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In 2017, the Null Stern project, meaning "0 stars" in German, by hotel expert Daniel Charbonnier and conceptual artists Frank and Patrik Riklin, opened their first "room," simply a bed placed under the Swiss sky overlooking the Safien Valley in Grisons and Appezellerland. After two successful summers with over 4,500 reservations on the waiting list, Frank and Patrik Riklin's concept returned under the name Zero Real Estate. To date, the hotel has seven "rooms" (an increase of four this year), each equivalent to a bed, with no bathroom, no walls, and no ceiling, scattered across eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Burst Suite at the foot of the Alpstein mountain
Panoramic view of the Toggenburg Valley from the Stump Suite.
The Schwendi Suite overlooks Lake Schwendi.
According to its creators, what guests enjoy when renting these rooms is the experience. A night here allows you to feast your eyes on breathtaking views of the Alps or the sunset over a hillside vineyard. "Let's turn the Swiss landscape into walls," one of the three co-founders stated. Charbonnier, Frank, and Patrik collaborated with local tourism offices to create and select the spaces when they began building the rooms.
The Lüsis Suite at Heidiland
The rooms are set in picturesque surroundings, with a local butler always on hand to assist guests when needed and provide information about the area if guests wish to participate in activities such as mountain climbing or hiking. The butlers undergo training so they can keep the beds flat even in strong winds, or walk across streams with a tray of food. If the weather is bad, the butler will take guests to a dry room for shelter. Importantly, the butler is always nearby, but far enough away to ensure privacy.
Zero Real Estate hotels are set to reopen in July with rooms priced at $310 per night. In just one day, three of the rooms were sold out for the rest of 2020, and there are currently 9,000 people on the waiting list.
