Ennetbürgen · Lake Lucerne, Switzerland · Twenty-five rooms and suites

Hotel Villa Honegg

A five-star superior boutique hotel in an Art Nouveau villa of 1905, standing alone on a meadow 914 metres above Lake Lucerne, with twenty-five rooms and suites, an outdoor infinity pool heated to 34°C in every season, and a kitchen that draws on its own herb garden and beehives. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, arranged privately by Exclusive Villa Collection on inquiry.

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The house

In stills

A first reading of the stay: rooms, light, and the quiet between them. Each still is a note, not a catalogue.

The Art Nouveau facade of Hotel Villa Honegg on a green meadow, with the mountains of Central Switzerland behind — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

The facade of Hotel Villa Honegg above its garden in summer — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Hotel Villa Honegg seen across a summer meadow on the Bürgenstock, high above Lake Lucerne — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

The heated outdoor infinity pool at Hotel Villa Honegg, its edge set against Lake Lucerne and the mountains — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Loungers and parasols on the spa terrace of Hotel Villa Honegg at sunset, Lake Lucerne below — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Parasols on the terrace at Hotel Villa Honegg, with Lake Lucerne and the mountains framed by the trees — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

The bedroom of the Master Suite at Hotel Villa Honegg, a king bed before a dark carved headboard — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A balcony with flowers at Hotel Villa Honegg looking over Lake Lucerne and the mountains — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A suite at Hotel Villa Honegg, a sofa and low table in front of the bed and tall curtained windows — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A bathroom at Hotel Villa Honegg with a freestanding bathtub, twin basins and a window — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A writing desk and lamp beside the balcony door in a room at Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A table laid on the terrace of Hotel Villa Honegg at sunset, mist over Lake Lucerne below — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

The restaurant at Hotel Villa Honegg, tables laid in white, lit alcoves and tall windows — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Glassware on a table laid by the window in the restaurant at Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A long table laid with flowers on the terrace of Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A chef plating a small dish with tweezers in the kitchen at Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

A seasonal dish in a dark bowl, finished with edible flowers and herbs, at Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Bar «1905» at Hotel Villa Honegg, bottles on brass shelves above the bar and red leather stools — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Leather reclining seats in the cinema at Hotel Villa Honegg — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Hotel Villa Honegg in deep snow among frosted fir trees on the Bürgenstock — Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

The Experience

How the days feel

Hotel Villa Honegg stands on its own on the Bürgenstock, the wooded ridge that rises out of Lake Lucerne in the heart of Switzerland, 914 metres above sea level. From its meadow the lake opens out below and the mountains stand all around. In the cooler months the valley can fill with a sea of cloud, and the house sits above it in the light.

The villa was built in 1905 by Emil Durrer, a carpenter from Kerns who had learned hotel-keeping on the Bürgenstock and abroad, and who planned it himself, without an architect. It opened in 1906 with 72 beds. Guests came from all over the world for three or four weeks at a time, some for the whole summer, and were met at the top of the Bürgenstock cable car by horse and carriage. Three generations of the family kept the house. After several years of restoration in private ownership it reopened in May 2011, and in 2026 it celebrates its 120th year.

The restoration kept the substance of the listed building and its Art Nouveau character, and added what a house of this kind needs today: twenty-five rooms and suites finished in natural materials, a spa built around a heated outdoor infinity pool, a restaurant and sun terrace, Bar «1905», a salon and a cigar lounge with open fires, and a small cinema of its own. A lake water heat pump warms the house, and in 2026 Villa Honegg received the ibex fairstay award for Best Performance.

It is a quiet place, by design. Ennetbürgen is five kilometres below, Lucerne half an hour away by car, and the days pass between the pool, the walks along the ridge and the lake, with dinner on the terrace as the light leaves the water.

