Here you will find a complete overview of the facilities and amenities available at Ferienstudio Heidi in Ernen, Switzerland. This will help you avoid packing unnecessary items. You will also find tips on what to bring with you to the studio.
Below is an overview. The list of facilities is still being expanded!
We care about the environment and your health
We care about the environment and your health. Whenever possible, we choose to use sustainable and natural materials for our furniture, flooring, and paint. We do our best to provide you with the healthiest materials possible.
Basic amenities
- Internet. There is Wi-Fi via a fibre-optic connection. Upload and download speeds are up to approximately 50 Mbps.
- Central heating
- Hot water
- Electricity
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Free parking space for a normal-sized car in an underground, enclosed, covered communal garage. The dimensions of this parking space are: Length: 4 metres, width: 2.2 metres, maximum height: 1.90 metres.
- There are three places where you can store your bicycles (in a communal bicycle shed outside and inside in an underground, closed, covered communal garage. You can also park bicycles in the aforementioned free parking space for the car if the bicycles fit in here).
- Ability to store skis and cross-country skis.
Kitchen
For environmental and health reasons, we strive for a plastic-free kitchen. This is intended to reduce the risk of your food coming into contact with microplastics and of you ingesting them. Many kitchen materials are made of stainless steel and wood.
Kitchen appliances
- Hand mixer
- Refrigerator (183 litres)
- Freezer (3 drawers, 70 litres)
- Induction hob (Bosch PIX631HC1E)
- Oven
- Hand blender
- Dishwasher
- Kettle
- Swan-neck kettle (with thermometer) for induction hobs
- Toaster
Coffee brewing options
- Coffee maker (De’Longhi Nespresso CitiZ Platinum, for Nespresso Original Capsules)
- Coffee pot with stainless steel filter (for pour-over coffee). The filter is reusable (no paper filter required)
- Electric coffee grinder
- Milk frother (manual)
Kitchenware
Drinkware
- Cups (360 ml per cup)
- Picardie glasses for hot and cold drinks (large; 500 ml per glass)
- Decanter
- Teapot
- Tea glasses
- Beer glasses
- Wine glasses
- Bottle opener/corkscrew
Mixing and stirring
- Whisk
- Spoon holder/spoon rest
- Mixing bowls
- Potato masher
- Spatula
- Stirring spoons
- Soup spoon
Measure
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Scale (precision scale with 2 decimal places)
Cutting and peeling
- Knives (various, including bread knife)
Dishwashing
- Dish rack
- Dish brush
Other kitchen items
- Apple corer
- Cutlery for 2 persons
- Can opener
- Citrus press
- Jar opener
- Ice cream scoop
- Cheese fondue set
- Cheese slicer
- Garlic press
- Cookbooks
- Nutcracker
- Baking dish
- Pans (various). Due to personal health reasons, only stainless steel pans (without a non-stick coating) are available. We’d be happy to share tips with you on how to use them.
- Pan protectors
- Oven mitts
- Pizza cutter
- Grater (fine and coarse)
- Scissors
- Tableware for 2 persons
- Pie pan
- Pie server
- Tea strainer
- Funnels
- Colander
- Sieve
Living/sleeping area
- 2 (folding) beds for a maximum of 2 people in total, with extra long mattresses. Double bed mattress size: 160 x 210 cm. We generally assume that you will sleep on this double bed. If you are coming as a couple and wish to sleep separately, please let us know in advance. We can then ensure that a single bed (mattress size 90 x 210 cm) is ready for you.
- Pillows
- Duvets
- Sofa (this is combined with the double folding bed).
- Various games
- Miscellaneous reading books (of paper)
Bathroom
- Shower
- Hairdryer
- Toilet
- Washbasin
Guest Card Landschaftspark Binntal
As your hosts, we’d be delighted to provide you with a guest card for Binntal Nature Park. The guest card entitles you to various benefits and discounts.
Would you like to take advantage of this? Please contact us after you have made your booking. We will then ask you for some personal details (such as your full name as it appears in your passport, your home address, date of birth, telephone number and email address). We need this information to apply for your guest card. We will then email the guest card to you.
Is there anything you need?
Is there anything important to you, for example in the kitchen or regarding sleeping arrangements? Please feel free to ask if this is available or if we can arrange it for you. We’d love to hear from you if you have any questions.
Practical tips on what to bring:
Below you will find ideas and suggestions for what to bring with you when you go to Ferienstudio Heidi.
Tips for your journey
- Valid passport or identity card
- If you drive a car:
– Green Card, driving licence
– If the roads are slippery or there is snow: snow chains
Things to bring with you to Ferienstudio Heidi
For environmental and hygiene reasons, and to accommodate the wide variety of guests’ preferences, no food, drinks or toiletries are provided. Please bring these yourself as required.
- As required: food (such as vinegar, pepper, salt, oil).
- As required: drinks (coffee, coffee filters, coffee capsules (Nespresso Original), tea, sugar, milk, etc.). You can drink tap water.
- Personal care products (such as a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant, hairbrush/comb, etc.)
- If you prefer: your own pillow (pillows are also provided)
- Slippers
Equipment tips
- A tablet or laptop for watching films or TV programmes
- If you wish: an e-reader so you can read
- Chargers for your phone, tablet, laptop
- Universal adapters (some plugs in Switzerland are different from those in the rest of Europe). The voltage in Switzerland is 230 volts, the frequency 50 Hz. In Switzerland, two-pin (type C) and three-pin (type J) plugs are used.
– Flat and two-pin European plugs (type C) do fit into Swiss sockets. European chargers for your laptop and smartphone, for example, may also fit.
– Round European Schuko plugs (type F, as often found on hairdryers, see photo below) do not fit into Swiss sockets (type J). These sockets have an extra, round earth pin that European plugs do not have.
Tips on what to bring for activities in the area
Clothing and footwear
- Layered clothing (so you can adapt to the weather)
- A warm jumper (it can cool down in the evening when the sun goes down and get chilly outside, even in summer)
- If you want to go swimming: swimwear
- Waterproof rainwear (including headwear)
- Sun protection (also in winter) such as:
– a hat or a cap to protect against the sun
-sunglasses (even if there is snow)
– protective clothing
-sunscreen - If you’re going skiing/snowboarding/mountain biking: protective clothing such as a back protector and crash pants
- Waterproof (mountain walking) boots with a good grip
Useful accessories
- If you want to cycle/mountain bike/ski/snowboard: a cycling helmet/ski helmet with MIPS or something similar
- If desired: walking poles
- Waterproof daypack
- Water bottle
- An umbrella that can withstand the wind
- For women: female urination device