• All prices exclusive of taxes CHF 2.30 per person/night, including VAT.
• The Hostel Card Standard is included in the price of accommodation and is valid from the day of arrival to the day of departure.
• You have the option of purchasing a Hostel Card Premium and benefit from cheaper accommodation prices in all Swiss youth Hostels. More information about the Hostel Card Premium
• Groups (minimum of 10 people) are advised to buy a Hostel Card Premium (personal: CHF 55.– / non-personal: CHF 99.–)
• Find our children's prices on the family page. 
• Group rates for children aged 2–5 years, a flat rate of CHF 15.–; from 6 to 12 years, accommodation prices / group prices apply
• Compensation CO2 volontaire CHF 0.30
• Rates are subject to change
• All rates in CHF

In the Canton of Ticino, the law prohibits the accommodation of people under the age of 16 unless they are accompanied by an adult. In the other cantons, people aged between 14 and 16 years require written consent from their parents when travelling alone.

Barrier-free stay

Barrier-free accommodation

28 rooms of Lugano-Savosa Youth Hostel offer barrier-free access.

There is no ramp. The pool has stairs with wide steps.

All rooms offer wheelchair access, and can be reached with ease using the elevator.

• The width of the corridor in front of the elevator is 180 cm.
• The width of the elevator door is 80 cm.
• Elevator width: 101 cm
• Elevator depth: 127 cm

The width of the doors to the rooms is 90 cm.

Barrier-free wet cell

All rooms have washbasins. Disability-friendly showers/WCs are located on every storey.

The wet cell dimensions are:

• Width of wet cell door: 90 cm
• WC seat height: 48 cm
• The washbasin is wheelchair accessible: 75 cm
• Shower seat
• Shower handle

Barrier-free journey

By train / by foot

From the direction of Lugano Railway Station, continue in your wheelchair approx. 300m to the left, as far as the bus stop «Genzana». Take the No. 5 bus (direction of Vezia, every 12 minutes), and alight at the bus stop «Crocifisso» (approx. 5 minutes). From bus stop approx. 250m uphill to the hostels (partly fairly steep).

Swiss Trac/electronic drive advisable due to the steep nature of the grounds.

The youth hostel is around 20 mins. on foot from the town centre.

Important notice: The youth hostel is not situated behind the station, but to the north of Lugano, 3 km from the town centre.

By car

Autobahn exit Lugano-Nord, at the first junction in the direction of Savosa (approx. 2 min.). A spacious parking area is provided. The youth hostel has only normal, chargeable parking spaces. Please ensure you make an advance reservation. We will be pleased to make the disabled car parking space available free of charge for holders of the official blue disabled person’s parking permit.

Useful information

Links for public transport

• Swiss Federal Railways SBB Travel with reduced mobility
• Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Barrier-free public transport (in German & French)
• TPL Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi SA
• ARL Autolinee Regionali Luganesi SA
• Lake Lugano Navigation Company

Offers

• Tourism inclusive
• Tourism inclusive (in German & French)
• MyHandicap – Forum, Infos & Adressen für Menschen mit Behinderung
• Procap Reisen (in German & French)
• Procap Switzerland: cultural opportunities for everyone (in German & French)

Supporting the OK:GO initiative

Swiss Youth Hostels is part of the OK:GO initiative. This initiative aims to ensure that every tourism provider in Switzerland offers information about the accessibility of its services to the public. Learn more about the initiative here.

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