Haus Alphuebel

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Modern, cozy, luxury alpine rental apartment for up to 8 people next to incredible Zermatt mountains.

www.zermatt.ch

Geschichte

Haus Alphuebel

How to get there?

By car:
Zurich - Täsch: 228 km, 3 h 53 min
Geneva - Täsch: 231 km, 2 h 50 min
Milano Malpensa Airport: 227 km, 3 h 15 min

More information: Route-planer

Parking:

Zermatt is car-free, but to Haus Alphuebel and Täsch you can come comfortably by your own car and bring all your things to the door. In Täsch there are 2100 covered parking spaces and the daily fee is around 15 frangs. More information for example from Parking Matterhorn Terminal Täsch +41279671214.

More information about road conditions etc: www.zermatt.ch

By train:

From Zurich main railway station: 2 h 58 min, around 60 CHF
From Zurich Airport: 3 h 20 min, around 60 CHF
From Geneva main railway station: 3 hours 30 min. Around 50 CHF.
From Geneva Airport: 3 h, 40 mins.
From Milano main railway station: 3 h 13 min.
From Milano Malpensa Airport: 3 h, 36 min, no information about the ticket prices from Italian side.

The railway stationin Täsch is just 200 meters away from our apartment.

More information: www.sbb.ch

How to find our place?

As there is no street names and house numbers you will just have this description, but its really easy to find the place in any case, the village is so small. You see the church. Go / drive there, our house is on the opposite side of the street from the church. It is the building with a restaurant downstairs. The houses address is the same as its name: Haus Alphuebel, 3929 Täsch.

Shuttle train from Täsch to Zermatt village and mountains

The train between Täsch and Zermatt goes up to 6 times per hour during the busiest time of the day. It is really convenient, you step out of the train and you are immediately next to the ski lifts and in the middle of the Zermatt village. If you are a night owl there is a train going even all night true once an hour.

More information: www.zermatt.ch

Description of our apartment in Haus Alphuebel:

Our apartment is charming and functional, fresh and modern. It is relatively big, 120 m2 and suites well 6 - 8 people and sometimes we have been 10 people there for just a weekend, but that is not so comfortable anymore.

We have 3 bedrooms. 2 bedrooms are downstairs and have 160 cm wide mattresses (and there are in both of these rooms still enough space for a baby cot if needed). Upstairs we have a third bedroom where we have 4 good quality mattresses on the floor to be placed as the guests wants them. In all rooms we have plenty of blankets and pillows, own hairdryers, mirrors and some space for storage.

In our living room we have a big TV, DVD-player, CD, two cozy sofas (of which one is a bed sofa and also inside of this we storage even more blankets and pillows)… Its a great area for relaxing after a day out…

In our kitchen we have all you can wish for for preparing a great dinner or other meals. We have a big kitchen table and you can make it really beautiful with candles and different kind of porcelain. We have a coffee nespresso coffee machine and also a french press coffee can. We leave some spices and basics like bin bags, dish brushes etc, so what you need to bring is just the fresh food you want to have, or also if you wish some more special spices you better bring them along, too.

There is a balcony with four seats and a small table where you can enjoy your afternoon coffee in the sun! Or drink wine in the night, as you prefer!

Kids are welcome to our apartment! We have 2 baby travel beds, blankets and linen for kids, 2 feeding chairs, porcelain and cutlery for kids, some toys, some films, bath tube, 2 big sledges, 1 baby sledge and one Davos-sledge.

We are allergic and therefore no animals are allowed, not even for a short visit, unfortunately.

Bathroom is in the lower floor and has both a shower cabinet and a bath tube. In the bathroom we have a very efficient hairdryer and leave some basic daily cosmetics for your use.

There are washer and dryer and washing detergents for your use. Also vacuum cleaner and cleaning items are for your use. The final cleaning is included the price, so don't worry for that, just keep up a nice standard for making your stay nice.

Outdoor clothing and shoes can and shall be left in the stairway. You can bring soft and warm indoor shoes with you, that is cozy to have, or slippers which you can use in the stairways when the floors might get wet from your out door shoes, but our floor indoors is too delicate for outdoor shoes, please respect this.

In the basement we have place for skis and ski shoe warmers. Also sledges and strollers and other outdoor things can be storage here. Use the same key as to the apartment. (You find the basement under the stairs to the house)


More specific instructions I will send per mail after you have done your booking. I also leave information in the flat so you easily find it when you stay at our place.


Service and some activities in Täsch


Coop, the grosery store in Täsch is located 150 meters from our apartment and has very good, basic food sortiment. Opening hours Mon - Fri: 8-12, 14-18:30, Sat: 8-12, 14-18, Sun: Closed.

