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Zurich
HOTELS
-The Park Hyatt is fantastic and a 10 minute walk to shul.
Tram stop: Stockerstrasse

RESTAURANTS

Meat:

Florentin - Located inside he JCC https://florentin.rest/
Tram stop: Bahnhof Enge

Grill Cave

Food truck. Check website for opening hours. Burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs etc.
https://www.thegrillcave.co/


Milk/Parve:

Babi's Bagels (Bederstrasse corner Klopstockstrasse 8002 Zürich) Tram Stop "Waffenplatzstrasse"

Bakery:
Ma'Adan Bakery
Manessestrasse/Schimmelstrasse
Has delicious pastries and also sells sandwiches, salads, and some sushi.

Butcher:
Metzgerei Kol Tuv

Can preorder for pickup.
Can also deliver throughout Switzerland by post.
See website for details.

https://www.koltuv.ch/en

ATTRACTIONS
-Walk around the lake area
-Bahnhofstrasse window shopping
-Take a train to Lucerne and buy the golden ticket, included a boat ride on Lake Lucerne, cogwheel train and tram. Then take bus back to Lucerne
-When you arrive in Lucerne you can go to the tourist office to see a live view from Mount Pilatus (Or you can check online). If it's cloudy skip the cogwheel train and just take a nice boatride and explore the town, ancient bridges, and walk on top of the old city fortress walls.




Options in the Alps

Arosa: Metropol Hotel - quaint little old hotel. Not very fancy - it's like honeymooning in your grandmother's house (HT: Mrs. Moishebatchy). The food is very basic, but delicious. Mikva on premises. If skiing is your thing, the have an agreement with one of the ski places (Härtner) not to charge Metropol customers for ski rentals over Shabbos.


Need a meal on shabbes, please PM me (Chuchem). I live 15 minute walk from the hyatt, close to chabad. Zürich has no eiruv!

Major Attractions
“Please edit the wiki to add more attractions”

Central Switzerland
-Lucerne, Pilatus Offers: Cogwheel, Gondolas, Alpine Sliding, Mini Zip-line and fun area
-Titlis Offers: Gondolas, Snow Tubing, Trutti Bikes, Ice Museum, Row Boating
-Brunni Offers: Gondolas, Alpine Sliding, Stroll in Lake(!)

Jungfrau Region
-Jungfrau/jungfraujoch Click here for the Kosher hotel in Wengen / 360-degree panorama of Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe
-Grindelwald Offers: Gondolas, mega Zip-line, Trutti Bikes

Eastern Switzerland
-St. Moritz
Davos / Klosters
Arosa Click here for the Kosher Levins hotel

Southern Switzerland
-Zermatt - "Matterhorn"
-Saas-Fee Offers: Gondolas, Alpine Sliding, Mega Zip-line, Trotti Bikes, (Saas-Grund has Monster Trotteres) and on top of "Allalin" you can go Snow Tubing and Skiing even in the summer!
-Crans Montana You can email the Kosher hotel in Crans Montana Hotelmk@gmail.com  or call them at 0032485640498 or 003233011600


HalbTax Pass

A HalbTax pass (or Half Fare card) is a card designated for tourists and not for Swiss residents (officially...). The card gives you half price on all public transportation like buses, trains, trams, boats and also on "most" cable cars (attractions). There are basically 4 kinds.

1) An annual pass, the price is currently 175 francs. If i remember correctly it has a photo ID of the recipient, so double check before sharing it.
Click here for the annual pass

2) A 30 day pass, the price is currently 120 francs, it does not have a photo ID on it.
Click here or here for the 30 day pass

3) - Recommended for frequent traveling Swiss Travel Pass - you prepay a set amount per day and get unlimited for that day (plus "optional" for a fee, for 1 month including the days you chose, it is a HalbTax, even on the prepaid free days, it's only free for all transportation, on cable cars you only get half off). The price per day depends on how many days you prepay, for example if you prepay 8 days, the price per day will be about 53 francs, if you prepay 3 days the price per day will be about 73 francs. If you are 25 y/o or younger, you can get the Youth Pass which is cheaper - If you prepay 8 days  the price per day will be about 40 francs a day, if you prepay 3 days the price per day will be about 62 francs.
Click here (or here) for the prepaid pass

The card comes with a few days “you could chose your dates later”, officially when you want to use a certain day for the free day you should fill in on the pass that date, and when the first conductor comes he punches that day, but technically you can leave the date blank until the conductor comes, that way you have a chance if no conductor asks you for your card (happens quite often) you can save it for the next day :)

4) Swiss Transfer Ticket" This card costs 141 francs and is valid for 2 trips from and to the boarder or airport, for example you are traveling from the airport to Arosa and are not planning to go anywhere else or take any other transportation, with this card you will effectively pay 71 francs per way. This card is only valid for trips to and from the airport or boarder and no (long) stops allowed. Technically if you will travel one more day, the Swiss travel pass mentioned above will probably be cheaper.

Make sure to order your pass a few weeks before leaving, it takes about 1-3 weeks for the pass to arrive. But you can always buy it in the Airport, though you might have to wait in line and also if you want to buy the Youth pass (for 25 y/o or younger) they might ask you for proof...

There is also a family pass if you travel with a large family, I am not familiar with that.


Fast Baggage
There is a service via SBB, They deliver your luggage for you!! For example you are traveling from ZRH to Arosa, you don't want to be busy Shlepping around your luggage, You can check in your luggage in the airport and they (SBB) will deliver it to the train station in Arosa. This service is available "from and to" most train stations in Switzerland. You can ask about the Fast Baggage by any train station or read here or here

You can even buy a tag that you put on the luggage before checking in your luggage in any airport (i.e. JFK) and Rail Europe will take your luggage from the airplane in Switzerland and deliver it either to your hotel or to the train station in the city you're going to.  Read about Flight Luggage Here




PS. When doing research and getting to a website in German, just add /en (after .ch) to translate to English.
And Hey, Don't forget to write a TR ;)

Sample Itinerary for 9 hour stopover on Swiss flight from TLV to U.S. that lands at 810 and takes off around 5
Copied from @cholent:
Here it is: landed in zrh, crazy line for entering country but moved pretty quickly, about half an hour. Picked up sim in the airport. Rented car through Priceline from europecar. Drove to Titlis, stunning scenery along drive. Missed a turnoff because I couldn't get Waze to talk and I was trying to do some stuff online while we were driving, added half an hour to get there, but the stunning scenery made it worthwhile. Got there, parked, you pay at the entrance if you're going to park for more than an hour. Paid, took the cable car. Got off at there halfway station by mistake, gorgeous lake. Went back on and back up to the top. It was somewhat cloudy which was a pity. Suspension bridge was fun but no view because of the clouds. Took the ice flyer to the other peak, then went sledding down the hill, lots of fun. No tubing because there wasn't enough snow. We didn't have enough time for the ice cave because of the extra time driving there and we weren't sure where it was anyway. Made some new Israeli friends and took the cable car down with them. Got back to the airport, returning the car took less than five minutes, getting through the airport took a little longer so we didn't have time for showers at the lounge. It was amazing all around, I would definitely recommend

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1900 on: January 04, 2018, 09:26:05 PM »
Thanks.
Atlantis by Giordiano is not close to the Park Hyatt?

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1901 on: January 07, 2018, 04:44:17 PM »
Park Hyatt is the 3rd nicest hotel in town and bookable with certificates traded here

Does anybody know if you can get any kosher food via the Hyatt Globalist breakfast benefit?

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Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1902 on: January 09, 2018, 05:33:54 PM »
New ticket type in Switzerland. Saver day pass which lets you travel all over Switzerland,boats etc. works like the Swiss pass just single days instead of 3 day min. Price is 52 chf. start purchase time from 30 days up to 2 days before travel time. Subject to availability so buy as soon as possible.
https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets-for-switzerland/1-day-travelpass/saver-day-pass.html

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1903 on: January 10, 2018, 03:59:51 PM »
I got 2 speeding tickets from my stopover in Switzerland. What happens if I ignore them?
+1 , I actually received them in the mail to my home in the u.s. straight from the Zurich police department! 1 was a speeding cam, other was a red light cam, both on a less than 24 hour stopover :(

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1904 on: January 10, 2018, 04:02:40 PM »
i have a 10 hr stopover in zrh next month. what is the closest mountain to zrh that has sledding / snow tubing or skiing?
I went to Mt. Titlis in Eingelberg. was about an hr drive.

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1905 on: January 14, 2018, 12:33:22 AM »
hi, i see that there were some prior posts about a stopover. i am not sure i got much clarity.
i am traveling with wife and 4 kids, can someone please recommend something not too heavy to do from the airport? we don't want to be running to catch our next flight.
we arrive 330pm and depart 1040, so about 7 hour stopover.
would be nice to catch a meal too, we are thinking Olive Garden.
any other issues with leaving the airport i should know about?
thanks in advance.

