My husband and I were on a two-day hiking tour with his hiking club and stayed the night at the Rotsteinpass mountain inn. The location on a rocky top ridge certainly couldn't be any more spectacular with a panoramic 360° view around the eastern Alps. In the evening we were even treated to the spectacle of almost a dozen ibex coming to the salt licks put out by the inn, after we'd watch them doing their breathtaking and hair-raising up and down the more or less vertical rockface stunts, faster than you could match on the ground. This inn is also a good place to start from before - or stop at after you've climbed to the top of Altmann (Old Man - 7989') an easy peak anybody can do even wihtout...
Read the 2 and 3 star reviews carefully. This is a mountain inn, in a remote location on 2,000m, with a small cable car to transport food, beverages and goods to the cottage. Do not expect a living comfort! Our experience was fantastic that we arrived at 16:30 to grab a beer outside to watch the sunset. We slept in a dormitory room with a few others... but a dormitory is a dormitory... it takes place for beds, not storage or other luxury. The staff runs all day and serves drinks and food. Some reviews say they are unfriendly. They're not. They're just busy all day and night. We had a bed for 75 CHF and a 2 course dinner and a beer. The evening meal was a delicious homemade soup followed by p...
While Rotsteinpass itself is an amazing place to visit and I would like to go back there again and again, never again the resthouse. The staff was most unfriendly. One has to pay 5 Francs for a shower. And must buy dinner (pricey for a small plate of soup and cheese pasta with Apfelmus.) Otherwise there are notices in toilet that one has to pay to use the loo if one doesn't buy dinner. Water in the basin trickles like a single tear. We were refused refill for our water bottles and we were told that since we were hiking up to Santis which is only an hour's hike away, we can manage without water. Our whole group of 5 literally left with less than 100 ml water each. And apparently this rudeness...
While Rotsteinpass itself is an amazing place to visit, and I always want to go back there, never the resthouse again. The staff was very unfriendly. You have to pay 5 francs for a shower. And must buy dinner (price for a small dish soup and cheese pasta with applesa). Otherwise there are hints in the toilet that you have to pay to use the loo if you don't buy dinner. Water in the pool is like a single tear. We have been rejected refilling for our water bottles and we have been told that since hiking to Santis, which is only an hour walk away, we can manage without water. Our whole group of 5 literally with less than 100 ml of water each. And obviously this rudeness was caused by the fact th...
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Most unfriendly people in the world I ever meet so far, they have no manner how to treat people with respect. Be careful if you travel to that area! Drying room not working at all, Breakfast was poor, Drinks expensive like hell, No bin disposal so this mean if you are with your baby there you must bring your dippers back to the valley. The rooms were cold during night time. Water was like tear drops coming from the sink. Around 5 € extra for making a shower which lasted only 1.5 min with warm water. No house rules are given during booking but once you arrive there you feel like you are in prison with rules that only they understand. More or less it was the worst experience for me and my 10 f...
Most unfriendly people in the world I ever meet so far, they have no manner how to treat people with respect. Be careful if you travel to that area! Drying room not working at all, Breakfast was poor,Drinks expensive like hell, No bin disposal so this mean if you are with your baby there you must bring your dippers back to the valley. The rooms were cold during night time. Water was like tear drops coming from the sink. Around 5 € extra for making a shower which lasted only 1.5 min with warm water. No house rules are given during booking but once you arrive there you feel like you are in prison with rules that only they understand. More or less it was the worst experience for me and my 10 fr...
As this is an high mountain hut. We didn't expect much of comfort. The facilities are clean. We stayed in a dorm style room but fortunately we didn't have to share the room with other hikers. Apparently, whenever possible, they try to assign a different room to each group or couple. The room had around 10 spots, very small without any storage. The entire room has one small bulb only. Tap water run very slow which we understand why. Coined shower is 5 Sfr,. good for around 3 mins. There were 2 choices for dinner. I chose roasted pork with cream sauce and French fries. It was too salty for my liking. Breakfast was bread with jam. Bottle water was 5 Sfr. I can't imagine when the place is full a...
Because this is a high mountain hut. We didn't expect much comfort. The facilities are clean. We were in a dormitory room, but fortunately we didn't have to share the room with other hikers. Apparently they try to assign a different room to each group or pair. The room had about 10 spots, very small without storage. The whole room has only a small lamp. Tap water running very slowly, what we understand why. Cosy shower is 5 freezer, good for about 3 minutes. There were 2 options for dinner. I chose roasted pork with cream sauce and French fries. It was too salty for my pleasure. Breakfast was bread with jam. Bottle water was 5 Sfr. I can't imagine when the place is full and you have to wait...
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Great experience, wonderful location and good food. Would give 5 stars, but felt torn off for drinking water £13 for a liter of drinking water. Tap water was not drinkable and to see there was nowhere else where you could fill your bottle, all hikers HAD to pay this money after a long day of hiking and another long day before the next day. Such a shame as my experience really ruined.
We were on a multi day hike and stayed overnight before going up Saentis mountain. The owners were looking well after us with a personal touch. Be prepared at 2'100 above sea level the amenities are reduce (where everything has to be transported up by helicopter.) Water scarce at some times.
