Best Western Alpen Resort Hotel in Zermatt

Zermatt is a popular holiday resort in the Swiss canton of Valais nearby the frontier to Italy. The ancient municipality is situated in the German speaking part of Switzerland and has a lot of rustically looking buildings from the 18th century, made of dark wood. Especially the centre of the resort still looks like an original Swiss mountain village. The buildings are quite large and have four storeys in average. Between this houses are romantically narrow streets with hairpin turns. These streets have not been built for car traffic and that's why Zermatt remained free of cars up to now.

No cars allowed at Zermatt

Only horse coaches and electric taxis are allowed. The Best Western Alpen Resort Hotel in Zermatt is located close to the train station and the historic centre of Zermatt. The hotel offers own parking facilities in Taesch, a village four miles north of Zermatt. The road from there to Zermatt is not open for conventional cars. You can go to Zermatt by train or by shuttle. If you arrive at Zermatt train station you can call the hotel and they will pick you up free of charge. Because of the fabulous view to the mountain Matterhorn, Zermatt is a favourite tourist destination.

The Matterhorn Ski Paradise offers trails above the tree line as far as the eye can see. The Best Western Alpen Resort Hotel features 50 rooms, all of them with south balconies facing the Matterhorn. The generously sized rooms are equipped with a King size bed, a bath with a large bath tub, TV, minibar, telephone and wireless LAN. The hotel provides a fantastic indoor pool and a fitness centre with whirl pool and steam room. The restaurant offers theme evenings a la card. Furthermore you can have a complimentary breakfast. The hotel is best connected to the attractive mountain area around Zermatt. You can go there by chair lift or by foot. If you are tired of hiking or skiing you can go back by bus.