Hotel Drei Konige Lucerne, Luzern

Advantages: Lovely scenery and a great base to explore more of this area
Disadvantages: Expensive to eat out - but isn't all of Switzerland

...streets, with their painted buildings, stopping, frequently, for coffee in one of the many cafes or shops. I was amazed to find that not only did many of the shops, such as the bathroom sellers, also sell coffee - smokers were not frowned upon in the same way they are in England. All the cafes we visited had smoking throughout - so not a place to spend a lot of time if you are vehemently anti-smoking. Lucerne is also a great place to use as a base to explore more of the country by train and we did this every other day, visiting Engleberg, St Moritz and Zug. Though you could travel further with the rail pass we bought. Travelling by train is a really good way to get around in Switzerland - the trains are reliable, warm and comfortable. There are plenty of hotels and guest houses in Lucerne and whilst this may not be the cheapest holiday you... Read review

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Advantages: Superb Food. Large Room. Very Attractive En-Suite Bathroom.
Disadvantages: No Air Conditioning. Mini-Bar Not Working. No Secure Parking. Limited Facilities.

...WHY DID WE BOOK THE HOTEL DREI SCHWANEN? The honest answer is because we could not find a room anywhere else in the area, that area being along the E40 (A4) Autobahn in Saxony, Eastern Germany. We usually stay in Dresden, if we’re lucky at the NH, otherwise at the Park Plaza Hotel. Leaving the booking unusually late – normally we book in January, once our summer travel plans are fixed - we discovered that in mid-March, when we attempted to do it this year, all of the hotel rooms in Dresden were occupied on that particular night. We needed overnight accommodation for our return trip from Poland on Saturday 9th June (2007). Mrs R and I would not have been so insistent on stopping, but we had her thirteen year old sister with us too, an 1150 mile journey in “one hit” is hardly appropriate with a youngster in tow. The search... Read review

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Advantages: Central location
Disadvantages: No air-conditioner in room

...I stayed here with my mom for 1 night in Luzern (July 2006) and we were both happy with the room. Before spending a night in Luzern, we have stayed in Geneva, Montreux and Interlaken (4 different hotels throughout our stay in Switzerland). We paid the least for our room in Luzern and yet it's better than the most expensive one we paid for. Everything in Switzerland is expensive and therefore we wanted to minimise hotel expenses. Surprisingly, a double-room ensuite in Hotel Pickwick is only CHF 125 ! (Hotel Des Alpes is next door and it's almost double this rate). After I booked a double room with Hotel Pickwick, I searched for reviews online and someone mentioned that no towel is provided + services not great. - Fyi, I paid CHF 140 for a pension in Montreux and CHF 135 for a double room ensuite with air conditioning in old town... Read review

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