Hostel · Aletsch Glacier
Fiescher Hostel (Sport Resort Fiesch)
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- CHF52 / bed
CHF 52 per adult per night in a four- or six-bed room without bathroom, in summer (1 May to 30 November); CHF 67 in a double with shower. Breakfast included, tourist tax not included.
A hostel inside a sports village
The Fiescher Hostel is part of the Sport Resort Fiesch, a large holiday complex at the entrance to Fiesch, in the Goms valley, with ten group houses, chalets, apartments and two garni hotels. Schools and clubs come here for their camps, but the hostel is designed for the independent traveller: you book your room online, with no group or hostelling card needed.
It is this guide's budget base for the Aletsch glacier. It has its own railway station, Fiesch Feriendorf, on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, and the gondola up to Fiescheralp and the Eggishorn is, according to the house, two minutes away. It is just what you need if you are doing the guided glacier crossing, which meets in Fiesch first thing.
The rooms
There are 26 rooms with 92 beds, for two, four and six, spread over two identical floors. Most have a shower and WC inside; the rest use the floor's bathrooms. The rooms are large for a hostel, with light wood furniture. Downstairs there are three common rooms, a lockable store for skis and bikes and a drying room. Bed linen and towels are included.
If you want something more like a hotel, the same complex has the Garni Aletsch, with singles, doubles and triples with bathroom and television, from CHF 79 per person in summer.
What it costs and what is included
In summer (1 May to 30 November) a bed costs from CHF 52 per adult in a four- or six-bed room without bathroom, from CHF 57 in a double without bathroom and from CHF 67 in a double with shower. Young people aged 6 to 16 pay less; ages 3 to 6, half the youth rate, and under-3s, nothing. The tourist tax is added.
The price includes buffet breakfast, bed linen, wifi and the complex's indoor pool during its opening hours; depending on the season, also the minigolf and disc golf. There is no kitchen: lunch and dinner are booked at the self-service restaurant, at CHF 19 per person. The climbing wall, gym and tennis courts are paid separately.
Getting there
By train, get off at Fiesch Feriendorf. By car, through the Valais from Lake Geneva, Brig and the Furka road; parking is free. Cancellation is free up to three days before.
Practical details
- Phone
- +41 27 970 15 15
- [email protected]
- Rooms
- 26
- Capacity
- 92
Facilities
- Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- Indoor pool
- Restaurant
- Breakfast
- Bike storage
- Ski storage
Policies
- Cancellation
- Free up to three days before arrival; after that, 100%
- Children
- Ages 6 to 16, reduced rate; ages 3 to 6, half that rate; under 3, free
- Also
- There is no kitchen for guests; meals are booked at the self-service restaurant, CHF 19 each
Tips
- Book dinner on arrival There is no kitchen for guests and the self-service restaurant has dining hours.
- Ask for a room with a shower It costs about CHF 10 more a night and saves you the corridor.
- Make the most of the pool It is included and saves a rainy afternoon with children.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to be a hostelling member?
No. It is a private hostel of the Sport Resort Fiesch and is booked on its website.
Are there double rooms?
Yes, twin rooms, with or without their own shower.
Is it near the Eggishorn gondola?
Yes, about two minutes away, according to the house, and with its own railway station.
Can I cook?
No. Meals are ordered at the self-service restaurant.
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