Why EVC loves it

Why we would send you here

The pool above the lake An outdoor infinity pool heated to 34°C in every season, its edge set against the mountains and Lake Lucerne, or a sea of cloud in the valley below.
A villa of 1905 An Art Nouveau house built by a local carpenter turned hotelier, kept by his family for three generations and carefully restored to reopen in 2011.
Twenty-five rooms, no more Rooms and suites over the lake or the Alpine panorama, from a 24 square metre Classic Room to the 92 square metre Master Suite with its own fireplace.
A kitchen with a garden Seasonal, regional cooking with an alpine herb garden at 914 metres, three beehives beside the house and meat and vegetables from neighbouring farms.
Winter by the fire Open fires in the salon and the cigar lounge, and from November to March, fondue for small parties in the Honegg Stübli.

Rooms & suites

Twenty-five rooms, six ways to stay

Classic and Superior Rooms, the Junior Suite Alpine Panorama, the Corner Suites and the Master Suite, each facing the lake or the Alpine panorama, most with a balcony or a terrace.

Room 01

Classic and Superior Rooms

24 to 31 m² · Queen or king bed · Lake view or Alpine panorama · Balcony or terrace

The Classic Rooms, at 24 square metres, have a queen bed, a shower room and a balcony or terrace. On the top floor, Classic Rooms of 31 square metres sit beneath a sloping ceiling with mountain views. The Superior Rooms, also 31 square metres, have a king bed, bath and shower, and a terrace or balcony over the lake or the mountains. Top-floor Classic and Superior Rooms can connect for families.
Room 02

Junior Suite and Corner Suites

44 to 51 m² · King bed · Sitting area · Lake view or Alpine panorama

The Junior Suite Alpine Panorama has a generous sitting area and a bathroom with bath and shower, facing the peaks. The Corner Suites add a lounge that can be closed off and a second WC, with either a terrace over the lake or a balcony toward the mountains. Dogs are welcome in the Corner Suites.
Room 03

The Master Suite

92 m² · King bed · Fireplace · Dressing room · Lake-view balcony

The largest and most private room in the villa: a living room with an open fireplace, a king bed, a separate dressing room and a spacious bathroom with a view, opening onto a sunny balcony over Lake Lucerne.

Photo courtesy of Hotel Villa Honegg

Inside the stay

The house, in notes

Where you sleep, what you eat, and how you arrive: the essentials, in brief.

Rooms & suites

Twenty-five rooms above the lake

Twenty-five rooms and suites, finished in natural materials and quiet colour, look out over Lake Lucerne or onto the Alpine panorama, and most open onto a balcony or a terrace.

Classic Rooms. 24 square metres, with a queen bed, a shower room and a balcony or terrace toward the lake or the mountains. A Classic Room with a lake-view balcony is wheelchair accessible.

Classic Rooms, top floor. 31 square metres beneath a sloping ceiling, with mountain views, a bath as well as a shower, and a door that can connect to the neighbouring room.

Superior Rooms. 31 square metres with a king bed, bath and shower, and a terrace or balcony over the lake or the mountains. These too can connect.

The suites. The Junior Suite Alpine Panorama, 44 square metres, adds a generous sitting area and a bathroom with bath and shower. The Corner Suites, 51 square metres, have a lounge that can be closed off, a second WC, and either a lake-view terrace or a mountain-view balcony.

The Master Suite. The largest and most private room in the villa, 92 square metres: a living room with a fireplace, a separate dressing room, a bathroom with a view and a sunny balcony over the lake.

Throughout. Guests have the spa, the cinema and the house bicycles, and every room has a coffee machine and fast Wi-Fi.

The table

From the garden and the farms around it

The kitchen cooks to a concept it calls HONexquisite: regional produce, craftsmanship and the history of the house, prepared creatively and with the seasons.

The restaurant. Lunch and dinner are served in the restaurant and, in summer, outside with the lake below, with first-rate wines from the region. Tables are by reservation, for hotel guests as for everyone.

From the house. An alpine herb garden at 914 metres and three beehives beside the villa supply the kitchen, and meat and vegetables come, wherever possible, from farms within walking distance.

Breakfast. A regional breakfast is served each morning until eleven.

Bar «1905» and the lounges. Opened for the 120th anniversary, Bar «1905» serves the house’s own signature drinks. The salon and the cigar lounge each keep an open fire, for a glass of wine or whisky after dinner.

