Auf der Durchreise haben wir ohne Reservation zu dritt einen schönen Tisch am Fenster bekommen. Wir haben je zwei Vorspeisen bestellt. Die Kürbiscremesuppe und die Süsskartoffelsuppe mit Riesencrevetten kamen sehr heiss auf den Tisch und waren geschmacklich hervorragend. Die gedämpften Spinatknödel mit Bergkäse wie auch der Rettichsalat mit Feigen waren eine wunderbare Geschmackssymphonie, kaum zu übertreffen. Die Bedienung war sehr aufmerksam und obwohl sie viele Tische allein betreute, sehr freundlich und schnell. Das nächste Mal kommen wir mit grösserem Hunger! Die stilvolle Einrichtung hat uns auch sehr gut gefallen.
Verena is a lovely lady, very chatty and only too happy to assist. Her house is beautifully renovated, wonderfully clean, and in a great location for exploring the local places - however as a fellow B&B owner (who regularly receives 10/10 on Booking com from my guests), I felt Verena’s guest house is best described as a “posh hostel”. She claims to have spent many years in luxury hospitality but as a guest it’s not luxurious if: 1) you have to take your dressing gown, towels, bath mat, wash bag and clothes into a shared bathroom; 2 shared bathrooms and two separate toilets for 5 bedrooms (10 people) is not luxurious. 2) you have to climb over your partner to get out of bed because the bed is jammed up against the wall on three sides, and as such you have no where to put anything during the night, no bedside table, or even a shelf above the headboard. 3) you have to go into the shared bathroom just to use the provided hairdryer. I do not understand why there isn’t one in each room. 4) you have to forgo reading your book in bed because the only (minuscule) bedside lamp is on the other side of the bed. In this modern era, and at £200 a night (even in Oct!), a shared bathroom / toilet is not acceptable (all of my rooms are ensuite); so it never even occurred to me to check that the rooms might not be ensuite at that price 😳 We stayed two nights and as such the room was tidied during our stay - but - all the towels that we had used were folded up ‘as new’ and put back on the rail amongst the unused towels. As conscientious eco friendly users we thought this an odd thing to do. We wanted to use the minimum amount of towels possible, but I had no idea what I had or hadn’t used so quite probably the whole lot would have to be washed unnecessarily after our stay, when we restricted ourselves to using just one towel each. Based on Verena’s system, keeping your towels in your room makes sense, however there is only a pretty metal stand on which to hang them up, there is not the usual radiator on which they can be hung to dry / air when damp.
With a stay at Budget Rooms Pilatus in Alpnach, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Chapel Bridge and Stansstad Ferry Terminal. This guesthouse is 20.2 mi (32.5 km) from Engelberg-Titlis Ski Resort and 5.6 mi (9 km) from Sarnersee.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a communal living room.
Featured amenities include express check-out, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
No proper parking, it’s outside and not controlled, first come first served. They don’t particularly like families with children and they make you feel it. They target pensioners. No effort is made to make you feel welcomed or comfortable compared to other hotels. Staff don’t smile. If you don’t ask you are not explained anything. No indoor stairs could be found. One tiny elevator for the whole place makes it a nerve wrecking experience in the mornings. Staff and cleaners use the same elevator as guests. They count every pillow and every little thing around. Handkerchief is counted at breakfast. Swimming pool can be reached through a long walk from the corridors, lobby, restaurant and all that while you must be wearing the bathrobe. Kids don’t get one unless you ask for one which you may or may not get in few hours. The rooms are cheap, torn and shabby curtains and sofa, but they have a view to the lake. Minibars are empty and they only supply one small sparkling water. Swiss hotels have great service, this place does not have a Swiss feel.