AVEC is a smaller shop with basics as milk and bread at the railway station and has longer opening hours plus it is open on Sundays, too.
Post office: Mon-Fri: 8-12, 13:30-18, Sat: 8-12, 13:30-18

There are many different bancomats in the village.

Skirental, also cross country skis: located at the railway station in Täsch, www.alpini-sport.ch, Mon-Sat: 8-12, 14-18:30, Sun: 8-12, 16-18:30

Cross country trails: A 45 min, level easy, trail B, 1 h 35 min, level difficult. Costs: Daily pass: 6 CHF, Week Pass 30 CHF

Golf: www.golfmatterhorn.ch

Sauna and whirlpool: at Hotel Täscherhof

Restaurant: Restaurant Vieux Chalet in our house down stairs
Opening hours Mon - Thurs 8-22, Fri - Sat: 8-23, Sun 8-22

Other activities in Täsch: Sledging, ice skating, swimming in the summer, hiking…

More information from Tourism Buro Täsch, [email protected], +41-27-9671689




Activities in Zermatt


Skiing, hiking, biking, dirt scooter, summer skiing, kick biking, family fun, SPAs, cross country skiing, curling, wine tasting, concerts, cinema, museums, culinary experiences, helicopter flying… there are so many things to do in Zermatt! The best way to find information is to have a look at Zermatts official site, www.zermatt.ch. On that site you find more or less everything you need to know. I write some information down here in any case, as a short and easy version.

Skiing and hiking

In Zermatt you have the highest mountains and best skiing in Europe! Also in summer season you have fantastic alpine nature where to enjoy hiking at its best. This I dont write more about as it would be an all too long chapter but you find tons of information on the Internet: for example here::

www.matterhornparadise.ch and www.zermatt.ch.

And you can always just step in to Zermatt tourism office by the railway staion in Zermatt, or call or write them: +41-279668100, [email protected] They always have the latest information and the best suggestions for you.

Restaurants

In Zermatt you can find many great restaurants. The variety is big: you find many which serve local food, but also japanese, chinese, many italian restaurants, french… You find great local bakeries, mountain style Mc Donalds, sausage sold on the street and then the top restaurants where you go to celebrate, not to forget the very cozy mountain restaurants which you must visit during your stay!

Molino is a n easy italian with really good pizzas, flirty and nice italian style service, kids welcome and the restaurant is in the middle of the village. Bahnhofstrasse 52

Hotel Post A more proper restaurant with great food, good atmosphere and nice interior: fine but not stiff and excellent for a dinner with good friends or your partner. If you feel for having one more glass… go to the bar and order a mojito. Great choice, but this is when you might miss the next train back home.

Mountain restaurants which you have to experience! You hike or ski there and enjoy the fresh air and thereafter you get your very nice drink and a tasty meal. This is mountain style!!!

www.chezvrony.ch and www.blatten-zermatt.ch

Chez Vrony +41-27-9672552

Blatten +41-27-9672096


SPA & Gym Zermatt

There are many more for sure, but these I have visited regularly and really like a lot. Call both places before going to make sure they have capacity for other than just their own hotel guests, or that they have the SPAs open and saunas warm for you…

Mont Cervin Palace has a great pool area which is allowed also for kids, a quiet SPA area for quiet adults and a gym. We love to come here with the family. Its in the middle of the village in Zermatt, Bahnhofstrasse 31, www.montcervinpalace.ch, +41279668888

Zermatterhof Grand Hotel SPA fresh, luxurious SPA for adults with a high risk for over relaxing! Pool open 7:30-20:30, Saunas and Turkish baths 14-20:30, Gym 7:30-20:30, Massages 9-20:30. [email protected], +41279666600


Kids

Childcare:

Alpinen Nanny, Oberdorfstrasse 15, [email protected], +41-774591967

Kinderparadies = „Day School“ / 300 m2 big indoor play area in the middle of Zermatt,Spissstrasse 23, +41279677252, [email protected]

Ski schools for kids: www.mountainexposure.com,

Indoor palyground: Wollis Palyground in Restaurant Sports Pavillion, Obere Mattenstrasse 25, +41-27-9675959

Sledging: from Gornergrat you can sledge some last stations = 1, 5 km sledging, in Täsch you have a longer sledge slope on 3,6 km and in Randa you can find a not steep and nice slope for the smaller kids = 0,2 km.

Ice rinks: There are ice rinks in Zermatt, Täsch and Randa.

More information: [email protected], +41-279676264


Some other fun activities


Curling. Nov-Feb 10:00-19:00, +41-279676264, [email protected], 75 CHF / rink / 2 h, min 5 pers.

Helicopter sightseeing 220 CHF / 20 min, [email protected], +41-279668686

Cinema, www.backstagehotel.ch

Weather & Snow Information

www.zermatt.ch