Sometimes we also find a hotel. Hotel Castell is cool in summer and dignified in winter. Lots of art on the walls, a light tower by James Turrel in the garden and a bar by Pipilotti Rist.

The host couple Irene and Martin Müller have perfected the art of running a hotel that is attractive to both families and people without children over the years. Not for nothing is considered one of the best hotels in Switzerland.

The rooms are modern, pleasantly cozy and partly furnished with pine wood. The sunny terrace with mountain panorama is in summer as well as in winter a place you won't want to leave again so quickly. And then there's the in-house hamam.

It's most beautiful on a beautiful winter day, by the way: when everyone's outside skiing, you have it all to yourself. www.hotelcastell.ch