The Outdoor Retreat

2.5 star property
Adventure seekers and relaxation hunters find their perfect mountain escape with rejuvenating spa treatments and natural exploration opportunities

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The Outdoor Retreat in the mountains offers a garden, on-site shopping, sports massages at the spa, WiFi, mountain biking, and snowshoeing. The multilingual staff consistently earns high praise from visitors.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen

Room options

View all photos for Room, Lake View

A lakeside view with buildings and a flag.

Room, Lake View

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Room, Mountain View

A view from a balcony with a wooden railing, overlooking a valley with a lake, mountains, and a small settlement.

Room, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 9
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Oberaegeri, The Outdoor Retreat is in a rural area and near the beach. Stuckli Rondo Revolving Gondola and Kraebel Cable Car are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Sihlwald Wilderness Park Zurich and Alpine Panorama Path. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Bossard Arena or St. Galler Kantonalbank Arena. Kayaking, sailing, and boat tours offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cave exploring nearby. Visit our Oberaegeri travel guide
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Map
112 Rämslistraße, Oberaegeri, ZG, 6315

What's nearby

  • A snow-covered landscape with a lake, mountains, and a small town.
    Ageri Lake
    17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • A riverside town with historic buildings, a prominent tower, and a bridge over the water.
    Chapel Bridge
    53 min drive - 52.0 km
  • A city street at dusk with illuminated buildings, a tram, and a clear sky.
    Bahnhofstrasse
    54 min drive - 55.2 km
  • A large, empty stadium with a green field and red seating.
    Letzigrund Stadium
    58 min drive - 57.2 km
  • Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolateria
    51 min drive - 39.4 km

Getting around

  • Sattel Station
    16 min drive
  • Einsiedeln S-Bahn
    22 min drive
  • Zurich Airport (ZRH)
    75 min drive

Restaurants

  • SeminarHotel am Ägerisee
    10 min drive
  • Cafe Brandle
    10 min drive
  • Kreuzmühle
    10 min drive
  • Restaurant Raten
    12 min drive
  • Downtown LorzeBar
    10 min drive

About this property

The Outdoor Retreat

  • Guesthouse in the mountains
  • Consider a stay at The Outdoor Retreat and take advantage of a terrace, shopping on site, and a garden. Adventurous travelers may like the mountain biking and snowshoeing at this guesthouse. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a sports massage, a body treatment, or a facial. In addition to laundry facilities and a fireplace in the lobby, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
  • You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
    • Free self parking
    • Bike rentals, train station pick-up service, and smoke-free premises
    • Multilingual staff and concierge services
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms are individually furnished, and have comforts such as premium bedding and heated floors, in addition to thoughtful touches like pillow menus and free WiFi.
  • Other amenities include:
    • Hypo-allergenic bedding, Egyptian cotton sheets, and memory foam beds
    • 2 bathrooms with heated floors and spring water tubs
    • Wardrobes/closets, heated floors, and communal kitchens

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Mountain biking
  • Shopping
  • Ski storage
  • Snowshoeing

Family friendly

  • In-room washer/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator on request

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (limited availability)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • In-room massages
  • Prenatal massages
  • Sports massages
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2010
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Memory foam mattress
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Heated bathroom floor
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Spring water bathtub
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Heated floor
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual furnishings
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 9 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 30.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 30.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Frequently asked questions

Is The Outdoor Retreat pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Outdoor Retreat?

Check-in start time: 6 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at The Outdoor Retreat?

Check-out is at 9 AM.

Where is The Outdoor Retreat located?

Situated in the mountains, this guesthouse is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Ageri Lake and within 9 mi (15 km) of Alpine Panorama Path and Stuckli Rondo Revolving Gondola. Höllgrotten Caves and Hollgrotten are also within 12 mi (20 km).

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Reviews

The Outdoor Retreat Reviews

7.6

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

7.6

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 72 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 72 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 72 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 72 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 72 reviews

Reviews

Verified

6/10 Okay

constance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hostel is in a good location. Easy walk downhill to the ferry. Hostel also has a restaurant close to the ferry. Food there was very good and reasonable. The breakfast was very basic. The hostel needs to replace its towels and sheets.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The view from the balcony was really great. Unfortunately the place is supposed to be maintained by the guests themselves and as a result it's not really maintained. It's not the best idea when the place is shared by multiple guests. The kitchen was really dirty and the bathroom as well. So our stay was a bit disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Arlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were angels. I staid here right after my grandpa's passing and I felt at home in a strange land.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Verified

2/10 Terrible

nageswara rao

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything listed was untrue. The property was literally unliveable. It is on mountain top and is broke down house with cat and dog smell and really not livable condition. Stay away. This is scam
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

A local experience

The photos are accurate and we stayed in the room on the top floor, facing the lake with an amazing view and a spacious terrace. Fair warning to those who are sensitive to noises...there is a pond right below so you can hear the flowing water all night long and might be woken by ducks. The large room was ready with sufficient mattresses but not the right amount of pillows nor duvets. The property owner is helpful, contactable and responsive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Not so happy....Thought I paid for the whole house

The location was amazing, even though the road to the house is up the hill, on top of a mountain and very narrow. 2 cars cannot pass each other when the road is at 4000 ft elevation. The listing was wrong. Since travelling with family and kids, I wanted the whole house and that's how I reserved it. 3-days before my check-in, I was informed that the house is shared and I will have to share even the bathroom with other people. This was not what I paid for. So basically I paid for the whole house, but I ended up getting a single room and shared kitchen/bathroom. House was clean, undoubtedly. It has a country setup So outside wasn't clean much. Parking was an issue for me. The actual parking where I was told to park, was very narrow for my vehicle (mid-sized SUV) and there were no barriers around it (since it was in the high mountain). I was scared to park there at dark, thinking that if I miss the spot, I will fall straight 5000 ft down. So I decided to park in front of the garage (which I was told not to park).
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Katja

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Zimmer sehr schön..
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Jeroen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prima plek om te verblijven mits je het niet erg vind om badkamer en keuken te delen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Amenities
Esperaba más del lugar … uno de los accesos cortados por obras y no me dijeron nada. Baño compartido para todas las habitaciones - pregunté antes pero tampoco me respondieron - lo mejor de todo es la vista al Lago y una huésped que conocimos súper maja.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mathias

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nicht empfehlenswert.

