B a u r Au La c | F r om $5 50 per ni g h t | I n f o: ba u r a u l a c . c h
Located a stone’s throw from Paradeplatz, Zurich’s bustling financial district, Hotel Baur Au Lac is owned by sixth generation descendants of pastry chef Johannes Baur, who opened the hotel devoted to Swiss decadence in 1844. This grand villa features 120 flower-filled rooms, lush carpets, and Michelin- starred restaurants and more than $170 million has been invested in the past decade in new facilities. The spectacular views of the city on one side are outshone
L e Si r enus e | F r om $6 20 per ni g h t | I n f o: si r e n u s e . i t
only by those of Lake Zurich and snow-capped Alps on the other. Sixth-gen chairman Andrea Kracht says that while the villa is a labour-of-love for the family, they have never expanded and would never recommend a friend invest in hotels, as running a top-of-the- line one is such a capital-intensive exercise. Past guests of Baur Au Lac include Indira Gandhi, Bill Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, and Audrey Hepburn.
This 58-room gem off Italy’s Amalfi Coast first opened in 1951 when the four Sersale brothers decided to turn their family’s summer home into a hotel. The second generation took over in the early 1990s, and today continues to run the iconic oxblood-red villa which clings to the cliffs. Cool, white-walled guest rooms have breathtaking views of the Mediterranean and the picturesque Positano where pastel buildings
stack on top of each other on the hillside. The experience is complete with an onsite Michelin-starred restaurant, swimming pool, and four-poster princess beds. A former fishing village deemed one of the most romantic spots in the world, Positano is about an hour south of Naples.
This elegantly understated five-room boutique is the pet project of Canadian construction tycoon turned California wine-maker Cliff Lede and his family. Perched atop a hill up a gated drive within one of the Ledes’ Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards, guests are received in a sumptuous living room rather than a reception. The five suites are named after
poets—Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman—and range in size from an expansive 290 sq m to a palatial 440 sq m. West facing views of Napa Valley, both indoor and outdoor showers, private terraces with chaise lounges, and wood-burning fireplaces complete the bliss.
Poet r y I n n | F r om $10 65 per ni g h t | I n f o: po e t r y i n n . c om ISSUE 73 | 2018
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HOT E L BAUR AU LAC | ZURICH
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