Tag: checks
Hoteltest Rath checks in: Four Seasons Hamburg
Grand Hotel Four Seasons The noble house on the Binnenalster characterizes the cityscape like the Michel or the Elbphilharmonie. (Photo: Christian O. Bruch/laif) A fresh breeze, the port of Hamburg…
Rath checks in: Park Hotel Vitznau
It is good to stand on one (supporting) leg. Much better on two. The Austrian investor Peter Pühringer pursued this intention when he reopened the Park Hotel Vitznau in 2013.…
Rath checks in: Fährhaus Koblenz
I’m standing on the massive wooden planks of the huge panorama terrace directly above the Moselle – in sight: the Koblenz district of Güls with the Heyerberg, where I spent…
Hotel tester Rath checks in: Stanglwirt in Kitzbühel
All is right with the world here. There are only a few destinations that give me this first impression. Kitzbühel, the beautiful small town in the Alps, is one such…
Rath checks in: Kronenhof, Pontresina
During my breakfast in the main restaurant of the Kronenhof in Pontresina with fresh fruit, warm, crispy croissants and hearty egg dishes, I have the feeling of dining in the…
Rath checks in: three hotels in Canada
Heavenly expanse. Bears in the wild fishing jumping salmon out of the river. Howling wolves and lakes glittering in the sunlight. With this romantic idea of Canada, the country had…
Rath checks in: three hotels in Canada
Heavenly expanse. Bears in the wild fishing jumping salmon out of the river. Howling wolves and lakes glittering in the sunlight. With this romantic idea of Canada, the country had…
Lufthansa checks new airline: No agreement with pilots
Lufthansa under construction The airline is negotiating with the pilots about the future line-up. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Lufthansa is serious about the threat of splitting up the short and long-haul…
Rath checks in: IT Mallorca Hotels
Entrée at Sant Jaume Design meets comfort: The Sant Jaume is the largest hotel in the group and is in a prime location in the heart of Palma’s old town.…
A Company Sends Trillion-Dollar Checks to Customers
In the UK, an energy company that pays victims of power outages caused by a major storm last November has mistakenly written checks for trillions of dollars. While it was…
Rath checks in: Bürgenstock Resort, Lucerne
Wafts of mist gently enclose Lake Lucerne. Peace still reigns, the rising sun makes the adjacent mountain range glow red after a cold winter night. I’m sitting on my comfortable,…
Rath checks in: Hommage Luxury Hotels Collection
In these times of economic uncertainty, does it actually make sense to set up a new hotel chain in the luxury segment? As a hotelier, it is this one question…
Rath checks in: TAJ Hotels, Maldives
Joy. A fragile state that is gaining importance in the current time. Even our former Chancellor gave her farewell speech to all the listeners about her greatest asset at work:…
Rath checks in: TAJ Hotel, Dubai
View of the Burj Khalifa The city’s landmark can be seen from all rooms of the TAJ Hotel. (Photo: Taj Hotels) Dubai Hero stories. We all know her mostly from…
Rath checks in: The Omnia, Zermatt
The Matterhorn as a neighbor The New York architect Ali Tayar was based on the American lodge concept. (Photo: The Omnia) For me, Zermatt is a place “on top of…
Rath checks in: Zur Goldenen Rose, South Tyrol
The quiet village The origins of Karthaus in South Tyrol go back to a monastery of the Carthusian order. (Photo: Golden Rose) Silence. When was the last time you indulged…
Rath checks in: Berlin luxury hotels
Berlin – that currently stands for political coalition negotiations, but also for the Berlin Tower, the sophisticated Charlottenburg, the Berlin Wall and the notorious Kreuzberg. Many of my business trips…
Macron donated checks for the French before the election
Macron is in a spending mood The French president pays his citizens an inflation adjustment. (Photo: dpa) Paris In France, too, people are increasingly feeling the rising prices, especially on…
France’s energy checks could become a model in the EU
Nuclear power plant in Dampierre-en-Burly Despite the many nuclear power plants, electricity is very expensive for the French. (Photo: REUTERS) Luxembourg Christian Zinglersen made the evening’s appearance at the meeting…
Rath checks in: Sonnenalp Resort in the Allgäu
You are used to my columns where I actually describe the advantages and, if available, the disadvantages of luxury hotels, explain the services in detail and share the point of…