The sun terrace. From March, weather permitting, the terrace serves aperitifs, coffee, desserts and light dishes through the afternoon.

The Honegg Stübli. From November to March, a room for up to ten serves cheese fondue and fondue chinoise, with cheese and meat from the surrounding farms and everything else made in the house.

The spa

A warm pool at 914 metres

The spa is the heart of a stay here, and its outdoor pool is the image most guests carry home.

The infinity pool. Heated to 34°C and open in every season, the outdoor pool looks straight out over the mountains and Lake Lucerne, or over the sea of cloud that sometimes fills the valley below.

Indoors. A relaxation room with loungers and a panoramic window, a bio sauna at 55°C and a Finnish sauna at 85°C.

Treatments. Personalised massages and treatments with Jacqueline Piotaz products, booked on arrival or in advance.

The gym. Technogym equipment, with Power Plate and Kinesis, for those who keep their routine.

Good to know. A limited number of day guests are admitted to the spa, by reservation only and according to hotel occupancy.

Around the lake

The ridge, the lake and Lucerne

The Bürgenstock is walking country, and Lake Lucerne and its mountains are all within a short drive.

On foot. The Felsenweg, the rock path the villa’s builder joined to the hotel with a route of his own, leads to the Hammetschwand lift. Further afield, the Stanserhorn, Klewenalp, Pilatus, Rigi and Engelberg each make a day in the mountains.

On the water. A boat trip on Lake Lucerne, or a morning by canoe.

From the air. A helicopter flight over the Swiss Alps, arranged on request.

Lucerne. Half an hour by car: the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower, the Lion Monument, the Old Town and the Musegg Wall, the Swiss Museum of Transport and the KKL.

In the house. Art exhibitions and concerts through the year, a selection of Swiss films in the cinema, and bicycles to borrow.

Who it suits

Couples, families and small celebrations

Family
Two travelers

Villa Honegg suits travelers who want a great view and very little they have to do.

Couples. A suite over the lake, the warm pool at dusk, dinner on the terrace and a nightcap by the fire in the cigar lounge.

Families. Children are welcome, and top-floor Classic Rooms and Superior Rooms can connect to the room next door.

Wellbeing. Days organised around the pool, the saunas, treatments and the walks along the Bürgenstock.

Celebrations. The whole house can be reserved for weddings and private occasions of up to 60 guests, with the restaurant, the sun terrace or the meadow above the lake for the celebration. Ceremonies held here are symbolic rather than legal.

With a dog. Dogs can stay in the Corner Suites.

Getting there

An hour from Zurich, half an hour from Lucerne

Villa Honegg stands above the village of Ennetbürgen in Central Switzerland, five kilometres up the mountain road onto the Bürgenstock.

By air. Zurich Airport is about an hour by car. The private airfield at Buochs is twelve minutes away.

By helicopter. With the hotel’s permission, helicopters may land on a meadow 150 metres from the villa, between the terrace and a small wood.

By road. Lucerne railway station is about thirty minutes by car and Stans station about twenty. Charging for an electric car can be arranged before arrival.

By rail. Guests arriving by train and bus are met at the Ennetbürgen Dorf stop by the hotel shuttle, on request.

We arrange private transfers from Zurich or Lucerne, or a helicopter from further afield, as part of the stay.

When to go

Every season, a different view

Villa Honegg is open all year, and the pool is warm in every season.

Summer. The house’s first season, when guests once stayed for weeks: long days on the terrace, lunch outside, and the walks and the lake at their best.

Autumn. Golden light over the lake and, below the villa, a layer of cloud in the valley on many mornings. The autumn menu follows the harvest.

Winter. Snow on the meadow and the firs, open fires in the salon and the cigar lounge, fondue in the Honegg Stübli from November to March, and the warm pool under a cold sky.

Spring. The sun terrace reopens from March, weather permitting, and the meadow turns green again.

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Hotel Villa Honegg, The Bürgenstock above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland