EXCLUSIVEIs there ANY hotel in Europe with better 見解（をとる）s than this? Inside a breathtaking スイスの 所有物／資産／財産 where Audrey Hepburn married and Sean Connery stayed - and we have a こそこそ動く peek at a 控訴 指名するd one of the world's best

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The 王室の 控訴's lake 見解（をとる） may have won the Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa in Switzerland a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）ing in the 最高の，を越す 100 hotel 控訴s of the world, but the 見解（をとる） from just about every other window, patio, balcony and pool, in this amazing spa 訴える手段／行楽地, is almost as breathtaking.

The 所有物／資産／財産 sits spectacularly 500 metres (1,640ft) above Lake Lucerne and エリート 旅行者, that bible for ultra-high-逮捕する-価値（がある） individuals, 宣言するd that no words could 表明する its 'glorious wonders'.

I decide to rise to the challenge and 始める，決める out to do my best.

The approach to the 所有物／資産／財産 is unique. My partner and I are フェリー（で運ぶ）d across glittering Lake Lucerne in the hotel's own catamaran with a pair of swans skimming across the water and taking flight by our 屈服する as if 成し遂げるing by 事前の 協定.

If that 方式 of 輸送（する） doesn't float your boat and you're uber-rich, you can also arrive by ヘリコプター or 私的な jet, 上陸 just 15 minutes away.

MailOnline Travel's Ian Walker checked in to the Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa, which sits spectacularly 500 metres (1,640ft) above Lake Lucerne. Above is the hotel's incredible spa infinity pool?

Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa?is made up of two sections - a 同時代の building (102 rooms) and the 遺産 section (108 rooms), while the modern Waldhotel Health & Wellbeing (137 rooms) concentrates on 医療の wellness 治療s with 明言する／公表する-of-the-art 施設s

Burgenstock's 王室の 控訴 (above)?was 指名するd by エリート 旅行者 as one of the 最高の，を越す 100 控訴s of the world

正確に 35 minutes later - things run on time in Switzerland - a few feet from the jetty we step into the scarlet carriage of a vintage funicular 鉄道, which takes いっそう少なく than five minutes to 規模 the 法外な 山腹 that the 所有物／資産／財産 is perched upon.

From the 最高の，を越す 駅／配置する, we ar e 護衛するd into the 旗艦 Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa, which is made up of two sections - a 同時代の building (102 rooms) and the 遺産 section (108 rooms), while the modern Waldhotel Health & Wellbeing (137 rooms) concentrates on 医療の wellness 治療s with 明言する／公表する-of-the-art 施設s that attract recuperating 競技者s 同様に as hotel guests 捜し出すing personalised health programmes.

The main draw for discerning travellers is the 10,000-square-metre spa, the largest in Europe. It has an astonishing cantilevered infinity pool that 反抗するs gravity, and more spa 施設s than most 訪問者s have ever heard of.

The 訴える手段／行楽地 was 設立するd in 1873 as a place for guests to enjoy clean mountain 空気／公表する and has seen many changes over the years.

In the 50's and 60's movie 星／主役にするs flocked to the 150-acre 訴える手段／行楽地 like bees to a honey マリファナ.

It'll Alp you out: Ian and his partner arrived at the hotel 経由で funicular 鉄道, pictured above

The 訴える手段／行楽地 was 設立するd in 1873 as a place for guests to enjoy clean mountain 空気／公表する and has seen many changes over the years

After a £465million 投資, the new Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa opened in 2017

Charlie Chaplin was a 正規の／正選手, while Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren both owned 郊外住宅s here for over a １０年間.

Audrey married actor and director Mel Ferrer at the 訴える手段／行楽地's bij ou chapel, which still looks much as it did in her 1954 wedding photos.

In more 最近の times, Michael Douglas has stayed here.

James 社債 aficionados, 一方／合間, will recognise the iconic 輪郭（を描く） of Europe's highest exterior elevator, the Hammetschwand 解除する, built in 1905. It 粘着するs to the 味方する of the Burgenstock cliffs and featured in the 1964 classic Goldfinger. The 乗組員 and cast, 含むing Sean Connery, 穴を開けるd?up at the 訴える手段／行楽地 for a month during filming.

