Davos Youthpalace
Horlaubenstrasse 27
7260 Davos (GR)
Phone: +41 81 410 19 20
Fax: +41 81 410 19 21
davos@youthhostel.ch
www.youthhostel.ch/davos
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Barrier-free stay
30 rooms of the Youthpalace Davos have barrier-free access, and 60 beds are disability-friendly. The door widths vary between 74cm and 80cm
The main entrance can only be reached via a flight of steps. However, there is a side entrance at ground level located at the rear narrow side of the building. Please call the reception upon arrival.
All rooms are wheelchair accessible, and can be reached using the elevator, which connects all 7 storeys. The width of the corridor in front of the elevator is 250cm. The width of the elevator door is 79cm, the width of the elevator 90cm and the depth of the elevator 116cm. The roof terrace on the 8th storey is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
Barrier-free accommodation
| Room | Accessible beds per room |
|---|---|
| 4 rooms with four beds and shower/WC* | 2 beds |
| 5 double rooms with shower/WC* | 2 beds |
| 21 rooms with four beds and shower/WC* | 2 beds |
*The washrooms do not have a disability-friendly infrastructure.
A disability-friendly shower/WC is located on the 3rd storey.
Barrier-free journey
(From Davos Dorf Railway Station, 900m, approx. 15 Swiss Trac minutes)
From Landquart Railway Station take the Rhätischen Bahn to ‘Davos Dorf Station’. Take the local bus line 1, 2, 3, 4 or 7 to the stop ‘Schiabach’. Now go back some 100m along the ‘Promenade’, and turn left into ‘Horlaubenstrasse’. Continue along the road uphill for approx. 400m.
The Youth Hostel is located at the first sharp left-hand curve (sizeable Kurhaus Building). Pass the main entrance in order to access the rear (south-western) side of the building. Level access is available here. Please call the reception in order to enable the doors to be opened.
Swiss Trac is recommended, as the path to the Youth Hostel is very steep.
The Youth Hostel has a limited number of parking spaces, for which a charge is imposed. Please book these in advance.
Useful information
Links for public transport
- Rhätische Bahn
- Information about public transport for people in wheelchairs (website only in German, French and Italian)
- Swiss Railways (SBB)
Taxi
- Angelos Taxiunternehmen, Phone: +41 81 416 73 73
Closest pharmacy
(approx. 15min)
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Amavita Apotheke Flüela
GaleniCare AG
Bahnhofstrasse 1
7260 Davos
Phone: +41 58 851 32 25
Offers
- Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF (Building is accessible for people in wheelchairs)
- Wheelchair hiking routes, a variety of ‘pram-friendly hiking routes’ which can also be recommended for wheelchair users. Information: Davos Tourismus, Phone: +41 81 415 21 21
- Barrier-free excursions and activities
