The Baur au Lac Hotel in Zurich Switzerland has recently renovated it's rooms.

Zurich Switzerland is a beautiful city, surrounded by the breathtaking view of the Alps.  Museums, The Opera House, and more will delight you as you enjoy local food and culture.  To be pampered in style, check out these gorgeous hotels:

Baur au Lac is a high quality hotel with the guest in mind.  On the shore of Lake Zurich in it’s very own private park, this hotel is a member of “The Leading Hotels of the World” and of “Swiss Deluxe Hotels” and lives up to it’s name in service and food.  The rooms are recently renovated and spacious, decorated in various styles throughout.

Hotel du Theatre boasts the La Suite Lounge on the first floor as the “perfect meeting place for moviegoers.” Now they serve Tapas for before or after the theatre.  YUM.

Hotel St. Gotthard has been open since 1889 and is now on it’s 4th generation of owners.  This luxurious legend is high in class and located in the heart of the city center.  Enjoy the lobster and oyster bar/restaurant or the Piano Lobby Bar/Restaurant or the canopied pavement café for a light meal.

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Ars Electronica

If you’re a technology lover like me, you’re sure to enjoy The Museum of the Future (Ars Electronica) in Linz, Austria.   (Pssst, have you entered to win a trip to Austria yet?) To stay nearby, check out the following picks:

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There’s no shortage of art hotels choc-a-bloc full of priceless art and antiques, but the Museum Hotel in Wellington, NZ goes the extra mile to satisfy even the most nitpicky art critic. 

Museum Hotel & Te Papa, Wellington, NZ

Not only is it named the Museum Hotel and offers art tours of the 70+ art works in the premises, but they also offer a professionally created guide for the hotel’s art collection, comprised mostly of paintings by artists from New Zealand.

The hotel’s owner – businessman Chris Parkin, commissioned Lynne Sandri, one of the local artists whose work is showcased by the hotel, to create the art guide for the hotel. The guide even maps out a one hour walking art tour to see the artwork.

To make the experience even more of an artfest, the Museum Hotel is located directly across from New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa.

And here’s something new – the hotel was actually on the current site of Te Papa, on the other side of the road. In 1993, the 5 storey, 3500 ton structure was picked up off its foundations and moved to the other side to make room for the museum.

As for the accomodations, the boutique hotel offers 165 guest rooms with king-size beds, oversize bath towels, a refrigirated private bar and views overlooking Wellington Harbour.

Facilities include two bars and a restaurant named Hippopotamus which offers French cuisine,  an indoor heated pool and a Cathy Davys spa.

Photos by miss_rogue

 Info: 90 Cable St Wellington 6011 NZ; +64 4 802 8900; www.museumhotel.co.nz/