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There's a hotel list and courtesy phone in the station; otherwise consult the helpful
tourist office
nearby (June-Sept & Dec-April Mon-Sat 8.30am-6/7pm, Sun 9.30am-noon & 4-7pm; rest of year Mon-Fri 8.30am-noon & 1.30-6pm, Sat 8.30am-noon; tel 027/967 01 81,
www.zermatt.ch
). The
mountain guides
office (tel 027/966 24 60) organizes tours and climbs. The excellent
HI hostel
is on the east side of the village (tel 027/967 23 20,
www.youthhostel.ch
; ?15-20/$24-32); nearby is the SB
Matterhorn Hostel
(tel 027/968 19 19,
www.matterhornhostel.com
; ?10-15/$16-24) and a
Naturfreundehaus
(tel 027/967 27 88; ?15-20/$24-32).
Camping Zermatt
(tel 027/967 54 14; closed Oct-May) is north of the station. Of the many
hotels
,
Mischabel
, down by the river, is quiet and characterful (tel 027/967 11 31; ?20-25/$32-40), while youthful
Post
, in the centre, is livelier (tel 027/967 19 32,
www.postzermatt.com
; ?25-30/$40-48) and offers Internet access. Plenty of mountain inns and huts bring you closer to the elements, including at Schwarzsee (tel 027/967 22 63; dorms ?30-35/$48-56) and the
Berghaus Matterhorn
(tel 027/967 22 64; dorms ?25-30/$40-48; closed Oct-June); these price codes include half-board. There are plenty of places to
eat
all along Zermatt's main drag:
Hotel Post
has budget pizza/pasta, while the popular
North Wall
apres-ski bar, on the other side of the river, also has pizzas and cheap beer. Pleasant
Cafe du Pont
, just past the church, serves affordable fondues and other snacks. Other useful information
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