Sleeping in the Car
I like cars. Old cars, new cars, racing cars. Pretty much anything. But I can’t help wondering what sort of person wants to pay good money to sleep in one.
On the shores of Lake Lucerne, there is a very cute place called the Swiss Chalet. On the outside it looks like a normal restaurant hotel, but on the inside…
Actually, even on the inside it’s a good quality restaurant and hotel, it’s just when you discover some of the "speciality" rooms, that you begin to wonder what’s going on. Don’t panic, this isn’t going to get seedy!
First stop would be the Jaguar suite. Instead of a bed, there’s an old Jaguar, which you can sleep in. The hotel claims it’s a Mark II Jaguar, although it’s obviously a Mark 10, but let’s not criticize them for that.
From the photos it would appear that if you open the boot, there’s an attractive view of the lake, and what better way to start a morning than that?
There’s also a room with a rocking coach, and a Moulin Rouge suite, which sadly appears to have nothing more than a few Toulouse Lautrec style murals. You’d expect a trapeze at least!
But if you are after something more adventurous, the bridal suite offers private use of the hotel swimming pool during the night, complete with a gondola (naturally the seats have been replaced with a double bed) which lowers into the pool.
The pool is open to the other guests from 7am though, so clearly the proprietors don’t expect newlyweds to sleep in…
The hotel is run by a smart looking chap called Prince Joseph 1st, and he’s happy to send the hotel Rolls-Royce to the airport to pick you up should you feel the chalet merits a special visit.
Let me know how you get on!
Photos and Info : Schloss-Hotel **** Swiss-Chalet
CH-6402 Merlischachen
Tel +41(0)41 854 54 54 www.schloss-hotel.ch
2 Comments
Wow! This hotel is absolutely out of this world. Did it advertise these ’special’ rooms or did you just come across them by chance? I’m looking for a birthday present for my car-loving father. Do you reckon a weekend here would be a good present? Just discovered your blog on expat, really enjoying reading about a country which I haven’t been back to for many years. Good work. Josh
Yeah, it is pretty special isn’t it! I’ve heard about it through friends and it is supposed to be good, but you have to work out how your father would feel about sleeping in a Jaguar. It’s certainly a great location, close to the lake and mountains, and as a secret tip, book him lunch on the first class restaurant of one of the steam boats on the lake – I’ll be covering this in a couple of weeks.