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1906 on: January 15, 2018, 01:55:39 PM »
Hi, I'd like to stop in swiss for 3/4 days the week of March 11th to ski,
I would be stopping over on my way from TLV-NYC any recommendations on the best option? Kosher is a big Plus
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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1907 on: January 16, 2018, 10:58:07 AM »
I went to Mt. Titlis in Eingelberg. was about an hr drive.

I have a stopover and will be in ZRH at about 1:00 pm.  Assuming no delays and I will be renting a car, is this sufficient time to get to Titlis (last descent 5:00) or Pilatus (last descent 4:30), or because of these limitations, should I just stick to local things to do in Zurich or Lucerne?


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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1908 on: January 16, 2018, 11:21:45 AM »
hi, i see that there were some prior posts about a stopover. i am not sure i got much clarity.
i am traveling with wife and 4 kids, can someone please recommend something not too heavy to do from the airport? we don't want to be running to catch our next flight.
we arrive 330pm and depart 1040, so about 7 hour stopover.
would be nice to catch a meal too, we are thinking Olive Garden.
any other issues with leaving the airport i should know about?
thanks in advance.
You don't have that much time but I would recommend the FIFA museum and then dinner at Olive Garden which is right near the museum. I was just at the museum the other day and was pretty interesting and your kids will enjoy because there are some hands-on games for kids.
Hi, I'd like to stop in swiss for 3/4 days the week of March 11th to ski,
I would be stopping over on my way from TLV-NYC any recommendations on the best option? Kosher is a big Plus

I'm in Arosa now. The skiing is incredible, easy to get to from ZRH, and there's a Kosher "hotel" here. Nothing luxurious about the hotel but it's convenient to not have to bring food along and it's right by the mountain. It's called Levin Arosa.

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1909 on: January 16, 2018, 11:31:59 AM »
You don't have that much time but I would recommend the FIFA museum and then dinner at Olive Garden which is right near the museum. I was just at the museum the other day and was pretty interesting and your kids will enjoy because there are some hands-on games for kids.I'm in Arosa now. The skiing is incredible, easy to get to from ZRH, and there's a Kosher "hotel" here. Nothing luxurious about the hotel but it's convenient to not have to bring food along and it's right by the mountain. It's called Levin Arosa.

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1910 on: January 16, 2018, 12:14:10 PM »
The skiing is incredible, easy to get to from ZRH, and there's a Kosher "hotel" here. Nothing luxurious about the hotel but it's convenient to not have to bring food along and it's right by the mountain. It's called Levin Arosa.
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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1911 on: January 18, 2018, 09:42:24 AM »
If there is snow in the forecast, does it make the trip to Titlis not worth it?

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1912 on: January 21, 2018, 03:34:12 PM »
Hi, I'd like to stop in swiss for 3/4 days the week of March 11th to ski,
I would be stopping over on my way from TLV-NYC any recommendations on the best option? Kosher is a big Plus

In crans Montana there's a kosher hotel with very good food for half the price of Arosa.

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1913 on: January 23, 2018, 06:31:23 AM »
anyone know the best car rental to use when renting from geneva airport have a ski trip there in march. also any place to pickup some kosher food near geneva

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1914 on: January 23, 2018, 06:36:39 AM »
If there is snow in the forecast, does it make the trip to Titlis not worth it?
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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1915 on: January 23, 2018, 08:04:43 AM »
anyone know the best car rental to use when renting from geneva airport have a ski trip there in march. also any place to pickup some kosher food near geneva
@SuperFlyer has a great app for Europe rentals.
If I may ask Are you going with a bunch of bachurim or a family trip
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« Reply #1916 on: January 23, 2018, 09:06:53 AM »
@SuperFlyer has a great app for Europe rentals.
If I may ask Are you going with a bunch of bachurim or a family trip
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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1917 on: February 10, 2018, 01:48:11 PM »
Wife and I are going to be in Milan for a week in April and want to go north into southern Switzerland for 2-3 days. Any suggestions of where to stay and what to see? Spg properties? Thanks for the help!

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1918 on: February 25, 2018, 01:15:41 AM »
Are there any DDF'ers in Zurich that can help out my mother who has an 11 hour layover?

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Re: Switzerland Master Thread
« Reply #1919 on: March 06, 2018, 12:48:37 AM »
Is there any way to get kosher food delivered to the airport in Zurich?