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Switzerland's Mountain Inns: A Walking Vacation in a World Apart

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This is a must-have book for planning any kind of trip to Switzerland. Even if you are just vacationing in one city, it gives you descriptions of short hikes you could do. My husband and I hiked for 6 days going from berghotel to berghotel with a few train and lift rides in between. The information was accurate for all modes of transportation. This book gives you phone numbers to make reservations in advance and very good recommendations for restaurants too. Some of the places we stayed were authentically Swiss with only visiting European tourists. We didn't see many Americans and it made it fun to mix with everyone from different countries. I wish every hiking book was this concise for planning a perfect hiking trip.

I'm a compulsive trip planner, and our recent trip to the Alps sent me into trip-planning overdrive. This book was my favorite resource for finding out-of-the-way lodging in the mountains of Switzerland. From the descriptions of the Hotels themselves, to the guides to Switzerland's various regions, to the suggested hiking trails, we found Marcia Lieberman's advice to be impeccable.

Our favorite was the Hotel Waldrand Pochtenalp, a place so far from the beaten path that we never would have found it without the help of this excellent guide!

This book introduced us to a new way of experiencing Switzerland, the Alps, and the great outdoors. Staying at a Berghotel is truly civilized hiking! Spectacular views, challenging hikes, and an evening ended with a cold beer overlooking the terrain you have just climbed. The hikes, hotels, accomodations are all clearly described. The food, at the hotel we stayed was excellent, family style. We're returning this year for a longer hike to a series of huts/hotels. Highly recommend this book for planning a trip to the Swiss Alps.

This book describes inns that you do not find on line or in the usual search engines. We stayed at two of them in Sept 2008 and felt very happy to have "discovered" both.

As of June 2006, this was the only book I could find with the information I needed to plan a trip through the Bernese Oberland section of the Swiss Alps. Even the internet proved less helpful than this cohesive, complete guide to hikes and accommodations in a fairly remote area. The book helped me plan a wonderful, memorable trip. My only wish is that the maps were drawn to scale.

Ms. Lieberman is an expert on Euro hiking, and her books are always extremely helpful in trip planning and execution. This title is no exception. She has identified some of the best inns, and I used her recommendations with great results on a recent trip.

I have used both of the Lieberman books to plan three different hiking trips in Switzerland. They were right on with their information and recommendations. When used in conjunction with other more serious hiking guides,it is very possible to do unique inns while hiking numerous areas of Switzerland.
The stays at the Inns were memorable and much less populated than many places. Great Work !

This is a nice book that wants to educate the reader on the charm of the rural Swiss bed and breakfast like Berghotels. I love the introductory information, however, the maps are not quite clear. What made me most unhappy with the book is the publication date. It's over 10 years old, and for a travel book, that is ancient. If I had paid more attention to the publication date, instead of the reviews, I would have passed on this book.

This is a must read book for all those who dreams of taking a walking tour in the Swiss Alps. If you are naive like myself you might be facing trecherous vacation as I call it. This book vividly explains what you will expect in the mountain Huts. You may end up sleeping with cows or going out in cold for a bathroom shed in the dark. I am happy that I read this book and rather hiking high I decided to walk downstairs. Authors have certainly very good experiences with the mountains, they know the people there and book explains life in the Huts and type of terrain you might expect and weather conditions. It is not certainly the hills of Vermont, it sounds like it is serious bussiness like climbing Mt. Everest or may be I got scared out of proportion, either way it is a must read for every novice wanderer before you get on the plain.