Cheese to Please

The five-star Hotel Zermatterhof makes a lingering impression. A horse-drawn carriage picks you up at the train station and ambles to the hotel via the boutique and café-laden Bahnhofstrasse, which manages to look very Christmas-y even in July. The same can be said for the cozy rooms with their delicious cedar aromas and million dollar views of the Matterhorn. The basement restaurant,

Say Cheese combines a wine cellar atmosphere with the potent aromas of simmering fondue and toasting raclette, the cheeses scented by the alpine grasses and herbs the local cows graze on. If you crave big flavours in smaller portions, order the Lusi dining room's “Valois” flatbread with dried beef, scallions, black pepper, feta and Gruyère mellowed with honey. www.Zermatterhof.ch