Climbing Hotels
Mama Thresl - Urban Soul In The High MountainsMama Thresl  
Soak yourself in the unparalleled beauty of the Skicircus Saalbach - Leogang - Fieberbrunn in the town of Leogang. This is where mama thresl, the hotel that invites sporty urban souls, is located. The chic building is designed and constructed from locally available natural materials. Native pine wood with a …
Accommodation types: Mountain   Nature   Spa
Location: Leogang  Austria  West Europe
Whitney Peak Hotel - The Hotel Whose Facade Is A Climbing WallWhitney Peak  
Hotel
Centrally located in Reno, Nevada, in the United States of America, Whitney Peak Hotel is the only non-gaming, non-smoking, independent hotel in the city. Whether you’re looking to visit the Truckee River Walk or the Reno Arch, everything is at a stone’s throw distance from the hotel. With 310 guestrooms …
Accommodation types: Design
Location: Reno  USA  North America
Mischabel Hut - A Mecca For Mountaineering NerdsMischabel  
Hut
This Alpine hut is 3,340 meters above sea level and located deep in the Pennine Alps. It is only accessible to experienced hikers who can make the 4-mile journey from the nearby town of Saas-Fee, which was used as a location for the Wham! 1984 hit single, “Last Christmas I …
Accommodation types: Mountain
Location: Saas Fee  Switzerland  West Europe
Skylodge Adventure Suites - Sleeping In A Transparent Hanging Capsule On The MountainSkylodge Adventure  
Suites
Have you ever imagined what it’s like to be a bird, sitting high above the rest in a cozy nest, overlooking the vast beauty of nature’s surroundings? If so, you’re in for a treat! The Skylodge Adventure Suites in Cusco, Peru, offer an incredible travel experience unlike any other.
Accommodation types: Capsule   Mountain   Nature
Location: Cusco  Peru  South America
Berghaus Sulzfluh - Alpenhütte - Authentic Alpine Hut In SwitzerlandBerghaus Sulzfluh  
Alpenhütte
Sulzfluh Mountain Inn seems as if it came directly from a classic piece of literature; it is tucked into the end of a valley basin offering a magnificent view of the Swiss Alps, the mountain scenery of the Partnun Valley, and the community of Graubünden below. The hotel offers a …
Accommodation types: Mountain   Traditional
Location: St. Antönien  Switzerland  West Europe
Bertol Hut - Traversing Glaciers In SwitzerlandBertol  
Hut
Run by the Neuchâtel Swiss Alpine Club and located 3311 meters above sea level the Bertol Hut clings to a rocky outcrop in the higher reaches of the Swiss Alps. It was build in Geneva and reassembled on the mountain between 1896 and 1898. In 1976 it was rebuilt completely …
Accommodation types: Mountain
Location: Evolène  Switzerland  West Europe
Mönchsjoch Hut - Independent Accommodation At The Top Of EuropeMönchsjoch  
Hut
Arriving at Jungfraujoch station there is a sign proclaiming this to be the “Top of Europe”. Operators, Jungfraubahn put the sign there being proud of the fact their railway includes the highest mainline station in Europe. Trains pull through a tunnel somehow carved out of the solid rock and arrive …
Accommodation types: Mountain
Location: Fieschertal  Switzerland  West Europe
Hollandia Hütte - Swiss Alpine Club Mountain HutHollandia  
Hut
This mountain hut is owned by the Swiss Alpine Club and lies 3240 meters above sea level overlooking a glacier pass. In order to get there, you have to hike across the glacier itself. Approach then, on the north side of the Lotschenlucke. The caretaker will see you from miles …
Accommodation types: Mountain
Location: Blatten  Switzerland  West Europe
Berggasthaus Aescher - Magical Cliffside Mountain House In SwitzerlandBerggasthaus  
Aescher
This guesthouse was built over 160 years ago by farmers who needed a place to hang out so their goats could graze. This seems like an achievement on par with the pyramids. I mean, how do you drag that much timber up a mountain and then build it into a …
Accommodation types: Mountain   Nature
Location: Wasserauen  Switzerland  West Europe
Fannaråkhytta Lodge - Norway’s Highest Tourist LodgeFannaråkhytta  
Lodge
A joy for the ruddy-cheeked and strong-legged, this unique hotel is actually a cabin 2068m above sea-level and is Norway’s highest tourist lodge with views of the Hurrungane Mountains and ancient glaciers that reflect light from the long-shining summer sun. This remote lodge is only accessible by foot. You will …
Accommodation types: Mountain   Remote
Location: Luster  Norway  West Europe
Hotel Pilatus-Kulm - A Dragon-Ridden Mountaintop In SwitzerlandPilatus-Kulm  
Hotel
Nope, this is not the home of the Pilates fitness cult but a place for adventures. This Alpine hotel was opened in 1890 and is over 2000 meters above sea-level. It is located on the Pilatus Mountain – one of the Alp’s most jagged and arresting peaks – near Lake …
Accommodation types: Mountain
Location: Lucerne  Switzerland  West Europe
Nature Observatorio Manzanillo - New-Style Eco LivingNature Observatorio  
Manzanillo
This could be the first structure ever built from the top-down. The two-floor room-and-observation-deck is suspended from a tree using nylon ropes, nylon stripes. Not one screw or nail was used in its construction. Water for the bathroom comes from rainfall and electricity comes from solar panels. Located on the …
Accommodation types: Eco-Friendly   Jungle   Treehouse
Location: Manzanillo  Costa Rica  Central America
Old Dungeon Ghyll - 300-Year-Old HotelOld Dungeon  
Ghyll
The Old Dungeon Ghyll is in England’s Lake District, a beautiful area that inspired some of the greatest poetry ever written. Indeed the air still resounds with Coleridge’s blessing: ‘Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee, Whether the summer clothe the general earth With greenness, or the redbreast sit …
Accommodation types: Nature   Remote   Traditional
Location: Ambleside  United Kingdom  West Europe
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