Tastes changed, the glamour faded and the 訴える手段／行楽地 の近くにd in 2008.

After a £465million 投資, the new Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa opened in 2017. The 投資 is obvious in every room, 回廊（地帯）, restaurant and インチ of the beautifully 持続するd spa area, while many of the historic buildings now have 遺産 status and are 保護するd.

We manage to get a peek into the aforementioned 王室の 控訴, which sits on the seventh 床に打ち倒す.

The rich patina of beautiful walnut 床に打ち倒すs stretches across 3,315 square feet of 高級な and 反映するs the dancing 炎上s of a 二塁打-味方するd glass fireplace, but nothing, not even the Steinway grand piano, can draw the 注目する，もくろむ away from the 抱擁する windo ws and mesmerising panoramic 見解（をとる）s.

Ian 令状s: 'The 見解（をとる） from just about every window, patio, balcony and pool, in this amazing spa 訴える手段／行楽地, is breathtaking'

Audrey Hepburn, above, married acto r and director Mel Ferrer at the 訴える手段／行楽地's bijou chapel, which still looks much as it did in her 1954 wedding photos

On one 味方する majestic snow-capped mountains stand guard over lush, green fields dotted with picture-perfect farms, which 供給（する） much of the 訴える手段／行楽地's produce, and on the other there's the magical shimmer of Lake Lucerne, far below.

Here, it is hard not to feel on 最高の，を越す of the world, a feeling only 強めるd by the wonderful silence. Of course, it comes with all the 推定する／予想するd extras, such as a large patio, hot tub, steam bath, sauna, walk-in wardrobe and spacious lounge, all making the most of the landscape below.

Our 452-square-ft Lake 見解（をとる） Bay 控訴 may not have the 床に打ち倒す space of the 王室の 控訴, but the designers have thought of everything, with picture window 見解（をとる）s 負かす／撃墜する to the lake.

There is a bath, the size of a 急落（する），激減（する） pool, a Japanese-style loo with bidet 機能（する）／行事s, walk-in wardrobe, desk area and a lovely seating area with a sumptuous bay window seat perfectly positioned to 見解（をとる） the lake and mountains beyond.

Tempting though it is to curl up by the glass-encased 二塁打-味方するd 解雇する／砲火／射撃, we are 決定するd to see what Europe's largest spa - 接近d 経由で a glass 橋（渡しをする） with a 見解（をとる） - could 申し込む／申し出. Which is an awful lot.

Ian's 452-square-ft Lake 見解（をとる） Bay 控訴 （機の）カム with picture window 見解（をとる）s 負かす／撃墜する to the lake

In the 50's and 60's movie 星／主役にするs flocked to the 150-acre 訴える手段／行楽地 like bees to a honey マリファナ

同様に as that amazing infinity pool, which 包むs around the outside of the building, the myriad 施設s 含む herbal steam rooms, aroma saunas, Finnish saunas, infrared therapies, and ice rooms. 上級の therapist Paula's 小旅行する is a necessity - not least for showing us where the naked sections were.

The spa has clever cards explaining the 施設s to use, depending on what you want to 達成する, such as 'based on science', '活動させる／戦時編成する',' regenerate' or 'relax'.

The three 'hydrothermal 旅行s' have up to 11 steps, 含むing 指示／教授／教育s on when to 残り／休憩（する） and hydrate.

It is surprisingly good fun to follow the '旅行' cards and a 広大な／多数の／重要な way to 見本 most of the 施設s - even the pool filled with icy water from Lake Lucerne.

Dinner is at Restaurant Spices Kitchen and Terrace, cleverly 建設するd on an overhanging 壇・綱領・公約 with glass on three 味方するs.

Part of the 床に打ち倒す seems to magically float over the 味方する of the cliff.

We try the Chef's （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する degustation menu, which encompasses Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Indian dishes.

Chefs specialising in each cuisine are 雇うd by the Burgenstock.

Standout dishes 含むd Thai crispy BBQ duck salad, Hamachi sashimi in a spicy mango salad and the mouthwatering Nawabi chicken tikka.

