Hotel Alpina Luzern

A great hotel just a short walking distance from the train station. Easy to get anywhere in town. 5 mins to the old town and Chapel bridge. Staff helpful and friendly. Room was very nice

I know unusual but it was extremely hot. I did not expect aircon but a fan would have been good. This is probably rarely an issue and would not stop me coming back

Location

Very hot in the room, fan did not help much.

The location and the breakfast schedule

The elevator and the AC, was to hot

All three of us, one couple and one single, had stayed at the Alpina before. While memories had faded in the intervening years, we remembered nothing to put us off. The location is great for the railway station, jetties for the lake boats and for the city generally. For Luzern, the prices are at economy level, but there are reasons for this.

The double room was adequate in size. The bathroom had a sliding glass door and a wall partly built of glass, the effect of which was to make it impossible to visit the bathroom in the night without disturbing one's partner. Our friend in the single had an en suite room, but no door to the bathroom. He said it felt somewhat like a prison cell because of this. We were staying during a heatwave. The double room had a portable air conditioner but the exhaust from this was routed out through a window, making it impossible to get in and out of bed on that side. Most of the staff were at least pleasant but one was surly and thoughtless.