Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern

The Schweizerhof lights up on Lucerne’s lakefront. I would choose it for walking between the lake and the old town.

A week here, month by month

I come to the Schweizerhof for the music: it hosts concerts of the Retro Festival and the Lucerne Blues Festival. For a lake view from the room, though, choose the category: not every room faces the lake.

The hotel website

Is it for you?

For 2, I would choose the armchairs in a Lifestyle Junior Suite, beside the French windows.

I’d ask for
A Lifestyle Junior Suite with a balcony.
Worth knowing
Only some junior suites have a balcony.
The 2 armchairs in a Lifestyle Junior Suite beside the balcony

Like a regular

The Schweizerhof staircase with its red carpet

8 min readHow we write the guide

  1. A Living with a balcony

    For a longer holiday, ask for a Lifestyle Living Suite with a balcony, which most rooms in this category have. The bath and the rain shower are separate.

  2. An hour for a massage

    Allow CHF 150 for a 60-minute classic full-body massage, including VAT. Treatments are available daily from 9am to 6pm.

  3. Breakfast after a lie-in

    Miss the buffet and resident guests can still have an à la carte breakfast until 2pm at no extra charge.

What Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern is

The Schweizerhof opened in 1845 and has been run by 5 generations of the Hauser family. Mark Twain, Tolstoy and Roger Moore have passed through its staircases and salons. Its rooms tell guests’ stories through objects, quotations and details designed around each one.11

In the Lumina Guide

Lumina Guide 2027

In the guide because this grand hotel remains a place where Lucerne goes out in the evening: a stay connects you to city life.

How we choose the hotels

The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them

What do Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.

  1. Location

    Nearly every guest who mentions it is happy with it. One guest mentions some street noise; another finds buses and ferries particularly convenient for getting around.

  2. Room

    9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests enjoy the details and carefully finished interiors. One guest finds a city-view room short of daylight; another finds the rooms too small.

  3. Staff and service

    8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. The concierge helps with the unexpected: one guest remembers assistance with a forgotten bag, another recommendations tailored to the weather forecast.

  4. Breakfast

    9 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. One guest remembers scooping honey straight from the comb, alongside local bread and cheeses. Another finds breakfast below expectations.

  5. Price

    One VICO lunch is judged expensive but worth it for the food and service. On a separate stay, a family questions the bill after being unable to dine at the hotel.

How we count
Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern in numbers
WhatGuests’ scoreGuests who mention itHappy
Location8.910196%
Room8.17688%
Staff and service7.918082%
Breakfast7.73586%
Price–1638%

248 guests said so on Google, from 29 October 2024 to 30 September 2026. The reviews include visits to restaurants and bars without an overnight stay. The other hotels are assessed on the same 5 themes. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.

The hotels we weigh it against around Lake Lucerne and in Central Switzerland:

Price: for 2, the night of 26 January 2027, from 301 CHF on Google Hotels on 23 October 2026.

What a night costs, period by period

Between January and March a night starts at CHF 297; prices rise from April.

PeriodCHF a night
25 October to 30 November 2026311–665
1 December 2026 to 1 January 2027355–723
2 January to 31 March 2027297–385
1 April to 30 April 2027453–686
1 May to 18 September 2027566–927

One night taken alone for 2 adults, at the lowest seller on Google Hotels; room category, meals and taxes unspecified, read on 23 October 2026. CHF 297 applies only to 12 January 2027; the table ends on 18 September 2027, where the calendar stops. Booked together as 7 nights from 16 to 23 November 2026, the lowest seller asked CHF 537 a night: assess that week using the whole-stay price.

From the entrance to a window over the lake

The staircase, bar and a Schweizerhof room, filmed by Joe Trum.

