Great idea for a hotel - really fun rooms and atmosphere. BUT, if you like to sleep, skip this one on the weekends. They have a bar and dancehall in the lobby and it is LOUD until 4 a.m. more

Luzerne is one of the most beautiful cities we visited on our 2 week long trip to Switzerland. In terms of location, this hotel is perfect. If you are looking for a jail experience, meaning minimum comfort, you will get what you are looking for. Given that there is such a low level of comfort, the price is a bit... more

My husband and I decided to take a day excursion from Zurich and visit Lucerne. Lucerne is an incredibly expensive city ( I personally would recommend skipping Lucerne and going to Zurich instead) and we wanted to find a reasonable hotel. The Jail Hotel was one of the cheapest I could find. It was in a great location and the... more

We arrived in Lucerne by train June 18th, with no reservations. Tourist info desk at the station found room at the Loewengraben that would accomodate the 4 of us for 149 Euro. (cheapest thing in town by far) The jail thing sounded interesting so we went to look. Front desk attendant was personable and very helpful, and did warn us... more

The hotel is actually a hostel like facility and thus, for the service offered it charged far too exspensive !! If you are used to the Swiss cleanliness standards you'll find it very dirty and disgusting place. The reception smelled like fermentating alcohol for whatever reason. There is no internet - supposed to be some wireless but the receptionist refused... more

I stayed at this hotel with a group of friends, we looked at the website and decided that it looked like it would be a fun place to stay. How wrong we were. Like an earlier poster said, the novelty of being in a 'jail' wears off after a few minutes when you realise that this is just front for... more

I had read the previous reviews for this hotel and was weary to be staying here, but didn't have much of a choice since it was part of the Contiki tour. I was pleasantly surprised. The room was sparse but clean. The jail has been completely renovated and I had a great night's sleep. The hotel bar was closed unfortunately,... more

So we stayed at this hotel as part of a tour. Needless to say, we were initially excited. We then become not so excited when at 3am, we see a light and the door of our room open, with a guy standing over our bed with a beer bottle in his hand. We confronted him with what he was doing,... more

Awesome Former Women's prison now hotel on the fringe of the old city and about 10 minutes walk from the main trainstation. We stayed in a private double cell for 3 nights. Pros: -------- - Quiet room with thick walls and door to keep out the noise from the neighbours / keep the rooms nice and cool in summer -... more