{"id":1419,"date":"2017-10-29T17:17:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T17:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2018-02-11T19:37:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T19:37:19","slug":"3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/","title":{"rendered":"3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat and Zermatt, Switzerland (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>View of 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat from the Matterhorn Viewing Deck<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I recently traveled to Switzerland and had an incredible trip! \u00a0I will separately write about each segment of my trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/08\/19\/american-airlines-767-300-review-business-class\/\">American Airlines 767-300 Review \u2013 Business Class<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Airlines JFK Flagship Lounge<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/08\/switzerland-beautiful-country\/\">Switzerland Overview \u2013 A Beautiful Country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/\">3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat (review) and Zermatt, Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2018\/02\/11\/driving-furkapass-switzerland\/\">Driving the Furkapass, Switzerland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Book a room at the Kulmhotel<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-8287332-12838075?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orbitz.com%2FValais-Hotels-3100-Kulmhotel-Gornergrat.h2952911.Hotel-Information%3Fchkin%3D3%252F6%252F2018%26chkout%3D3%252F7%252F2018%26rm1%3Da1%26regionId%3D0%26hwrqCacheKey%3Df7dec745-a683-4183-b513-ee8a90f072a1HWRQ1518377657004%26vip%3Dfalse%26c%3Df1c14eb6-b347-4ccd-94ef-78b5d95e61d1%26\">Orbitz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once I landed in Zurich, I picked up my rental car and drove to Zermatt, a small town in the Swiss Alps. \u00a0The views along the way were amazing but were nothing compared to those in Zermatt!\u00a0 Zermatt is a town saddled deep in the Swiss Alps that is very difficult to get to.\u00a0 You can train from the airport but it&#8217;s relatively expensive.\u00a0 You can rent a car (like me) which is cheaper but has its own unique challenges.\u00a0 Zermatt is a car-free town so you have to park in the town next to Zermatt (Tasch, Switzerland) and take the train into Zermatt.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s only half of the fun.\u00a0 Tasch is also tucked deep in the Alps and can only be reached by mountain passes, which close frequently due to weather, or car-transport train (costs CHF 25 or $25 USD).\u00a0 Once I reached Zermatt, I had to take another train to Gornergrat which is located at the top of a mountain overlooking the Zermatt valley.\u00a0 It was a long day but the views were worth it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1443\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03616\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495946266&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03616\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1443\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03616-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Zermatt, Switzerland<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zermatt is an adorable town that is filled with European tourists (I was in Europe after all).\u00a0 With the snow-capped Matterhorn overlooking the town, the town itself contained many wood-paneled ski lodges.\u00a0 While mainly a ski town in the winter, Zermatt has excellent hiking trails in the summer.\u00a0 Hotel prices also appear lower in the summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1421\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03648\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496034077&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03648\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1421\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03648-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Taken from the train to Gornergrat<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The streets are car free and are mainly occupied by pedestrians, bikers, and golf carts.\u00a0 Since the town is very touristy, it contains many stores, Swiss chocolate shops, and restaurants.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t spend much time in the town itself because I wanted to spend my time in the mountains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1422\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03652\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496034361&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03652\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1422\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03652-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This sign was pretty cool.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure how the times were calculated (walking times?) because my trip to Gornergrat lasted under one hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1423\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03653\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4000,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496034406&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03653\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-683x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1423\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03653-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\">Train to Gornergrat<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Gornergrat was located at the top of a mountain so I had to take a famous Swiss cog train to the top of the mountain.\u00a0 From what I can tell, a cog train looks like an electric-powered train that uses some sort of a third rail (with teeth) to pull its way to the top of the steep mountain.\u00a0 As shown above, the view from the train was incredible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1424\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03636\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496031350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03636\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1424\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03636-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>All of the tourists<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The train can get quite full depending on when the tour groups arrive or depart.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll want a seat closest to the sidewalk to catch the best views of Zermatt and Matterhorn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1425\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03637\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4000,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496031507&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03637\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-683x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1425\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03637-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The views of Matterhorn are excellent .\u00a0 You can also stop off at two restaurants\/ cafes on en route to Gornergrat.\u00a0 I later hiked down from Gornergrat to one of the stops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1426\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03638\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496032557&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03638\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1426\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03638-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>And now for the main attraction.\u00a0 3100 Kulmhotel is a hotel that has dual rooftop telescopes.\u00a0 They did not pull out the telescopes while I was there but they certainly looked cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book a room at the Kulmhotel<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-8287332-12838075?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orbitz.com%2FValais-Hotels-3100-Kulmhotel-Gornergrat.h2952911.Hotel-Information%3Fchkin%3D3%252F6%252F2018%26chkout%3D3%252F7%252F2018%26rm1%3Da1%26regionId%3D0%26hwrqCacheKey%3Df7dec745-a683-4183-b513-ee8a90f072a1HWRQ1518377657004%26vip%3Dfalse%26c%3Df1c14eb6-b347-4ccd-94ef-78b5d95e61d1%26\">Orbitz.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1427\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03475\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495880113&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03475\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1427\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03475-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was some sort of issue with the room reservations so I ended up in the Matterhorn Suite, the biggest room in the hotel.\u00a0 The retail price for this room would have been $349+ (CHF and USD) including taxes and fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1428\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03478\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4000,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495880961&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03478\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-683x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1428\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03478-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bed was comfortable and had electrical plugs on each side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1429\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03483\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495881036&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03483\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1429\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03483-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The room was large but the space was poorly utilized.\u00a0 In addition, people could easily look in my room from outside of the building.