Thank you all for your replies. After trawling hundreds of sites, reviews and forums, I'm thinking Scuol might be a good base in May for some hiking. Would you agree?

We will be flying into Zurich and travelling down by train.

We're two keen (albeit not the full-on-enviable-hardy-types) female 30-something hikers looking for views, walks and relaxation in a get-away-from-it-all atmosphere in reasonable Spring weather.

Looking at the Locarno area it appears much more expensive and touristy, hence landing on Scuol.

Welcome any thoughts you're willing to give (within reason)!

Thanks in advance.