Engelberg Hotels with Balcony

"Good location and specious kitchen commons area. We will back next year."

"I have visited Engelberg (English meaning “Angel Mountain”) for 12 years now and have skied here every year for the past 10 years. The Swiss National Ski Team have their permanent base here for good reasons! Apart from the variety of skiing available, the fact that the skiing is high (the top of Titlis is 10,000 feet) means that snow is assured. The Titlis Resort itself is ideally placed 5 minutes walk from the main lifts and less than 10 minutes walk from the centre of the town. There is also a bus service which takes about 3 minutes from the Resort to the Train station (and also goes to / from the main lifts). The ride is too short to be worth bothering with (even though its free) as it’s such an easy walk, but might be useful for people with a lot of luggage. Titlis Resort itself is made up of a number of entirely self-contained apartments stocked with all the crockery, appliances etc you would need to live there year round. They are of exceptionally high standard (think Swiss quality appliances and finishing, with 5* hotel bathrooms). Personally, I prefer top floor apartments as they have mountain views from the principal rooms and terraces. No 333 is my favourite as it has a big terrace, 4 big bedrooms and fabulous mountain views from all of them. It also has international / multi lingual TV which also gives you access to live webcams across the resort, so you can plan your day outside. (You don’t go to Engelberg to watch TV!). The cleanliness of the apartments has in my experience always been first class. The town centre has a lot of amenities, including 2 supermarkets, a massive sports centre - we tried curling (its super fun for children and even the over 70's), and a good selection of restaurants and bars. However, this is not a ”party” resort like say St Anton. There is lively aprés-ski, starting with the Chalet Bar at the bottom of the main lifts, but the number of bars open after midnight is limited to a handful of places. There are excellent facilities for children / absolute beginners (‘magic carpets’ at low levels, lots of multi-lingual instructors etc), but this resort is heaven for competent skiers. Whilst things like lift passes are a little more expensive in Switzerland than say at French resorts, you get your money's worth by the lack of queuing. The resort has also been investing in themselves heavily in recent years - this year one of the new lifts didn't just have padded seats, they were heated too (when activated by someone sitting on them) ! All powered with green hydro-electric energy. Titlis Resort is also only a few minutes walk into the mountains, which are simply glorious all year round. There seem to be only slightly fewer visitors in the summer than winter, but much more of the mountains are accessible on foot, so its perfectly possible to be alone with your thoughts or a book in this little bit of heaven on Earth (but you will likely hear a fair amount of Swiss cow bells ringing!). Top tips. "