Ian's dining 最高潮の場面s 含むd?melt-in-the-mouth beef and 'the smoothest mashed potato'. Above is?Brasserie Ritzcoffier Restaurant, which happened to be shut during Ian's visit

エリート 旅行者, a bible for ultra-high-逮捕する-価値（がある） individuals, 宣言するd that no words could 表明する the hotel's 'glorious wonders'

Guests at Burgenstock enjoy, says Ian, 'some of the finest 見解（をとる）s in the world'?

James 社債 aficionados will recognise, 公式文書，認めるs Ian, the iconic 輪郭（を描く） of Europe's highest exterior elevator, the Hammetschwand 解除する, built in 1905. It 粘着するs to the 味方する of the Burgenstock cliffs and featured in the 1964 classic Goldfinger

To work it all off, there are many activities to choose from, 含むing three tennis 法廷，裁判所s that Roger Federer has played on while staying.

We had planned an e-bike 小旅行する around the 訴える手段／行楽地, but with the sun 向こうずねing the helpful concierge 示唆するd a 引き上げ（る） would make the most of the 見解（をとる）s at the 首脳会議 of the Burgenstock 高原, where we could also see the 最高の，を越す 駅／配置する of the 1,132-metre (3,713ft) Hammetsch 病弱なd 解除する.

He is 権利. It is 価値（がある） the hour or so 引き上げ（る） up the mountain, which we manage in trainers and T-shirts, although just days earlier there had been snow.

We really feel we have earned our second trip to the spa and work up an appetite for Lakeview 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 & Cigar Lounge's very popular afternoon tea. Overseen by Damian Carini, GaultMillau P?tissier of the Year 2024, it consists of a 選択 of miniature work-of-art pastries, dainty finger 挟むs and scrumptious scones, not to について言及する a 広大な／多数の／重要な choice of 質 tea blends.

For our final dinner we eat at the Waldhotel's Verbena Restaurant & 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業, featuring 'Seven Kitchens' dining, which showcases 署名 dishes from across the 訴える手段／行楽地's eateries.

We choose French classics: Entrecote Cafe de Paris, a tender steak on a bed of 支配者-straight green beans with potato gratin and braised beef Cheeks Bourguignon ? melt-in-the-mouth meat with the smoothest mashed potato, mushrooms and pearl onions in a shallow pool of rich and moreish Bourguignon sauce.

The 'magical shimmer' of Lake Lucerne is 利用できる to Burgenst ock guests night and day

Beyond the hotel 'majestic snow-capped mountains stand guard over lush, green fields dotted with picture-perfect farms'

The hotel's 広大な windows mean guests are never far from an awe-inspi （犯罪の）一味 vista?

粉砕するing 裏書，是認: The hotel's tennis 施設s have been graced by 支持する／優勝者 player Roger Federer?

Rooms at Burgenstock start from?£574 ($726/CHF 650).?Stays at the Burgenstock 王室の 控訴 start from £15,800 ($20,015/CHF 18,000) per night

The Lakeview's 招待するing 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 is a 広大な／多数の／重要な 位置／汚点／見つけ出す for a 地位，任命する-prandial drink, where award-winning mixologist Marie Gerber has created startlingly good cocktails.

There is also a glass-味方するd 'cellar' room 陳列する，発揮するing 1,200 瓶／封じ込めるs of the world's most sought-after ワインs and spirits, 含むing 限られた／立憲的な 007 版 シャンペン酒.

On our final day, we enjoy a last breakfast looking 負かす／撃墜する on the clouds from Spices Kitchen & Terrace, before retiring to one of the spa's 15 治療 rooms for a 最高の，を越す-notch massage, one where you can 現実に feel knotted muscles 緩和 under the touch of an 専門家.

My partner says she had a fantastic facial with Cyprienne, who she 述べるs as a '奇蹟 労働者 disguised as a therapist'.

Before our stylish funicular and catamaran 出発, there is just time for a very posh club 挟む, a cappuccino and a last ぐずぐず残る gaze at what I can 確認する is definitely one of the finest 見解（をとる）s in the world.