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Where to linger

Brasserie VICO, with blue seating and decorated ceilings

Brasserie VICO

At VICO, I would choose bouillabaisse or chateaubriand beneath decorated ceilings, beside blue banquettes. The menu moves from French classics to fish and chips.1

The wood-lined sauna

Warmth above the city

After a walk, the choice is between a Finnish and an organic sauna. Access to the wellness and fitness area is included in the stay.11

Good to know before you book

Choose your room

Style Single RoomStyle Single Room20 m²City view, usually over traffic-free courtyards.View the room Style Double RoomStyle Double Room25 m²Lake or city-courtyard view.View the room Deluxe Double RoomDeluxe Double Room30–35 m²Lake or city-courtyard view.View the room Lifestyle Junior SuiteLifestyle Junior Suiteapprox. 45 m²Lake and mountain view.View the room Lifestyle Living SuiteLifestyle Living Suite55 m²Separate bedroom and living room.View the room Lucerne Luxury SuiteLucerne Luxury Suite65 m²Living and dining area, with a guest bathroom.View the room

Getting here

AddressSchweizerhofquai 3, 6002 Luzern

Your day

In the morning

Begin in the historic hall

The buffet is laid out in the Bringolfsaal; breakfast can also be taken on the lake-view terrace.

Before heading out

An unhurried morning workout

Gym access is arranged in advance, between 7am and 10pm.

At lunchtime

Take a table at VICO

VICO serves lunch from 11.30am to 1.30pm.

Back at the hotel

End the afternoon in warmth

The sauna is available from 5pm to 10pm by prior arrangement.

Before bed

One last soft drink

Direct bookings include free soft drinks from the minibar.

Reviews of Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern

Google

Guest voices

Google

A watch to repair

A guest needs help repairing a Swiss watch. Within 20 minutes of check-in, reception finds a boutique ready to receive them. The problem is resolved there.

Google · 2025-12-03Read the review
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One last chocolate

Before taking the train, a family receives more chocolate and a bottle of water for each person. The farewell is one of the details the guest remembers.

Google · 2026-03-15Read the review
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Moving tables at breakfast

During a 3-day stay, a guest says they were moved from a sofa to a table in a passageway at breakfast. Shortly afterwards, other guests were seated in the area they had left, making them feel treated differently.

Google · 2025-09-13Read the review

Before you travel

How much is a night?

One night for 2 adults: 16 November 2026, CHF 354; 16 January 2027, CHF 326; 16 March 2027, CHF 369. Room category, meals and taxes unspecified. Prices from Google Hotels, checked on 23 October 2026.

Do you need a car or parking?

If you arrive by car, hotel parking costs CHF 30 a night for residents. Valet parking and electric-car charging points are also available.12

Is there a New Year’s Eve dinner or gala?

Yes: on 31 December 2026 the gala in the Zeugheersaal opens at 6pm with a champagne aperitif, continues at 7pm with a 6-course dinner and live music from the 10 musicians of the Schweizerhof Festival Band, and costs CHF 298 per person at a shared table or CHF 348 at an individual table, mineral water included. Brasserie VICO serves a 6-course New Year’s Eve menu instead, for CHF 218, drinks excluded. From 11pm to 3am DJ Andy Wolf plays at the party in the Bringolfsaal, and entry is free.1234

Can non-residents use the spa?

Yes, by booking a massage, from CHF 75 for 30 minutes, at least 24 hours ahead: afterwards non-residents can stay on in the saunas and experience showers.123

Still choosing?

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The Chedi Andermatt

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From the Villa Honegg terrace, under the parasols, the lake lies far below, among the mountains.

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Lausanne climbs behind the palace; from the right rooms, the lake appears beyond the rooftops.

Steam rising in the morning from the outdoor sports pool, with frost on the shrubs and the garden, the chalet wings with their wooden balconies on the right and rocky peaks against a clear sky on the left

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From boat to ridge, Lake Lucerne returns in the view from the warm pool.

The view over the hotel’s roofs in summer: flags over the park, the Schanzengraben canal lined with boats, and Lake Zurich with the Alps on the horizon

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14 photographs

The illuminated Schweizerhof on Lucerne’s lakeside promenade
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The Schweizerhof staircase with its red carpet
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Brasserie VICO, with blue seating and decorated ceilings
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The wood-lined sauna
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Style Single Room
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Style Double Room
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Deluxe Double Room
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Lifestyle Junior Suite
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Lifestyle Living Suite
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Lucerne Luxury Suite
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The 2 armchairs in a Lifestyle Junior Suite beside the balcony
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The boutique inside the lobby’s telephone booth
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The lounge at Schweizerhof Bar
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A Style Single Room with a single bed and writing above it
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