ADDRESS

Sennhofstrasse 19a
7000, Chur, Switzerland

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CONTACT

Phone: +41812501921

hello@bogentrakt.ch

OUR VALUES

The Bogentrakt Hostel brings freedom back to the Sennhof Chur, the former "toughest prison" in Switzerland. The freedom of travel and discovery, combined with social exchange, privacy and the Chur way of life.

OUR TEAM

OUR RESPONSIBILITY

OUR EQUIPMENT

OUR GALLERY

In the former Sennhof prison in the capital of Graubünden, a modern hostel was built alongside condominiums and cluster apartments, studios, art and small businesses and an inviting restaurant.

Our hostel offers added value for the people of Chur in the form of affordable guest rooms as well as various services for the future residents of the new Sennhof. Since March 2023, we are welcoming guests from all over the world and conveying to them the Chur way of life.

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Our team

In the beginning there was the idea and we started with four people: Marco, Sara, Benjamin and Franziska transformed the Sennhof into a cosmopolitan place. It quickly became clear: we couldn't do it alone!

Today, the Bogentrakt team consists of creative minds, hosts, technicians, craftsmen, all-rounders... everything it takes to create a successful hostel.

We are always looking for new team members to support our team. You can find open positions under this link.

Maybe we'll see you soon. We're looking forward to it!

Marco & your Bogentrakt team

TAMINA

Front Desk

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SVEN

Front Desk

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RAQUEL

Housekeeping

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NONA

Front Desk

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MARGA

Front Desk

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AINURA

Housekeeping

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KARIN

Front Desk

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CATARINA

Housekeeping

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ANNIE

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Our responsibility

When we decided to build the Bogentrakt Hostel in the former Sennhof city prison in Chur, it was important to us to make this journey as sustainable and considerate of people and the environment as possible. In 2022, we received the Audience Award of the Raiffeisen Futura Sustainability Prize for our initiative. Read more about our principles for responsible tourism.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- The Bogentrakt Hostel is intended to connect travelers with the local population and become a place of exchange. To this end, meeting areas are created that are open to the hostel guests as well as our neighbors in the Sennhof and the people of Chur. These include the small courtyard behind the Bogentrakt, our common room, the work room/co-working space, the guest kitchen and the reception.
- To connect locals and travelers, guest events are held that are intended to give guests an insight into the Chur way of life. The guest events are also open to Chur residents.
- Our hostel reception serves as a small neighborhood kiosk for our neighbors in the Sennhof. You can exchange ideas, drink coffee and buy a few basic groceries on Sundays if you are missing something at home.
- We offer our team fair pay, a modern and open working environment and encourage and challenge each other. We integrate and participate. The hierarchies will be flat, we all want to learn from each other and divide our work according to our strengths.
- The whole team should be able to help shape things and get involved. We communicate transparently and honestly.
- We are committed to social causes and prefer to cooperate with companies that share this philosophy.
ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Regional products are preferred. The added value thus remains in the area and delivery routes are shortened.
- Where it is not possible to use regional producers, partners are sought who produce fairly and sustainably, share our values and care is taken to ensure that delivery routes are as short as possible.
- At the Bogentrakt Hostel, you make a contribution to climate protection and we double it and invest it in sustainability measures in our business. Read more about myClimate's "Cause We Care" program.
- We recycle and use our resources sparingly. Things are reused before they are thrown away.
- Sometimes the only thing that helps is doing without, even for the guest: We do not have daily room cleaning and therefore no daily linen change. This can be ordered by the guest on request and at an additional cost. We have no minibar, no air conditioning, no TVs in the rooms. We try to work as paperlessly as possible.
- We upcycle: old tables and chairs from the prison are given new life, the prison doors are preserved and refreshed, the washing machines in the prison laundry now wash guest laundry.
- We are connected to the city of Chur's district heating network. Ideal conditions for an environmentally friendly electricity and heat supply.
- We encourage our guests to travel by public transport. There are no parking spaces at the Sennhof and Chur is an ideal starting point for train or bike trips.
- A garden is to be created in the small courtyard where our guests and our neighbors can contribute to more biodiversity.
- We want to encourage more ecological travel by sensitizing our guests. A longer stay and a realistic view of life in Chur are the focus.
ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITY
- Our services are offered at a fair price. You should never pay or get too much or too little for your stay.
- We work efficiently and use digitalization and automation in a targeted manner so that we can personally take more time for the guest.
- We cooperate with other companies. It is easier together, no one can do it alone.
- Our team is always informed in detail and transparently about the economic situation of our business. This means that decisions can be made together about the continued existence of the Bogentrakt Hostel.
- We also advocate for our concerns and values in regional tourism and hotel associations.
- Our business activities are geared towards long-term success. After all, we want as many guests as possible to have a good time in Chur.