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Ostschweiz and Liechtenstein

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    1 Fischerzunft Rheinquai 8 052 632 05 05 www.fischerzunft.ch Schaffhausen's most characterful choice, an excellent modern Relais & Châteaux hotel on the riverfront. Its ten rooms have been done up in a rather flouncy style, with Asian touches; it's definitely worth splashing out on one of the more restrained, tasteful suites.Price: Fr.250–350

    2 Kronenhof Kirchhofplatz 7 052 635 75 75 www.kronenhof.ch Slick, modern business-class rooms in a central location, also with some good, spacious suites.Price: Fr.150–250

    3 Löwen Im Hösli 2, Herblingen 052 643 22 08 Comfortable old guesthouse in a suburb 3km north (bus #5), with modern, renovated rooms. Price: Fr.100-150

    4 Author Pick Park Villa Parkstrasse 18 052 635 60 60 www.parkvilla.ch Atmospheric old mansion on the edge of Schaffhausen's Old Town, with 25 individually decorated rooms, complete with chandeliers and Persian carpets. Splash out on the Royal Suite for the rooftop balcony and fine, wood-panelled bedchamber with four-poster bed, or dine in the wonderful Louis XVI salon. Price: Fr.150–250

    5 Jugendherberge Belair (HI hostel) Randenstrasse 65 052 625 88 00 www.youthhostel.ch Award-winning hostel, housed in a sixteenth-century manor house 1km northwest of the station that featured in Hermann Hesse's 1914 novel Rosshalde. Opening time: March– OctPrice: Up to Fr.100

    6 Jugendherberge Dachsen (HI hostel) Schloss Laufen 052 659 61 52 www.youthhostel.ch Old hostel in an annexe of Schloss Laufen, a castle overlooking the Rhine falls 4km west of town (with its own train station). Opening time: Mid-March to mid-OctPrice: Fr.26