Restaurant - B&B "Der Italiener" — Restaurant in Buochs

We have stayed here before when the owners were Swiss, years ago and it was called Rigiblick. Since some years apparently the hotel has a new Italian or Swiss-Italian owner. This new owner runs the hotel with only 7 rooms since most of the original rooms have been sold as holyday apartments.||This does not mean that the hotel, or for that matter, the restaurant is any less than all those years ago. Actually, we found it much more relaxed and easy going than when the Swiss owners were running it. ||Sure, cooking is for the standard tourist that is used to standard Italian boulevard cuisine, and no, you aren’t received as royalty. You must accept the loose service that you ether like or despise; we love it. ||The bar is a mess, the kitchen serves incomprehensible plates, the wine is served in a carafe and as we wanted some more, the rest came in the original bottle. Still, service is lovely. Coffee with Grappa and Vecchia as you would hope for.||We stayed in room 43 on the second floor. Clean, tidy and provided with everything you might need. The view over Lake Luzern is stunning. To our surprise, the room came with a second floor. To be honest we daren’t go up the stairs after diner since the stairway is very narrow and steep; perhaps for the bold. All the same, it was spacey and well equipped.||Only point of criticism is the breakfast room. As we well remembered, during summer it is like an oven in there. Breakfast is served on a glass covered terrace and during our stay it must have been 40 ºC in there. No surprise however, since that has always been like that. We would recommend to serve breakfast outside. Breakfast itself is better than you would expect for the amount spent.||We will certainly be...

We stayed here for 5 nights following a drive from Zurich. Nice parking area in the hotel grounds which is free & easy to access. However, it should be noted that the hotel does not have a reception desk & entry to the hotel is via the Restaurant where staff will confirm bookings & deliver keys. |We were assigned room 37 on the 3rd floor with a view over the town & towards the mountains. The rooms are dated but very large & comfortable. The bathroom is much newer & has all the usual requirements. A small kitchenette area is in the room, which enables the making of tea/coffee (tho’ you will need to supply your own ‘makings’, with a fridge for storing cold stuffs.|The room has a large bed with warm duvets, a table with 4 chairs, a lounge & a wardrobe with hanging & shelf space. There is no aircon in the room & it is difficult to cool if the weather is hot. If the weather is wet, windows cannot be opened to let in fresh air, or the rain will come in. As we were located on the side of the building nearest the church & bell tower, it was difficult to sleep with windows open as the hourly, half hourly & quarter hourly bells could be heard throughout the night.|Breakfast on the terrace in the Restaurant was well provided, with O/J, eggs for boiling, various breads, jams, cheeses, ham, salami, cereals, croissants & a selection of teas & fresh brewed coffees available. This was included in the room price. |We also visited for lunch and this too was more than adequate, despite it being a menu du jour. |Overall, whilst this place is not a ‘main’ hotel, it is comfortable, central, with larger than average rooms & is easy to find. It has all the basic requirements & staff speak a number of languages....

We stayed here for 5 nights following a drive from Zurich. Nice parking area in the hotel grounds which is free & easy to access. However, it should be noted that the hotel does not have a reception desk & entry to the hotel is via the Restaurant where staff will confirm bookings & deliver keys. |We were assigned room 37 on the 3rd floor with a view over the town & towards the mountains. The rooms are dated but very large & comfortable. The bathroom is much newer & has all the usual requirements. A small kitchenette area is in the room, which enables the making of tea/coffee (tho’ you will need to supply your own ‘makings’, with a fridge for storing cold stuffs.|The room has a large bed with warm duvets, a table with 4 chairs, a lounge & a wardrobe with hanging & shelf space. There is no aircon in the room & it is difficult to cool if the weather is hot. If the weather is wet, windows cannot be opened to let in fresh air, or the rain will come in. As we were located on the side of the building nearest the church & bell tower, it was difficult to sleep with windows open as the hourly, half hourly & quarter hourly bells could be heard throughout the night.|Breakfast on the terrace in the Restaurant was well provided, with O/J, eggs for boiling, various breads, jams, cheeses, ham, salami, cereals, croissants & a selection of teas & fresh brewed coffees available. This was included in the room price. |We also visited for lunch and this too was more than adequate, despite it being a menu du jour. |Overall, whilst this place is not a ‘main’ hotel, it is comfortable, central, with larger than average rooms & is easy to find. It has all the basic requirements & staff speak a number of languages....