Tag: Luxury hotels
Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin in Stuttgart
Barely up to date The location of the Graf Zeppelin is excellent – one of the few plus points of the hotel. (Photo: Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin) Once you have fought…
Rath checks in: Europäischer Hof Heidelberg
Entrance to the European Court In the top league of German grand hotels for 150 years. (Photo: Europäischer Hof) “I lost my heart in Heidelberg… my heart, it beats on…
Rosewood Hotel – Rath checks in
Vienna is a place of longing, with a charm that hardly anyone can resist. The new hotel of the Rosewood Group also has this charm. Although it is a young…
Rath checks in: Eatrenaline in Rust
I’m at the Europa Park in Rust. Almost six million people come here every year, to the largest amusement park in Germany, which has also been recognized as the world’s…
Hotel Bareiss and Traube Tonbach, Baiersbronn
Outside area of the Hotel Bareiss Among other things, guests can enjoy themselves in a natural swimming pond. (Photo: Hotel Bareiss) I’m in the Mitteltal in the northern Black Forest.…
Rath checks in: Tomorrow in Vitznau
Vitznau I drive along the eastern shore of Lake Lucerne. The lake glitters as I pass the harbor on the lake promenade. At least 100 yachts are moored here, swaying…
Montenegro Regent and One & Only Portonovi, Montenegro
Pool in the Regent The view goes out to sea, over the Bay of Kotor. (Photo: Carsten K. Rath) The Bay of Kotor is around 30 kilometers long on the…
Rath checks in: Fairmont Le Montreux Palace
Montreux I’m on my way to Montreux, the center of the so-called Swiss Riviera. The friendly little town is located at the upper end of Lake Geneva, where the mountains…
Rath checks in: Robinson Club Noonu, Maldives
Sundowners on the beach Enjoy one of the spectacular sunsets in the Maldives. (Photo: Robinson Club Noonu) My arrival couldn’t have been better: just a moment ago I saw the…
Rath checks in: Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad
I’m traveling in the Saanenland in the westernmost corner of the canton of Bern and I’m driving to Gstaad. Although I live in Switzerland and know my way around: I’ve…
Rath checks in: Grand Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau Interlaken
I’m on my way to Interlaken, the tourist hub in the Bernese Oberland and the charming region between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. Interlaken gets its name from this location…
Rath checks in: Karl Johan Hotel, Oslo
Facade of the Karl Johan The house shines in the wonderful Art Nouveau style. (Photo: Karl Johan Hotel) For a city trip, I prefer city hotels from which I can…
Rath checks in: sensual hotel surprises in Paris
Dining room in the Molitor Paris MGallery The extraordinary hotel complex surprises with impressive interior design. (Photo: Carsten K. Rath) Paris Finally Paris again: This time I’m staying in the…
Rath checks in – Bahia del Duque
On the vast beach Atypical for Tenerife: The beach is covered with white sand – beaches on Tenerife are actually black. (Photo: Bahia del Duque) Colorful days. Mild, starry nights.…
Rath checks in: Althoff Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg
bensberg The eye eats with you. This applies to culinary delights and also to travel. Because the first impression I have when I arrive at a new accommodation is often…
Castello del Nero and Locanda Rossa
As fantastic as it sounds, it’s actually true. My Tuscan dream begins less than half an hour’s drive from Florence-Peretola airport. In the midst of the olive groves and rolling…
Rath checks in: Lanserhof Sylt
Health is the luxury of the current time. And if, like me, you’re slightly past the age of 50, then you care so much about your physical well-being that you…
Castle of Reschio in Italy
Enchanting damsels, hearty castle festivals and hearty food served from clay pots: every time I am allowed to step behind thick palace and castle walls, I am amazed and reflect…
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.…