398. Lucerne | Hotel des Balances

One of my most memorable hotel stays was a couple summers ago during my solo Eurotrip. I stayed in Lucerne for a few nights, at the Hotel des Balances. I've always loved Switzerland. The weather is always perfect (well, whenever I am there it is), the people are really friendly and well-dressed, and it's a great place to relax. The first time I visited Lucerne was with my mom in 2007. We did all the touristy sites that time, so when I went back to the city by myself, I mostly just stayed at/around my hotel to relax and catch up on my blog. (I also took a side-trip to Zurich one day) That was my first time travelling by myself. I planned the entire trip - spending only 2-3 days at each city, staying at many different hotels, and trying to fit way too much into my few weeks there. Needless to say, I was quite burnt out by the middle of it so I needed the "break" in Lucerne to rest a bit.


Hotel des Balances is a luxury hotel in the middle of Old Town. It has a beautiful facade and quite a small entrance.



After checking in, I got complimentary welcome drink vouchers and chocolates.


My room was a "Double Room with River View".


If you ever stay here, I highly recommend you get a River View as opposed to a City View.
The view from the balcony is perfect!


After settling in, I went to the hotel's restaurant to get dinner and catch up on my blog. I think I wrote THIS POST when I was sitting here! So cool reading back on my old posts hahah.


The view from my table


The amuse bouche. I don't really remember what it was..



As you can see, I stayed here for quite a long time.


I had a tub and shower in my washroom, which opened into the bedroom. After my dinner, I went on a nice stroll around the area before coming back for a looooong relaxing bath with Hotel Costes music of course:





The ceiling of the washroom reminds me of Rolls Royce ceilings.



I sat at the same table for breakfast.





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