Run by Felix Schibli and Sarah Pente-Schibli, descendants of the founders in 1846, this unpretentious hotel is in a village near Baden.

'Unusually good value', Emil and Lydia Mock's modern Appenzeller chalet, says a regular correspondent, is 'an interesting cross between B&B and hotel garni'.

'One of our favourites': on their third visit in ten years, regular Guide correspondents again loved this double-gabled chalet hotel with rustic decor.

This village, at the western end of the Bernese Oberland, is good all year round for a holiday: skiing and glaciers in winter, 'a hiker's paradise' in summer.

'We couldn't fault it,' says a visitor regarding this this traditional hotel owned by the 'charming' Max and Ria Ritter.

'Efficient, enjoyable, individual', the Alex has views of the towering Matterhorn. Its 'kind owners', Alex and Gisela Perren, offer 'old-fashioned hospitality', say their fans.

At the entrance of this village in the beautiful Val d'Annivers, Anne-Françoise and Claude Buchs-Favre's large white, blue-shuttered hotel dates from 1859.

In the beautiful Jungfrau region of the Bernese Oberland, this classic hotel was built by the Hauser family in 1904. Silvia and Urs Hauser are now the 'hands-on' proprietors.

'Ten wonderful days. My favourite hotel anywhere,' wrote a devotee who celebrated his 80th birthday at Franziska and Gabriel Taugwalder's chalet hotel.

Adelboden, one of the older Swiss ski resorts in the western part of the Bernese Oberland, has changed little over the years, nor has this holiday hotel, now run by the third generation of the Richard family.

'A model of a friendly small hotel,' say visitors. Owned by the von Allmen family, it has a 'wonderful position' in the lower part of the village.

Third generation hoteliers Brigitte and Christian Hoeflinger-von Siebenthal run this stylish hotel very close to Saanenmoser – 1,270ft above sea level and offering hiking, golf and mountain biking in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Popular with walkers, climbers and skiers, this small chalet-style hotel is in the upper part of the Lötschental, a beautiful and unspoilt area and UNESCO heritage site, and is the oldest in the region (it dates from 1866).

'Wonderfully situated' in a quiet village high above the Inn valley, the Meisser family's spruce yellow-painted hotel dates from 1658.

'A superb family hotel with universally friendly staff', Chesa Rosatsch is formed of four historic houses located in the centre of a 'lovely, cosy' village.

'Delightful' and smart, the Maeder family's chalet-style hotel is on the outskirts of the village. 'Cosy in winter', it has 'a lovely large lounge' with open fire, gallery, and large, tartan-covered chairs.

In this upmarket resort, good for a winter or a summer holiday, the Schmid/Isepponi family have been 30+ years at their 'cosy' B&B hotel. Formed of two chalets, it is admired for its 'high standards of personal service' and rustic style.