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Jesmond Dene House

Considering Jesmond Dene House is within walking distance of Newcastle’s city centre, to find it surrounded by woodland and river comes as a very pleasant surprise.

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Park Weggis Hotel

Sylvia the keeper of the bar at the sumptuous Park Weggis Hotel, is something of a whiskey buff I’m led to believe. So I leave the choice of my late night dram to her. After all, as they say, why have a dog and bark yourself.

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Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel

Out on the terrace of the Quranta Uno, the Italian fine dining restaurant of Interlaken’s famous Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel, Milanese head chef Ricardo is waxing lyrical about his new menu.

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Beau Rivage Hotel Neuchatel

Many people would say Neuchatel’s famous castle is the best landmark the city has to offer, but for me the lakeside Beau Rivage Hotel is a whole lot more memorable.

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Hotel Eden Roc

Ascona’s annual jazz festival is in full swing as I roll into town at the end of another memorable day driving clockwise around the Grand Tour of Switzerland. Hotel Eden Roc is waiting to greet me, my haven of luxury on the shore of Lake Maggiore, a slice of Italian Riviera in Switzerland’s Italian speaking region.

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Nira Alpina Hotel. Immerse yourself in bohemian luxury in St. Moritz

If the glam and glitz of St. Moritz brings on a weary sigh as the thought of another round of dressing to impress is simply too much to bear, then salvation awaits at Nita Alpina Hotel in Silvaplana.

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