Park Hotel Vitznau

The complete restoration of this famed lakeside hotel & spa opts for a design narrative of modern brevity and elegant prose whilst rubbing shoulders with the architectural grandeur of the past, nostalgically peeking through and thus restoring a sense of originality.

Crafted and bespoke in every sense, the Park Hotel Vitznau is all about Grand Dame living on the shores of Lake Lucerne without pretence, relishing in the attentive informality of a country estate, or a wealthy private club house with a fabulous spa & health facilities.

Rich in concept, this VIP hotel is an aged, luxury sanctuary that happily dances to the style rhythms of polite poshness – Switzerland's Park Hotel Vitznau is a pad for the bohemian luxurians of today, who understand the meaning of luxury without the heavy label or explanation.

Restaurant FOCUS - Fine Dining

Head-Chef Patrik Mahler (prev. fame at the hotel's other Michelin PRISMA Restaurant) is now at the the helms of Michelin restaurant, Focus. Mahler is famed for his intense, precise and intelligent approach to food.

“The essence of things is limited to the essentials. Fresh, surprising and borne of the highest culinary standards,” is how Patrick Mahler describes his approach.

Mahler is hot in foodie circles, his dishes drawing much deserved acclaim – watch this space and book your table at FOCUS Lake Lucerne.

Restaurant PRISMA - Eurasian

Whilst gazing into the infinity of the lake, it is fitting that food here reminds us travel and adventures – under the direction of new chef de cuisine Philipp Heid. Fusion headlines his culinary style that adopts a playful adaptation of European dishes with the taste of far-eastern flavours – expect fresh plates of taste creatively inspired by travels and local produce. Heid’s touch is magical, creative and delicate.  

The menu here is a host of worldly classics executed with youthful vigour and a casual urban notes - harmony meets simplicity with finesse. Book your table with a view at the Restaurant PRISMA. 

Continuing the watery scene is the floor-to-ceiling 12 metre-long saltwater aquarium that dominates the sauna and indoor wellness zones - decked in polished marble, sleek modernism and cool flow. Here guests will find the Finnish sauna, Sanarium low-humidity sauna and space-like tepidarium with its heated seats, Kneipp foot baths and ice grotto. A full & superb TechnoGym caters for fitness enthusiast with yoga and Pilates available to order.  

There is also an outdoor jacuzzi and indoor whirlpool. Treatments here eschew in the premium Swiss brand, La Prairie, using their patented Cellular Skincare that offers an array of beautifying pampering.  

Favourite massage treatments are also the Rigi Massage and the Herbal Stamp using mountain herbs. A beautiful, luxurious and refined setting for spA-lists who prefer a little discreet lakeside self-indulgence.  

From the village train station you can easily access the cable network to Hinterbergen and Wissifluh.

The highlight though should be a ride with the original rack-railway up to the plateau of the Rigi, that affords a fantastic view across this part of central Switzerland.