Hotel

Welcome to our historical house “zum Schwarzen Adler – to the black Eagle”. A family affair since 1825.

The Adler Hotel is located at the entrance of the old village Appenzell by the river Sitter. Our Italian restaurant “Little Italy” is in the basement of the house. From October thru March you enjoy delicious home made cheese fondue (Adler Fondue) in our ancient Adlerkeller. Our hotel guests benefit from a large selection of free digital TV and radio channels, free internet access (WLAN and LAN) and a Swiss breakfast. Some bathrooms have been recently refurbished.

The hotel is smoke-free.

If you stay 3 nights or longer you get the Appenzeller Holiday Card as a gift. With this card you travel free of charge to the Mount Hoher Kasten “Top of Appenzell” with its revolving restaurant, to the impressive Ebenalp (Aescher) and to the family mountain Kronberg.

HOTEL

In our hotel you choose from 20 rooms. The Adler and Broger Suite and the Family Room are located in the 400 years old wooden building. All of the rooms have its own WC with shower or bathtub. Some bathrooms have been recently renovated in a contemporary style. Almost all Double Rooms in the old building are equipped with single beds made of European walnut. In the new rooms there is a pleasant atmosphere thanks to solid oak wood. If you would like a bed bridge (stay 2 nights or longer), please inform us in advance.

In Summer you relax easily in comfortable garden furniture in the quiet backyard – Sonnendeck – behind the house. There you can enjoy also your breakfast.

Bicyles & bikers – welcome! We offer you a few parking spaces under the carport behind the hotel. Bicycles can be parked in our garage.

APPENZELL NATURAL COSMETICS – You shower and bath with the mild washing milk from LediBelle. These products dispense with artificial substances such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate SLS, which are found in 90% of all detergents and cleaning agents. SLS clean too thoroughly and wash out the skin’s natural protective acid mantle. The washing milk 300 ml is available inhouse.

PICTURE: Broger Suite

Arrive and stay FREE OF CHARGE

Restaurants

Restaurant Little Italy
For New Yorkers it is the former Italian district of Manhattan in the USA. Appenzellers associate this name with hospitality, delicious Italian cuisine at fair prices. In the summer months, feast on delicious antipasti, pasta, pizza and dolci on the terrace.

Fondue room “Adlerkeller”
Choose an aromatic Appenzeller cheese fondue – 300 grams per person – from our fondue menu. Accompanied by an exquisite drop of wine from the Bündner Herrschaft and the pleasure is complete. The unique ambience with a view of the over 450-year-old stones will transport you back to the late Middle Ages! Open during the winter season.

Traditions of Appenzellerland

History

Originally called Oberegger Haus, the existing foundation walls of the old building date from before the village fire in 1560.

The house has been family-owned since 1825 and is now run by the Leu Heuberger family.