City Guide:
Zermatt is all about contrasts.
Skiing and mountaineering in winter gives way to walking tours in warmer months.
It is a home to snow-capped peaks with one, fatal to many who have tried to conquer it's slopes - The Matterhorn. The last peak in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border to be conquered in 1895, this expedition ended dramatically in only three of the seven participators survived. Thus it is a peak for professional climbers, but you can conquer it via cable car with no risk today.
A top tourist destination, Zermatt is always ready to host visitors. The hotels in Zermatt are scattered throughout the city in abundance. At Booked.net you can view all of them from the convenience of home on our website from photos, detailed overviews and secure forms to complete your booking.
The most expensive destination in Switzerland, Zermatt is really busy with tourists who do not seem bothered about spending up large. If your budget is less extravagant, Booked.net is a perfect place to find Zermatt hotels at exclusively lower prices than rack rates.
Booking ahead of time, you will wake up in your room in Zermatt and hear nothing from cars, but songbirds, horse bells and children's laughter. This because Zermatt is a car-free city easily navigated on foot.
Zermatt is the only city where pedestrians can safely walk in the middle of the streets and crossroads.
If you are still not passionate for walking, than experience horse-drawn carriages - for an unforgettable adventure in Zermatt.
The city is really packed with inhabitants, while being geographically compact, and tourists greatly add to this density.
A population numbering more than 20,000 lives within the five or six streets that make up the the town. Its center is shaped by the one, and only, church in Zermatt and three main streets running along the banks of Vispa River. Thus anything in the city can be reached in no more than 20 minutes, visitors are not reliant on transport links - negotiating Vermatt is as easy as an alpine breeze.
When choosing a hotel in Zermatt search for somewhere to stay with all comforts and something less pricey. From cheap hotel in Zermatt to something luxury Booked.net offers all of them for your stay.
