Park Hotel Weggis on Lake Lucerne
Passing the galleryText: Marina Volkova
A photo: - provided by the hotel’s press service
Magazine: Nya (175) 2012
The place where the Park Hotel Weggis is located can rightly be called idyllic. Lake Lucerne is one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. It is surrounded by alpine peaks (these are Pilatus, Titlis and Rigi). It is green, quiet, welcoming and homely. The hotel can be seen from afar: whitewashed facades in the spirit of the Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) are repeatedly reflected in the water. A park is laid out around the building, and the beach is made in a Swiss-style lawn trimmed lawn.
The interiors of the hotel are decorated discreetly, but expensive. Thus, the walls of the bathrooms are finished with iridescent green marble from the Greek island of Tinos. Such a beautiful color makes the stone especially valuable. From pleasant things: suites are completed with wine bars - you can taste, for example, the famous dessert wines Châteaux d’Yquem.
There are several restaurants on site: Michelin-winning Annex (Mediterranean and Asian cuisine), Sparks and The Grape (steaks accompanied by excellent California wines). Special attention is given to the caviar bar Lalique, where they make all kinds of caviar snacks (there are both cigars and malt whiskeys). For the SPA, they built a separate complex with six fully equipped cottages in which the procedures are carried out. We were especially interested in the three-hour "Riga - the queen of the mountains." It includes a massage using ethereal essences derived from alpine herbs, and the ointment Murmel, which is made in this region. There are also longer courses: a five-day diet in combination with a regenerative massage, wraps and exercises on the simulators. For children have developed special programs, such as "Chocolate stars". Little sweet tooth like it!
And next to the SPA-center broke a real Japanese garden. He was designed by Pius Notter, a famous landscape designer who has been designing such gardens in Europe for more than twenty years. The boulders of the desired form, he was looking for around the world. Pines, juniper, and, of course, specially cut Japanese bonsai were planted around the ancient stones.