Hotel Schwarzsee

We spent four fantastic days at the Schwarzsee Hotel. We will remember this trip for a long time. We fell in love with this place and will definitely come back if we have the opportunity. The hotel is located in a wonderful place in the middle of the ski slopes. Access only by gondola until about 16.30 in winter. For lovers of quiet places outside the city, it is perfectly located at the foot of the Matterhorn and among other four-thousanders around. Very nice, homely service. The hotel standard is modest but clean and pleasant. A bit cold in the dining room, you have to wear a warm sweater, but the rooms are very warm. The prices are acceptable for Switzerland. We highly recommend it.

The hotel located in the middle of the slope and can only be accessed by the lift (Furi-Schwarzsee) during the winter time. It is an optimal place, if you come for skiing: you can ski, till the lift Furi-Schwarzsee is opened. If you go from Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, plan to end up directly at the hotel (you still need to take the lift Furgg-Schwarzsee to go up from Furgg). The hotel provides a dinner which is served in a nice wooden lobby with a top view on Zermatt village. You can not go down to the village after the lifts are closed, but you can walk around Schwarzsee and enjoy the mountain views in a calm enviroment. In the morning you can witness the sunrise with a view on Matterhorn and then enjoy being the first on the freshly prepared slopes. The staff is friendly, rooms are clean, breakfast/dinner are good.

For us this was a perfect hotel that exceeded our expectations on our skiing holiday. We really loved our stay here. We lived in the quadruple room for 8 days during the Christmas period. We had amazing weather the whole time and lots of snow. The view is amazing both down on Zermatt but also Matterhorn of course. The breakfast was basic but good. The 3 course dinner was great and always varied. Our kids loved it and I already miss being there.

The room had excellent view of Matterhorn and the lift for the Matterhorn glacier express was at accessible distance. The hotel is well located to different hiking trails around Matterhorn and caters good food and breakfast options (vegan included). The staff was courteous and friendly. We loved our stay here.

The location can't be beat. You are right at the base of Matterhorn. So the view from bedroom, dinning room or basically every corner is wonderful with Matterhorn as backdrop. And it is unobstructed, you have the Matterhorn to yourself. The room is just basic though.