Jailhotel Lowengraben, Lucerne

Rooms are all converted cells with many original features such as the bars on the windows and the heavy, wooden cell doors. The doors have been converted and guests are given a code to enter the room. Facilities have been built inside the rooms in separate cubicles. Apart from this, the style is simple, yet comfortable. The rooms are very basic, as they would have been previously, with no television or telephones. As the hotel has been fully restored to its former "glory" the rooms are in exceptional condition, though they are small in size. It should be noted that occasionally twin rooms will simply have one bunk bed and triples a bunk bed plus extra rollaway bed.

The lobby is small with the reception desk facing the door and corridors leading to the restaurant and bar. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes and doubles as a bar in the evenings. Also, there is a separate restaurant serving Asian food at reasonable prices. The trendy bar at the front of the hotel is very popular with the young people of Lucerne and, in the summer, opens out into the street.

It is a fun, youth-orientated hotel and comes highly recommended for those who like to try something different. The exterior is in keeping with the surrounding buildings, unimposing and historical. The bars are still on the windows. The hotel is open 24 hours a day. Parking lots and parking garages are available at short distance from the hotel. It offers free entrance to the alcatraz-club for hotel guests. After a tiring day, you can relax at the lobby, which is also an ideal place to meet friends. The cheerful and welcoming staff at the reception is always at your disposal to meet and fulfil all your requirements.

Jailhotel Lowengraben offers photocopy and fax services to its guests.