Hotel Cailler

Top choice in Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura


The charming, externally retro, internally modern, Swiss-chic Hotel Cailler has a secret underground passage (OK, it's not a secret…) linking the hotel to Les Bains de la Gruyère opposite. Sexy chalet-style rooms and suites feature lots of exposed alpine wood, chocolate leather accents and some have balconies and/or spa tubs. Bring someone special or you'll feel like a loner.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura attractions

1. Musée de Charmey

0.29 MILES

This simple little local-history museum, housed in a mountain chalet atop the Charmey Tourisme office, explores life in the town throughout the ages. It's…

2. Maison Cailler

2.77 MILES

Cailler has been making chocolate since 1825, and its entertaining factory tours take visitors on an extravagant twirl through chocolate history, made…

3. Château de Gruyères

4.54 MILES

This bewitching turreted castle, home to 19 different counts of Gruyères, who controlled the Sarine Valley from the 11th to 16th centuries, was rebuilt…

5. HR Giger Museum

4.63 MILES

Biomechanical art fills this space, dedicated to the man behind the alien in the Alien films – Chur-born, Zürich-based Giger (b 1940). The museum bar…

7. La Maison du Gruyère

5.07 MILES

The secret behind Gruyère cheese is revealed in Pringy, directly opposite Gruyères train station (1.5km below town). Cheesemaking takes place three to…

8. Fromagerie d’Alpage de Moléson

7.41 MILES

At this 17th-century fromagerie d'alpage (mountain dairy), 5km southwest of Gruyères in Moléson-sur-Gruyères, cheese is made in summer using old-fashioned…