Palace Luzern (Lucerne), Switzerland

I think that I initially booked this hotel because of its location, right on the water. When planning any vacation, I usually like to alternate a basic but interesting hotel with some local flavor, with something very nice but with more amenities. So, after a couple of days in a nice but very bare bones hotel with great mountain views in Murren, I decided on this beautiful old hotel on the shores of Lake Lucerne.

We arrived at the Palace Luzern a little bit after lunch and were nicely welcomed by the general manager who remembered our names for the rest of our stay there. At reception we were given delicious iced tea and a few minutes later were escorted to our room.

Palace Luzern is a very grand and beautiful old hotel.

Glad not to see twin girls at the end of this hallway.

The room was a decent size, very clean, and nicely appointed. The bed and the pillows were very comfortable.

A small bowl of fruit and nuts waited on the coffee table.

The view of the mountains and the lake was gorgeous. It was very lovely to look at the boats, the passers by and an occasional swan that swam close to the shore.

In the morning I had breakfast at the hotel, my husband wanted to sleep. I have to say that the breakfast was very expensive, CHF 40 per person. I have eaten some spectacular breakfasts in my life and yes, some were extra and some included in the price of the room. By the way, some of the more memorable breakfasts were at the King David and David Citadel (both in Jerusalem) but THE best breakfast, by far, was at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski in Istanbul. That was the most elaborate, spectacular and delicious breakfast of all time. So far, nothing has even come close to surpassing it.

This honey station was very clever.

Local Cheeses, a nice touch.

All in all, we really liked our stay at the Palace Luzern. It is a very well run hotel, with a polished, well mannered and attentive staff, clean rooms and lots of great little touches that make the visit memorable. One of those little things that matter: when the young man brought our car from the garage, there were two bottles of water and a bag of candies sitting on the passenger seat. What a sweet thing to do! It costs the hotel very little but it is something that I will always remember.

Palace Luzern
Haldenstrasse 10
Luzern

Joanna

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