16 Uniques and Unusuals hotels in switzerland

Ruedi Fasstastiche Ferien

From May to October near the German border in Switzerland, you can sleep in an unusual accommodation, you sleep in a barrel. Old barrels of larger sizes have been converted into rooms for visitors.

Palafitte Neuchatel Hotel

The Palafitte hotel, located in the Three Lakes region, opened in 2002 and offers an original hotel. Indeed, the rooms are built on stilts and are perfectly integrated into the surrounding nature. The hotel offers 40 rooms on stilts. They are very comfortable and the place is perfect for a relaxing weekend with family or couples.

GoldenPass

In Montreux, Switzerland, take a cogwheel train to climb to 2000 meters altitude. Once at the top, you will find a beautiful view and an original place where to spend the night. You can sleep in a yurt at 2000 meters altitude and enjoy a relaxing and enchanting environment. the Summer and winter experiences are unique, but we must monitor the weather because if the fog is present you will not enjoy the view.

Festung Vitznau Hotel

Switzerland has ceased the activity of a former military shelter. It is now possible to visit it and it is even possible to sleep there. This shelter sits inside of a mountain.

Youth Hostel Mariastein Rotberg

This old castle is no longer used for war and was reconverted into a youth hostel. Its terrace offers wonderful views of the surroundings.

Whitepod Hotel

In Switzerland, you can sleep in “pods”, which are original cottages perched at 1700 meters altitude. Due to this means of unusual accommodation, you reduce your impact on nature and live closer to her. Also,  you enjoy the onsite activities such as dog sledding, snowshoeing or even paragliding.

Sorell Hotel Argovia

Lovers of soccer will appreciate this room dedicated to their favorite sport. In this hotel, a room is dedicated to the football club FC Aarau where you will find many items of the club, but also a ball-shaped table, a lawn instead of carpet and nets in beds head.

Iglu-Dorf Hotel

What could be more original than to sleep in an Igloo? Each year, the Igloo villages are reborn and offer fun accommodation. You will have the opportunity to sleep under the snow, but also enjoy a Jacuzzi, sauna, and ice bar. If time permits you can also make a night walk around the site. Iglu-Dorf offers 6 locations in Switzerland and Andorra where you can enjoy this unusual accommodation.

Maïs Hotel

From June to September, an unusual accommodation born each year: a cornfield. In the middle of a corn field, you will find a square without culture closely to welcome you. On the site, there will be a shelter, natural furniture and space for grilling.

3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat

At 3100 meters altitude, there is the highest hotel in the Swiss Alps. From the hotel, you have a beautiful view of the surrounding peaks rising to over 4000 meters. Finally, this unusual accommodation houses two observatories and you can go to one of them to take a look at the stars that surround us. To reach the top, you will take the famous cog railway: the Gornergrat.

Abbaye de la Maigrauge

are You stressed? Do you want to think in a peaceful climate? to be in a quiet sphere? Then this place is for you. You can spend a few days to collect and rejuvenate your mind.

Bivouac Dans Les Arbres Hotel

From April to October, you can try an unusual experience in Switzerland: sleeping in a bivouac in a tree at the edge of a river. Enjoy nature and relax.

Swiss Tubes Hotel

Nearby the Lake of Thun, a building attracts attention: The Swiss Tube. Five stacked tubes, each contains a comfortable room with a bed, a bath with view on the lake. Enjoy…

Bergwerks von Herznach

The ore mining has been stopped, this ancient iron ore silo was reconverted into unusual accommodation. It now welcomes visitors and offers a magnificent view of the surroundings.

Aux 4 Vents Hotel

This hotel offers rooms each is more original than the other. You could for example sleep in a former school dorm or take a bath in a bathtub rail in the balcony. The hotel also has a restaurant (closed on Wednesdays) and an original garden.

Les Nids Hotel

This cottage invites you to sleep in nature in small houses attached to the trees at 5 to 8 meters height. Nearby, you find plenty of activities to spend a pleasant weekend with family or couple.

Hotel Jail

This old Swiss prison was converted into a hotel and now welcomes visitors for an unusual experience. The hotel offers different types of rooms from the most spartan to the suite which is the former office of the prison director.