Nach dem wir die Räumlichkeiten gesehen haben sind wir (1 Erw. + 2 Kinder) weg und haben uns eine Alternativübernachtung gesucht. The Outdoor Reatreat- der Eingangsbereich mega dreckig und es stank sehr. Auch wenn es draussen Kühe gibt, muss man eine Location, die man vermietet, einfach sauber halten! Das ist NO GO und die Unterkunft können wir definitiv nicht empfehlen. Wir schließen uns allen Bewertungen an, die was ähnliches berichten. Wie die positiven Bewertungen zustande kommen ist sehr fraglich. Im Wohnzimmer waren ca. 8 (!) Computer vorhanden, was für uns abschreckend wirkte. Das Bad hätten wir mit noch 4 anderen Personen + der Inhaber teilen müssen. 1 Bad/WC für 8 Personen? Handtücher worden angeboten. Nur die Aussicht aus dem Wohnzimmerbalkon war sehr schön. Zahlung nur Paypal oder Bar, was auch ungewöhnlich ist. Uns wurde auch keine Quittung ausgestellt. Unsere Fazit- das Geld ist viel besser in einem Hotel investiert, wo sauber, vertrauenswürdig und angenehm ist. Und Hotels.de müssen bitte ab und an die Angebote überprüfen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carmem M

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Maravilhoso

Estadia incrível me senti em casa, o anfitrião foi maravilhoso, atencioso, o local é um sonho de lindo com vista para os Alpes suíços, algo deslumbrante. Td na casa funciona harmonicamente, e os utensílios são de primeira. Amei !!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eine Unterkunft mit allem, was es braucht und vor allem mit einer sehr schönen Aussicht vom Balkon aus.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Waltraud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Offenheit des Gastgebers ist angenehm bemerkenswert. Das Haus liegt weit weg vom schrecklichen Strassenlärm am See und der Blick über den See und in die Berge birgt magische Kräfte!! Die Einrichtung ist sehr ansprechend und geschmackvoll. Die vielen Benutzeranweisungen verunsichern ein wenig. Man hat unterschwellig das Gefühl, stets etwas falsch machen zu können. Im Ganzen dennoch: Sehr empfehlenswert!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Lage ist sehr schön
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Danke

Es war wunderschön! Ein ganz herzlicher Gastgeber mit open mind.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

Kathrin

Disliked: Cleanliness
Aussicht Super, Bett Tiptop 👍 WC war sehr schmutzig, wir mussten zuerst putzen ❗️ Allgemeine Sauberkeit ❗️ Wir wollten Getränke in den Kühlschrank stellen… ein penetranter Gestank vom Käse kam uns entgegen
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Amazing but basic place to stay with jaw dropping views! Fantastic value.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sonja

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es war sehr schön, sauberkeit und das Schlafzimmer die Aussicht einfach alles super wir gehen sehr gerne wieder dort hin
Aussicht von der Terrasse
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

not worth the money

Cannot recommend this accommodation, even though it was refurbished: payment only over Paypal or deposited cash, no credit-card on site, no debit-card, no Twint, not even a bank transfer (landlord not present) Our room: window facing cow stable (smelly, noisy), packed with matrasses bot no memory-foam as stated in the description, very little space on desk, had to replace the bedsheets for the next persons. Shared kitchen: no towels, only four chairs, terrible smell in the fridge (leading us to avoid using it), nice appliances, not very clean. dozens of instructions everywhere – we felt dumb and not very welcome. not worth 160.- for one night
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Bianca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es ist eine private Wohung; in dieser hat man ein separates Zimmer. Das Badezimmer und die Küche teilt man mit dem Vermieter selbst. Gleich nebenan dem Haus befindet sich ein Bauernhof. Daher ist es für Allergiker, die auf Stroh / Heu allergisch reagieren, nicht so geeignet. Ich habe es selber gespürt und wir sind leider abends schon wieder abgereist. Der Vermieter war sehr nett und auch die Wohnung ist sehr sauber und schön.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Bettyblue

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Perdu dans la montagne Vue imprenable Odeurs, bruits et mouches de la ferme en face pas top.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Federico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Una casa molto accogliente ( non sembra un ostello!) dove tutto è in ordine e in armonia con l'ambiente circostante. Gerhardt è semplicemente meraviglioso, il suo spirito ospitale unito alla lunga esperienza nella ristorazione ha fatto sì che il mio soggiorno (e quello delle persone in casa) sia stato memorabile. Ci ha addirittura preparato la cena gratis, e restando poi a chiacchierare davanti a del buon vino (offerto anche quello). La vista sul lago Ageri è meravigliosa, e dalla terrazza si può godere dell'alba grazie all'ampia visuale. Da provare!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Preis ist in Oberägeri unschlagbar, da die anderen Übernachtungsmöglichkeit 100+ sind.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr Haus
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frederic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Séjour très agréable.

Hôte très accueillant. Séjour très agréable. Chambre spacieuse et confortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019