The Widder Hotel could almost be a hamlet of a hotel. Nine historical former residences, many dating back to the Middle Ages, have been joined together to create an unusual hotel collaboration. The 49 rooms including 15 junior suites and suites have emerged from this charming, luxurious labyrinth of a hotel one that many proclaim the best in all of Switzerland.

The sensitive architecture seamlessly links historical materials with present-day structures, construction methods, sharp details and an innovative sense of design. By subtly intermingling single buildings via staircases, porticos and inner courtyards, a feeling of intimacy and exclusive security has been created in the hotel's public spaces. Indeed, taste and elegance are the hallmarks of the Widder restaurant ?s cuisine with its 15 Gault Millau points. The live jazz tradition lives in the tastefully legendary renovated Widder Bar, not to mention the Turmstubli, the Wirtschaft zur Schtund and the hotel's magical garden.

For those interested only in a study of architecture, the Widder is worth a trip to Zurich in its own right.