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# Calm and Cuisine at the Hotel Le Vieux Manoir on Picturesque Lake Murten

> Hotel Le Vieux Manoir is a Relais & Châteaux country house hotel set in a large park on the shores of Lake Murten in the Bernese Seeland, Switzerland, drawing guests with its elegant rooms, lakeside setting, and acclaimed gastronomy.

## Destination
Lake Murten (Lac de Morat), Bernese Seeland, Switzerland

## Why visit
A rare combination of genuine calm, lakeside beauty, and serious gastronomic ambition at Switzerland's first Relais & Châteaux property.

## What to see
- **Glass Diamond** — An exclusive glass cube on stilts at the lake's edge, reached by a steel staircase and offering spectacular views of Lake Murten.
- **34 themed guest rooms** — Each room designed as a individual work of art with distinct colors and themes by interior designers Jasmin Grego and Stephanie Kühnle; most have private balconies.
- **Garden and private boat dock** — A large park setting with a designer beach shower and chairs on the hotel's own dock directly on the lake.

## What to do
- **Dining on the garden terrace at Restaurant Juma** — Multi-course gourmet lunches featuring dishes such as pea soup with salmon tartare, duck liver with Seeland asparagus, and red snapper with sweet potatoes.
- **Staying in the lakeside villa** — An adjacent lake house accommodating up to six guests with a fireplace living room, multiple bedrooms, and a private sauna, usable independently of the hotel.

## Good to know
The hotel offers a pavilion room (Glass Diamond) and a separate lake house villa in addition to the 34 rooms in the main building. The restaurant manager at time of writing was Florian Stroubhard.

## Photos

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  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Bootssteg-Stuehle.jpg"
    caption: "Chairs on the hotel’s private boat dock"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Ulrike-Ruf-Daniel-Ziegler-W.jpg"
    caption: "Ulrike Ruf, Daniel Ziegler and Walter Schärer on Harley-Davidsons"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Eingang.jpg"
    caption: "Hotel entrance"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Champagner.jpg"
    caption: "Louis Roederer champagne"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Gartendusche.jpg"
    caption: "Shower enclosure and changing cabins"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Wintergarten.jpg"
    caption: "Almost like a conservatory"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Restaurant.jpg"
    caption: "Conservatory of Restaurant \"Juma\""
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Zimmer-gruen.jpg"
    caption: "\"Green\" room"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Glasdiamant-See.jpg"
    caption: "Glass Diamond by the lake: Living perched on high..."
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Bett-Glasdiamant.jpg"
    caption: "Hotel bed in the Glass Diamond"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Seehaus-Villa-Konzept.jpg"
    caption: "Villa concept with lake house"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Schlafzimmer-Gartenvilla.jpg"
    caption: "Garden Villa bedroom"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Menukarte.jpg"
    caption: "Le Vieux Manoir menu"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Erbsensuppe-Lachstatar.jpg"
    caption: "Pea soup with salmon tartare"
  - url: "https://travelmemo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Le-Vieux-Manoir-Hotel-Murten-Franzoesische-Entenleber-Spargel.jpg"
    caption: "French duck liver meets Seeland asparagus"
```