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Chalet Wishes

Where: Steinmattstrasse 39, Zermatt, Switzerland, 3920

The New York Post has come up with some ways of escaping the city before the glorious summer break is over. If you haven't gone to the Hamptons and are still in need of your getaway, try their Swiss suggestion. The Post advised skipping the Matterhorn but, opting for rest of the hiking trails around Zermatt. This way you can live to tell your tale.

Zermatt is one of those typical Swiss towns where you'll feel like putting two braids in or wearing suspenders. The only place you could really stay in a town like this, would be a chalet. So, voila the Hotel Daniela, described as such by a past guest:

A little gem in a magical mountain village plucked out of a Swiss history novel. The Daniella is wooden chalet with cozy rooms and balconies that face the mythical Matterhorn. A skylight filled our bathroom with natural light and the medicine cabinets contained all sorts of niceties. They even remembered the bathrobes and slippers.

Starting in mid September and running through mid November is the off season and rooms start at 64 francs. The trails will still be there, the hotel spa, and the Matterhorn too...who knows maybe even some little men in the hills singing about Ricola.

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· Peak Fare [New York Post]
· Hotel Daniela Reviews [TripAdvisor]

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How High Can A Hotel Get?

There's some talk, or perhaps yodeling, of a new hotel that would rest atop the Little Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland. While the mountain peak is called "little" or Kleine, the hotel plus observation deck would reach 4,000 meters above sea level, and 117 meters higher the mountain's summit, thus earning the status of the highest hotel in the Alps.

And the mastermind behind these ski-lift endorsed plans? Local artist and designer Heinz Julen, won over the little Matterhorn's ski lift company with his proposal, currently called "The Dream Peak."

Julen's concept is space station (complete with pressurized interior to avoid altitude sickness) meets spiritual temple.  Think 7 Years in Tibet on The Star Ship Enterprise.

Whether this is actually possible will be decided in the next several weeks. There is always the minor problem of financing, especially since Julen has to find his own investors for the hotel at an estimated cost of $47 million. (Anyone interested?)

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·Artist dreams of building Alps' highest hotel [Swiss Info]