Lucerne
 

Going to Lucerne in June. Deciding between Hotel des Balance and the Art Deco Montana Hotel. Any recommendations.

<BR>Hotel Des Balances probably has the best location - right on the river in the old town. Prices are about the same. If you didn't know, Des Balances is a Best Western hotel & you can look it up on their web site.

Judy: Both are great places, but the Balances is right in the middle of all whereas the Montana is a bit out of the very center. If you get in to the Balances -- which I do hope for you -- you can still go for a meal at the Montana. <BR> <BR>Have a nice trip! <BR> <BR>PS: Lucerne's official site is: <BR> <BR>www.stadt-luzern.ch <BR> <BR>You'll find a lot of useful infos when going to the English version. <BR> <BR>

judy, <BR>I stayed at the Balances last November and loved it! My room was right on the water with a view over to the old Jesuit Church. I enjoyed seeing the legions of swans gathered there every morning. Their restaurant is fabulous too. Their website is www.balances.ch, I believe. <BR> <BR>s

I keep wanting to copy and paste the original message. Sorry, that comes from years of being on AOL. ;-) <BR> <BR>Anyway, I stayed at the Des Balances Hotel in Luzern. One of the other posters said that they had a room that looked out at the Jesuit Church. That was my situation also. I had a great view of the Church and the Reuss River. <BR> <BR>This hotel is not far from the Luzern train station. The front side of the hotel looks out over one of the squares in the old town. <BR> <BR>As for the Montana, I met a lady that stayed at the Montana. The Montana is about a 10-15 minute walk from the old town. It looks out over the lake. It has a nice restaurant that has a deck where you can sit out and enjoy the views of Lake Luzern as you dine. <BR> <BR>I remember taking this funicular up to the hotel from the street. <BR> <BR>Also, the Montana had a nice piano bar that attracted many people. <BR> <BR>As I recall, the Montana was less expensive than the Des Balances, but that is probably due to the Montana being a little further out. <BR> <BR>