Mark Williams
Google
The Poho is not a terrible hotel. It definitely is not a luxurious hotel. By today’s standards it’s is a budget hotel in a former-luxury hotel building. The problem is that it has pitched it’s prices up with hotels that are luxurious and definitely aren’t terrible.
The decore is truly a sight to see. Clearly it previously aspired to attract wannabe rockers, financiers and anyone looking for a nightclub scene in this quaint, quiet holiday town on the edge of beautiful lake lucerne. Its aubergine and lime colour scheme combined with the eye-aching wonders of the leopard print carpet and snake skin wallpapers in dark corridors almost look contemporary. The entrance hallway with its ridiculously oversized staircase surrounded by mirrors and water feature tell of an era when the likes of 70s film and music stars may have walked these halls.
The 25 meter purple checkin desk looks like it was stolen from a budget airline. The lifts are lined with lined green carpet seemingly emulating a dimented tennis court. I could go on.
Rooms are very dated as most other reviewers have mentioned. Enter and the bright red details and retro 50s furniture hit you. More would be noticeable were it not for the lack of ceiling light fittings. Then the weirdest design of all time hits you: the bathroom is separated from the room by a glass screen and sliding glass door with external, semi-sheer curtain for ‘privacy’. Most rooms have new bathroom sanitary ware which begs the question why the upgrading did not include replacing this voyeur’s dream with a good old fashioned door?
The gym is open but much of the equipment is broken. The spa is open for just 4 hours per day. There hotel provides no soap, no shampoo, no mini bar contents, no room service, no air-conditioning nor hangers. The spa showers are broken, the retiled floors more slippery than an ice rink, the steam room broken and solarium closed.
Essentially, there is not a single part of the hotel’s offering that is without something broken, missing, closed or unavailable.
The up sides...
Location – immediately opposite the ferry wharf. Convenient and simple. Everything in Weggis is in reasonable walking distance.
Views – if your room has one (and most do), the views across the lake are marvellous ... As good as the very best.
Staff – always polite, always friendly.
Breakfast – simple but generous.
Overall...priced at budget prices this hotel is well placed and acceptable. At current prices...it is possible to do much better in Weggis.