\u00a0 You can avoid making eye contact by not changing clothes in this area, but it was certainly surprising at first to see so many people outside of my window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1430\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03484\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495881042&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03484\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1430\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03484-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On one side of the Kulmhotel is the Monte Rosa Glacier which is easily seen from both the observation deck and cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1431\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03508\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495882410&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03508\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1431\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03508-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cafe has two seating areas, both of which can see Matterhorn.\u00a0 If you haven&#8217;t guessed, Matterhorn is the main attraction in both Zermatt and Gornergrat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1432\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03511\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495882901&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03511\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03511-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The observation deck provided excellent views of both the Kulmhotel and Matterhorn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1433\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03524\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495895191&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03524\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1433\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03524-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hotel provided dinner and breakfast (included in the price) which were both excellent.\u00a0 You had to pay extra for alcohol and lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1444\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/20170527_184745\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495910865&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00584795321637&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170527_184745\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1444\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170527_184745-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1446\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/20170529_094020\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1496050820&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00719424460432&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170529_094020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1446\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170529_094020-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I stitched together several panoramas of the view from the observation deck:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1435\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/gornergrat_panorama2\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"10390,3418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495882295&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gornergrat_Panorama2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-300x99.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-1024x337.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1435\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-1024x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-1024x337.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-300x99.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama2-768x253.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama4.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1436\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/gornergrat_panorama4\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"10620,3355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495970873&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gornergrat_Panorama4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama4-300x95.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama4-1024x323.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1436\" 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data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"10062,3402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495896380&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gornergrat_Panorama5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-300x101.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-1024x346.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1437\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-1024x346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-1024x346.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-300x101.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/Gornergrat_Panorama5-768x260.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>Hiking<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Given that I was spending time in the Swiss Alps in the summer, I wanted to go on several hikes.\u00a0 Needless to say, I underestimated the difficulty of hiking at 11,000 feet above sea level.\u00a0 Despite being in excellent physical shape and carrying only a small backpack, I struggled.\u00a0 Ultimately I completed a several mile hike and finished off the afternoon by reading a book on the observation deck.<\/p>\n<p>When I started the hike, I heard people talking behind me and they were quickly approaching.\u00a0 I saw them when I looked up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03605.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1438\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03605\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03605.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4000,6000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03605-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03605-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03605-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The path was decently clear considering the mountains were still covered with snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1439\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03607\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495943912&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03607\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1439\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03607-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The destination of my trip was a restaurant\/ cafe located at Riffelberg.\u00a0 I was bummed to discover that the cafe was closed.\u00a0 The hike routed me fairly close to an awesome looking ski lift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1440\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03609\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495946023&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03609\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1440\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03609-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I could see Zermatt in the distance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1441\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/dsc03612\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6000,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495946096&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC03612\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1441\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/DSC03612-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching the ski lift, I turned around to hike back.\u00a0 I stopped every 100 feet or so to catch my breath.\u00a0 I was exhausted when I returned to the Gornergrat and spent the rest of the afternoon reading&#8211;no more hiking for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1445\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/2017\/10\/29\/3100-kulmhotel-gornergrat-zermatt-switzerland-review\/20170528_150349\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495983829&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000113224637681&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170528_150349\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1445\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/thetravelingmillennial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/\/sites\/76\/2017\/10\/20170528_150349-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a tough hike and the views during the hike weren&#8217;t any better than those at Gornergrat.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re going to hike, I recommend starting at Zermatt so you end the hike with a descent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gornergrat and Zermatt are easily some of the most-beautiful places on earth and I would not hesitate to return.\u00a0 I will take the train when I return because driving a car was relatively stressful given the logistical difficulties of reaching Zermatt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View of 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat from the Matterhorn Viewing Deck I recently traveled to Switzerland and had an incredible trip! \u00a0I will separately write about each segment of my trip: American Airlines 767-300 Review \u2013 Business Class American Airlines JFK Flagship Lounge Switzerland Overview \u2013 A Beautiful Country 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat (review) and Zermatt, Switzerland Driving the Furkapass, Switzerland Book a room at the Kulmhotel:\u00a0 Orbitz.com Once I landed in Zurich, I picked up my rental car and drove to Zermatt, a small town in the Swiss Alps. \u00a0The views along the way were amazing but were nothing compared 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