Looking for a room in Zermatt in August 2026 and all hotels listed in Rick's guidebook are sold out already! Any suggestions. Would like to stay at around $200/nt US if possible. Thanks.
Posted by
Green Bay
22919 posts
Single or double? How many nights?
I would start at booking.com to see if anything in your price range is available.
Just picking 3 random nights in August, you will be quite limited with your budget. Up it to $250/nt and there are some good choices.
Posted by
OP
San Diego, CA, United States
231 posts
If we need to go up on the budget we will just have two. Looking for a double room. I was going to look on Booking.com, but hoping someone had one they enjoyed to recommend.
Posted by
Green Bay
22919 posts
I just saw 3 nts at the Hotel Ambiance for $750. I really like this hotel and the owners.
Posted by
martinez, ca, usa
2793 posts
hey hey April
how many people, what are exact dates or flexible, mobility issues (steps/stairs carrying luggage, what size beds.
booking.com put in filters on left side to see what's left. really think your budget is LOW especially during high season and switzerland is expensive, gets very crowded since many people all want to go to the area which becomes supply & demand. many have sold out for months plus some may not have their calendars opened yet, trying to get thru the holidays. (tripadvisor or trivago)
if you have a place you like book it. waiting around for info from someone where they stayed may be booked which to me is extra research. check out the black friday deals on the site, book now pay later. so many people are traveling, going to same big cities or small cities wanting "reasonably priced/budget/cheap" accomodations. europe is having some of the same difficulties all over the world with money, having to earn a living. good luck, it will happen, happy holidays/gobble gobble
aloha GO NINERS
Posted by
Chicago
3858 posts
Are you sure the hotels are actually sold out and not just not open for booking yet? I have run into that with some hotels showing no availability because they are not booking those dates yet.
What site are you using to check the hotels? I just went to the 4 hotel websites that are in Rick’s book, and they all have availability in August. I, of course, don’t know your exact dates. Make sure you are checking directly with the hotel website.
The hotel I stayed at in June 2024 has availability, but it’s likely over your budget.
The Hotel Alpenhof:
https://www.julen.ch/en/hotel-alpenhof/
Good luck!!
Posted by
OP
San Diego, CA, United States
231 posts
The Alpenhof is indeed out of our budget. It is possible like you said that they haven't opened for bookings yet. Hadn't thought of that. I went ahead and booked the Hotel Garni Testa Grigia. It looks decent. At least i have something for now and maybe I'll try some of the other hotels from the book in a month or two. Thanks everyone!