There are travel trends we hear about from time to time without really understanding – or remembering – what they actually mean. Today, we’re diving into another English-language phenomenon. After “extreme day trips,” “dupe destinations,” “Spring break,” and several others, here’s a concept that, while it doesn’t originate from English-speaking countries this time but rather from Switzerland, has chosen an English term to define itself: “All you can sleep.” Which is… what exactly?
The Same Concept as “All You Can Eat”
“All you can eat” – that probably rings a bell. It’s the formula offered at certain restaurants where, for a fixed upfront price, you can eat whatever you want, as much as you want, from what’s commonly known as an unlimited buffet.
Well, “All you can sleep” is the same concept applied to hotels. It’s a relatively recent idea from Switzerland, where a hotelier came up with the idea of offering guests an annual flat-rate pass equivalent to $3,800 (or a winter version at a ski resort), allowing them to stay as many nights as they want at the luxury properties in their hotel chain. Specifically, the Revier Hotels, which can be found in the Swiss Riviera and the Swiss and Austrian Alps.
Initially tested at a single location in the winter sports resort of Saas-Fee, the formula proved so successful that it was extended to all existing Revier Hotels properties in Switzerland and Austria. It’s primarily a clever publicity stunt and a potentially profitable venture, as long as – according to the owners – guests don’t exceed around fifteen days of actual stays. Or that some clever individuals don’t get the idea to sublet their pass nights to others, which apparently has already happened…
Hence why restrictions now exist. You can only book two days before your arrival, and stays at each hotel are limited to 5 consecutive nights with a mandatory two-night break before the next reservation. And to prevent people from “camping out” permanently, the chain’s hotels also cannot be used as an official residential address. Yeah, they had to think of that too.
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