Anecdotes and stories from hotel life, famous personalities, interesting facts from the times of luxury sanatoriums, and about the valuable architecture …. On various tours, guests of the Swiss Historic Hotels are amazed. Experience hotel history with a visit on site or from home with the help of audio guides, media guides, virtual tours, or a 360° tour. A true experience!
Learn more about Schloss Schadau , both in front and behind the scenes. From April to October, on the first and third Wednesday of each month, the hosts welcome all interested parties to a tour. They provide insights into the history of the castle and its art-historically valuable architecture. Furthermore, you can conveniently discover the castle from home with an audio guide. The historical experience is perfected in combination with the 360° tour through the castle.
The Schmidt family conducts public hotel tours every Friday. These are peppered with many anecdotes and stories from hotel life. With the help of audio guide stations distributed throughout the hotel, you can also independently explore the 120-year history of the hotel. The humorous summary of the history is entertainingly told by the artist duo Elisabeth Hart and Rhaban Straumann. Listen to the sample «A Jass, Whey Cures, and Summer Freshness».
On a public hotel tour, you immerse yourself in the time when the Hotel Schatzalp was still a luxury sanatorium. You will learn interesting facts about the era of that time – a unique experience, only to be found in this way on the «Magic Mountain»! The tours take place every Tuesday and Thursday during the season. For all impatient explorers, there is also a virtual tour of the house available on the hotel's website.
With the media guide, you can comprehensively learn about Monte Verità and its history. Discover the sights of the place, follow the chronology, and get to know various personalities who have made history here. Additionally, you get an insight into Casa Anatta, the museum on the hill high above Ascona. A unique experience and always worth a visit!
A wealth of historical material and images of the Grandhotel Giessbach can be found in the Topothek, the hotel's virtual reference work. Various types of documents are archived and dated here and are made available to the public. Historical photographs, images, and text documents make the long past come alive.
For over 600 years, guests have been welcomed at BLUME. Baden. During the heyday of spa cultures, the Blume was the hub of social events. Today, the historic house stands for the rich history and contemporary renewal of the place Baden – a living example of the compatibility of tradition and modernity. At information points in the hotel and on the hotel tour website, you can experience an entertaining journey through this long history.
Regularly, Kloster Fischingen offers public tours to explore the past and present, history and stories of the place: insights into the current activities of the sponsoring organization, backgrounds of monastic life, musical treats on the organ: a tour of the monastery opens the doors to this unique ensemble.
