) 261 10 04.
0 b (summer); b,l,d (winter). Rooms 19. [[ $ info@teufelhof.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 33. [[[
BASEL BÖTTSTEIN
Helvetia Known for its seafood and the Red Ox Schloss Böttstein Built in 1250, this castle was
Bar. It’s not overly pretty, but the bedrooms are refurbished in 1974. Comfortable bedrooms. The
sleek. It is close to the station and air terminal. menu is international, with a French slant.
N 4051 Basel, Küchengasse 13 BS. Map p202 C2. N 5315 Böttstein AG. Map p203 D2. § (056) 269 16 16.
§ (061) 272 06 88. ` (061) 272 06 22. 0 b,l,d. ` (056) 269 16 66. $ info@schloss-boettstein.ch 0
Rooms 17. [[ b,l,d. Rooms 39. [[