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ROMANTIK HOTEL STERN CHUR
Cozy Style Romantic Stay in Graubunden

Chur (pronounced Koor), the capital of the Graubünden canton of eastern Switzerland is reputed the oldest town in the country. Situated at the confluence of several valley passes through the Alps where the upper Rhine River source flows west, Chur has always been a transportation route center and today is the connecting point for Swiss scenic rail journeys. The Bernina Express and Glacier Express both connect in Chur with the rail routes to Zurich, Basel Lucerne and St. Gallen and the city is the headquarters of the Rhaetian Railway. Chur is also usually the warmest city in Switzerland throughout most of the year. Should you be on a journey by rail through Switzerland a stop in Chur should be on your travel plan list.

Since an inn called the Stern (star) first opened in 1667, illustrated in 17th century engravings, for over 330 years of the city’s long history the Romantik Hotel Stern has been hosting visitors transiting through Chur in a cozy and romantic style. Some of the famous folks who have stayed include American Novelist James Fennimore Cooper in the 18th Century and German author and playwright Bertold Brecht inthe 20th. The hotel has passed through several families over the years and is currently in the hands of Adrian Mueller, who served an apprenticeship under previous family owners who renovated the hotel in the 1980's before following a career that has led over three continents until returning to his home town to acquire the hotel in 2006, bringing innovations from his experience with the Shangri-La chain of Asian luxury hotels to the Stern with 64 rooms and suites, including a classic 1933 Buick automobile that can pick up quests at the rail station. The rooms are on three floors with natural wood doors and traditional, though up to date furnishings. The Buendner Stube restaurant on the first floor of the Hotel Stern is one of the best in Chur, serving traditional Graubünden dishes, featuring wild game in the alpine hunting season of autumn. To come down the stairs from your room at the dinner hour is to enter one of the best aromatic hotel lobbies in Switzerland. In spring, the restaurant serves Asparagus dishes with the fresh harvest from its own asparagus (spargel) plantation. The restaurant also features a selection of wines from the local vineyards of this Swiss wine producing region as well as international varieties. For a romantic candle lit dinner duet take one of the little back cubbies. You might have a conversation with one of the city's local artists.

There is plenty to do in Chur on a rail stopover. The Romantik Hotel Stern is located within 7 minutes walk from the rail station in the city’s pedestrian only zone old town. A short stroll takes you through the heart of the village’s historic center, the main historic street lined with shops and in the evening, Chur’s many popular design bars with a lively night life. Tom's Beer Box is an eclectic tiny crammed beer place noted in most guide books (see Tom's and Design Bars of Chur) and the bar designed by fantacist and home town boy H.R. Giger is a little to the west of town (see Giger Bar Chur).

On Sundays, the old cobbled streets of Chur are filled with market stalls. For sporting, just a few minutes walk from the old town, a cable car tram can carry you up to the Brambreusch mountain resort area for mountain hiking trails in summer or skiing in winter. For the wine enthusiast, north of Chur toward the holiday resort city of Bad Ragaz is the Graubüden Wine Trail and since Graubuden is the land of Heidi, the Heidi Village (Heidi Dorf) is a twenty minute walk from the town of Meienfeld, reachable by train in 15 minutes, car, Post Bus, or close enough for biking.

The historic romantic Hotel Stern became “Romantik” when it joined the marketing group of Romantik Hotels, which represents unique and eclectic hotel properties in German speaking Switzerland, Austria and Germany (see Hotel Markusturm Romantic Road and Oberen Linde Black Forest). The hotel also belongs to the group of Swiss Historic Hotels which includes the famous luxurious icons of Badrutt’s Palace Hotel in St. Moritz and the Beau Rivage Palace in Lausanne. © Bargain Travel Europe

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