Gasthaus Traube, Buchs SGGasthaus Traube in Buchs SG, Switzerland has a corrected score of 3.5 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), ranked 8 of 24 hotels we score in Buchs SG. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.6 before correction: Tripadvisor 3.6. Rooms from about $243 a night (cached, not a live quote).Gasthaus Traube is a 14-room design hotel with a restaurant, set in a listed 200-year-old building in Buchs in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley. Rooms are spacious and done in a Scandinavian-inspired style with natural materials, and the restaurant serves regional seasonal cooking with a wide wine selection. Families are well catered for, with children's books, DVDs, highchairs and free breakfast, and there is a garden for summer evenings. The location is central, close to the main shopping street, cafés and Buchs railway station, with free parking on site. It suits travellers wanting character and good food in a small Rhine Valley town, though rates start around $243 a night.What stands out

Spacious rooms with natural materials

Well-regarded seasonal restaurant

Free breakfast and parking

Central, near station and shops

Watch out for

Nightly rates are relatively high

Tripadvisor score trails other review sites

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Parkhotel Sonnenhof, Buchs SG: 4.2 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $330 a night. Parkhotel Sonnenhof is a four-star-superior hotel in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, set in a chalet-style building about a kilometre south of the town centre.

Gutwinski, Buchs SG: 3.9 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), from $206 a night. Hotel Gutwinski is a family-run, four-star boutique hotel set in a 16th-century townhouse at Rosengasse 4-6, in the pedestrian zone of Feldkirch's historic old town.

Hotel Turna, Buchs SG: 3.9 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). Hotel Turna is a family-run, three-star sport and nature hotel in Malbun, Liechtenstein, sitting at 1600 metres in the mountains.