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

I was really excited to stay here as I am a criminology student and wanted a fun jail experience. Well the novalty wore off after about an hour. The hotel, if you can call it that is about a 20 minute walk from the train station, and in a very ugly area. I arrived a 2:30pm and was told I... more

We booked the Jail Hotel at the local tourist office at the last minute and received a good rate. The rooms are very spartan but extremely atmospheric. There is no experience quite like staying in a genuine prison cell and of course it is spartan - it's a prison cell converted into a hotel room. The hotel staff were great... more

I expected this hotel to be basic, but I did expect certain mimimal standards. My single room was sparse - a bed - a hard chair - a shower and WC cubicle - nothing else, not even a wardrobe, drawers, or a bedside light. The hotel is not particularly cheap, so I did feel cheated. The window was open and... more

Dear TA: My wife and I could not wait to experience a real jail operated from 1862-1999 in a great Luzern location, We loved it. We are older experienced travelers who like trying new places. Although there are real cells, we elected to stay in the Library Suite, books all around us and a good room for our stay. Staff... more