Wellness Hotel Stoos
The way here is already the programme: the Wellness Hotel Stoos lies on a car-free high plateau at 1,300 metres above Lake Lucerne, reachable only by the steepest funicular in the world. Up top await a 1,100 m² spa, an indoor pool and an outdoor whirlpool in the middle of the mountain panorama.
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Wellness Hotel Stoos: greetings from the front desk
The last stage of the journey is handled by a railway that seems pinned to the slope at a gradient of up to 110 per cent — the Stoosbahn, the steepest funicular in the world. Whoever steps out of the round cabins up top stands in another world: Stoos, a car-free mountain village at 1,300 metres, high above Lake Lucerne, without road noise, without through traffic, only mountains all around. Exactly here lies the Wellness Hotel Stoos.
Deceleration you do not have to book. On a car-free plateau the pace shifts by itself — no engine, no horn, only wind, cowbells and the crunch of hiking boots. The four-star house makes this position its promise: arrive, leave the car in the valley and for two or three days commute only between spa, mountain trail and viewing bench.
1,100 m² for water and warmth. The wellness area belongs to the largest in Central Switzerland: a pleasantly tempered indoor pool, an outdoor whirlpool whose edge blurs with the mountain backdrop, and a cosy sauna world with a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and a stone sweat bath. After a day on the Stoos ridge trail between the Mythen the warm water with a view of the summits is the most obvious reward.
The steepest funicular in the world
Stoos is car-free and reachable only by the Stoosbahn — since 2017 with barrel-shaped, self-levelling cabins and a gradient of up to 110 per cent the steepest funicular in the world. The ride from the valley station up onto the plateau is part of the experience and at the same time the threshold behind which everyday life stays in the valley.
Indoor pool and outdoor whirlpool with a mountain view
On around 1,100 m² the spa combines a pleasantly tempered indoor pool with an outdoor whirlpool whose water visually merges into the mountain world. Rest zones with a panoramic view and a treatment offering complement the bathing and sauna area — wellness that makes the high mountains its window motif.
Finnish sauna, steam bath & stone sweat bath
The cosily designed sauna world comprises a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and a stone sweat bath, plus rest rooms. After the mountain day or the ski run it provides the comforting warmth that is especially welcome in the clear mountain air.
Hiking and skiing on the Fronalpstock
In summer Stoos is a wide hiking area — its heart is the Stoos ridge trail, which runs between the Klingenstock and the Fronalpstock with a view of the Mythen and ten lakes. In winter the plateau becomes a family-friendly ski area. Lake Lucerne and the viewing mountains of Central Switzerland lie at your feet.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions about the hotel
How do you get to the Wellness Hotel Stoos?
By the Stoosbahn: Stoos is car-free, the car stays at the valley station, and the steepest funicular in the world (a gradient of up to 110 %) brings guests onto the high plateau in a few minutes. The arrival is part of the experience — up top there is no traffic.
How big is the wellness area?
Around 1,100 m² — one of the largest spas in Central Switzerland. It includes a pleasantly tempered indoor pool, an outdoor whirlpool with a mountain view and a sauna world with a Finnish sauna, a steam bath and a stone sweat bath, complemented by rest zones and treatments.
What can you do on the Stoos?
Hike in summer — above all on the Stoos ridge trail between the Klingenstock and the Fronalpstock with a view of the Mythen and ten lakes. Ski in winter in the family-friendly area. And always: the calm of a car-free plateau above Lake Lucerne.
Is the house suited to families?
Yes — the car-free plateau is safe territory for children, the ski area counts as family-friendly, and the large indoor pool offers room to splash. The house suits couples seeking a quiet high-altitude break just as well.