Hotel Casa Franco

Casa Franco has the appearance of 60/70s Appartement Block. We stayed on the top floor in a 5-bed family room. The 2 on 3rd floor bathrooms are shared. Bedroom and bathrooms were cleaned and made up daily. ||The hostel is around the corner from Hotel Sonne, the reception and breakfast restaurant, if you booked it. The breakfast is tasty and worth the money. ||The hostel is very strict on and water heating equipment. We asked for a kettle, but were told that it is not allowed due to fire regulations. ||I’ve added a star for the St Moritz pass -allowing use of local buses and lifts - and free entry to the Ovarvarvo public spa pools, which are DEFINITELY worth a visit. It shows what a decent public pool can look like if local government makes the investment. And whilst there, make use of the nearby pool restaurant (also accessible from the outside), where food is more reasonable and the decor and environment is way above average. We saved about 30-40% on dinner there, with drinks included.

We stayed for a night in this hotel.||The price is high compare to other countries but it was the affordable one in St Moritz.||At first, I've read the reviews and not sure if it's ok or not.||But I think it's good and better than I thought!||||The location is in quite area near the lake, not too far from the station.||Only10minutes on bus from train station(bus No3). And the bus stop is just in front of the Hotel Sonne (which you have to check in from this hotel before going in to your room in Casa Franco but it's only200meters away in the next building nearby.)||||The room is clean and warm. The beds are comfortable with down pillow and warm down blanket. Even though it is shared bathroom but there were 2-3bathrooms per about5-6rooms. On the night we stayed, there was no other people so we have 3 bathrooms! The bathroom were very clean. The towels are also clean.||The price is include buffet breakfast which is really good. ( you have to go to Hotel Sonne,200meters away from Casa Franco Hotel)||There are many kinds of breads, cheese, ham, cereals and seeds, jam, yoghurts, good cheesecakes, eggs. ||(We like it!)||||||Only one thing that I don't like about this hotel that there is NO elevator!||||PS. ||Hotel Restaurant (Hotel Sonne Restaurant)is very good with affordable/reasonable price. We had dinner here. (Other restaurants in the city is very very expensive)||Freshly made pizza and pasta is very very good! Try it!

We needed a room for the night as we arrived by train ( Glacier Express ) and were catching the Bernina Express in the morning. We took a cab for about 15 euros to and from the hotel, though a bus stops at the front door of the hotel and goes to the station.||The hotel is located in a nice residential area with a school ahletic field scross the street. Casa Franco is actually an extension of the Sonne St Moritz Hotel, located about 100' around the corner from the Casa Franco hotel. St Moritz is extremely expensive ( playground of the rich), and Casa Franco was the only thing our budget was comfortable with , but for the price you have to sacrifice comfort. The room was large, sharing a bath with another two rooms. The bathroom was immaculate. The room had a nice view of the Mountains. However, it was on the fourth floor and there was no elevator. Security was poor as anyone can walk into the building because there is no staff at the entrance -- you check in at the Sonne lobby. Crime does not seem to be a problem in little St Moritz.||The fourth floor seems designed for large groups: there were six rooms, two baths, a large community/lounge room, and a large outdoor patio. Other floors had no such community rooms, and I do not know how many baths there are on these floors. There is also a community shower room in the basement. We shared our floor with one other couple whom we never saw. The building is designed for the budget ski set.||The breakfast was excellent, served in the Hotel Sonne dining room ( an excellent German restaurant, but a bottle of house red wine was 33 Euros).||Would I stay there again? Yes, it's too expensive to stay anywhere else; however, I will pack light. Those stairs are a killer.

A nice guest house managed by the Sonne hotel. The front desk is at Sonne which is nice and the breakfast there is good. But casa Franco has no lifts which is a big downside as you may have to take your luggage up to your room which maybe high as four. The rooms are neat and tidy but beds are not that comfy. For the price we paid - the service and quality was not worth it.

Recently stayed here 2 nights with my wife and son in 2 rooms. We generally stay budget and I always say "you get what you pay for". However Casa Franco is NOT the place to stay in St Moritz. No lift and we had to lug our cases up 4 floors. The place has obviously had no money spent on any refurbishment in a long time....if ever! Place is supposed to be non-smoking but you can smell cigarettes through the place. Breakfast at Hotel Sonne was OK but not 'too amazing' as quoted in review by 'deschweizify'. Wifi service at Hotel Sonne good. They also gave us a local free travel pass which was good. So maybe stay at Hotel Sonne but give Casa Franco a big miss.

It's clean, but extremely ascetic. Shared bathroom may turn out to be very unncomfortable, when occupied at all times. Be prapared to carry your luggage up the stairs to the top floor. No TV or Wifi available in that building.||Breakfast is also nothing special.||Suitable for travellers with a really tight budget.

I have to say I was on a budget for St Moritz for an overnighter. For what I paid for 3 of us this hotel / lodge was an absolute bargain. Although room was basic no TV, it was clean and had superb views over Valley. The price also included a buffet breakfast at the nearby Hotel Sonne. The transport links to the Rail Station and Town were superb, with bus stop right outside place. Don't forget this is St Moritz, great value for money.

It was the middle of ski week when we decided to head out to St Moritz, I had 2 weeks to book a hotel and I didn't want to break my bank. Hotel prices can go for CHF4,000(!!) to CHF300. That's the reality of it. Luckily I found this hotel. I got a triple room with own bath. The beds were comfy, sheets were clean, towels were fluffy and the bathroom was clean, wifi was fast. Also, it was -12C outside but the room was warm and we had a view of the mountains. If I weren't in St Moritz, I would have likely paid CHF150 for the same room in Rome or London. BUT I am in St Moritz in the middle of ski week so.. no complaints from me.