Hotel Hofgarten

Lucerne


In a building dating from 1670, this hotel has striking, individually decorated rooms, along with a lovely courtyard dining area. Cuisine is based on local produce.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lucerne attractions

1. Bourbaki Panorama

0.09 MILES

Edouard Castres’ painstakingly detailed 1100-sq-metre circular painting depicting the internment of French troops in Switzerland after the Franco–Prussian…

2. Lion Monument

0.19 MILES

By far the most touching of the 19th-century sights that lured so many British to Lucerne is the Lion Monument. Lukas Ahorn carved this 10m-long sculpture…

3. Gletschergarten

0.25 MILES

The Gletschergarten houses a strip of rock bearing the scars (including huge potholes) inflicted on it by the glacier that slid over it some 20 million…

4. Old Town

0.33 MILES

The medieval Old Town, with its ancient rampart walls and towers, 15th-century buildings with painted facades and two covered bridges, is fascinating…

5. Schirmerturm

0.34 MILES

Your entrance point for a walk along the top of the old city walls, don't forget to climb to the top of the Schirmerturm tower before you get started. It…

6. Museggmauer

0.37 MILES

For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander along the top of the old city walls that date back to…

7. Kapellbrücke

0.38 MILES

You haven’t really been to Lucerne until you have strolled the creaky 14th-century Kapellbrücke, spanning the Reuss River in the Old Town. The octagonal…

8. Kunstmuseum

0.38 MILES

At this art museum inside the Kultur und Kongresszentrum, the permanent collection garners mixed reviews, but keep an eye out for great temporary…