Historic Hotels and Restaurants ICOMOS

Recognized "for the continual upkeep of the intricate historic Zunfthaus, or Guild House, which is carefully upgraded and continues to keep alive the local traditions with innovative culinary ideas".

The Kornhaus in Berne was built between 1711 and 1718. It is counted among the major works of Bernese High Baroque.

This historic hotel, set beside the foaming waters of the celebrated Giessbach falls high above Lake Brienz, is a small, exquisite world of its own – just as it was one hundred years ago.

Opened in 1930 on the sunny plateau of Crans-Montana, high above the Rhone valley, the Hotel Bella Lui is now recognised as an outstanding example of Modernist architecture.

Named Historic Hotel of the Year for 2008 by Icomos (the International Council on Monuments and Sites), the Schatzalp was built in art nouveau style. The novelist Thomas Mann describes it in “The Magic Mountain”.

Just one hour from Zürich, set in the magnifi - cent mountain scenery of Flims-Laax, lies a unique, self-contained holiday world, set in the most extensive hotel grounds in the whole of Swit zerland.

The Hotel Paxmontana, built in 1896 in art nouveau style, stands on a hilltop in idyllic Flüeli-Ranft, where St. Nicholas of Flüe lived and worked.

This Jugendstil building from the days of the great hotel pioneers is still one of Entlebuch’s great magnets. The rooms are furnished in rustic style. While the Maag family of proprietors cultivates a warm and friendly atmosphere, the chef de cuisine treats guests to delicious regional and seasonal specialities.

The first historical mention of the Gyrenbad baths is in the Zürich tax register of 1464. The present structure dates from the 17th century.

Charming house dating from 1753, offering romantic rooms and superb Swiss cuisine.