The ultimate escape: a pilgrimage to Europe's highest hotel

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Italy's Capanna Margherita sits among the clouds almost three vertical miles above sea level - but has a bar, restaurant, beds for 70 and even a small library. The FT Travel Editor Tom Robbins makes the long journey to a remarkable hotel. Read about the best luxury trains: on.ft.com/2k3c9bw
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@kt9493 Жыл бұрын

The construction of the hut was directed by the Italian Alpine Club in 1889. The hut was pre-built in the valley, then brought to its final destination by mule and then by men, and assembled on site. A complete restoration started in 1977. The original hut was dismantled and was replaced by the current hut, built in Valsesia in the town of Failungo Superiore, very close to Alagna Valsesia, which opened in 1980.

@tipsysmichigander6483 Жыл бұрын

Hut? Not sure you understand what a Hut is you imbecile!

@musicfunlax1224 3 ай бұрын

How on Earth did they managed that?

@willzsportscards Жыл бұрын

Man. Getting that thing built is just simply incredible.

@albertlevert2988 Жыл бұрын

And in the nineteenth century, with no helicopters etc.!

@willzsportscards Жыл бұрын

@@albertlevert2988 honestly, it’s crazy. Hard to believe it was done tbh.

@timcarswell9559 3 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I organised a ‘boys walking weekend’ from London and from the comfort of my flat Alagna to the Rifugio Margarita seemed like a good option. Well, we made it and stayed overnight at the Rifugio. But I had seriously underestimated the effect of altitude sickness without proper acclimatisation and it was not a pleasant night! Even our guide, who had not been up for a couple of weeks, was affected. But as we walked down we all began to feel better, were able to bask in the glow of achievement and look forward to cold beer awaiting in Alagna!

@massimoboscaini 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Tim, l'm from Varallo Sesia but now l live in Parma. Massimo (Martina is my dog).

@user-vx8ko2lx8t 11 ай бұрын

क्या आप अधिक विस्तार से उत्तर दे सकते हैं?

@faded_ink3545 5 жыл бұрын

Props to the cameraman for lugging up all that gear.

@andynieuwenhuis7833 11 ай бұрын

I believe that like I own the Brooklyn Bridge; I'M a Canadian

@abishev 5 жыл бұрын

Surely, Europe's highest hotel is in Amsterdam.

@Kuchenwurst 2 жыл бұрын

Oh you :)

@livingbeing1113 Жыл бұрын

😁

@Guide4Ever Жыл бұрын

and "the pleasurest" in the Red light District 😏

@hansmaulwurf8858 Жыл бұрын

It's NOT a hotel! It'a a mountain hut for mountaineers without running water and with multi-bedded rooms with incredibly uncomfortable beds (apart from the fact that you will hardly sleep anyway due to the high altitude and the lack of acclimatisation). The "library" is simply a shelf of books containing primarily information about the climbing routes on the surrounding mountains (by this standard every house or flat has a "library"). The "bar" is also no bar, but just a counter where you can do everything, from ordering food, paying your stay, etc. Calling this a hotel is like calling an Amish Buggy a car.

@MuppetsSh0w Жыл бұрын

Shut up dude

@jonathanbuckley3254 Жыл бұрын

It's a hotel

@mikeyankofsky8003 Жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

@YOUENNNN Жыл бұрын

Absurd comment, a lot of hotels in the world have uncomfortable beds, no library and no bar at all ! You pay a bed for a night that's an hotel end of discussion

@paperinik69 Жыл бұрын

Right because hotels don't have bunk beds🤡

@matthewmolina3866 5 жыл бұрын

What would have been more interesting is to have seen how it was built.

@bmolitor615 Жыл бұрын

you could google it yer own self

@matthewmolina9485 Жыл бұрын

@@bmolitor615 thank you, whoever you are hiding. You were very helpful, not.

@bmolitor615 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewmolina9485 Well then, you just carry on with your demands for pablum to be spooned directly into your mouth by anything - ANYTHING - other than yer own hand, Matthew. God forbid that you should type "building of Margherita hut" into a search engine - I can see that you have much better things to type out into KZfaq comments. Carry on.

@kt9493 Жыл бұрын

@matthewmolina9485 Жыл бұрын

@@kt9493 thank you very much, sir. You are very kind. Sincerely, Matthew

@nickwoodward819 5 жыл бұрын

How do you do a video on this and not mention how they built it? XD

@googles2222 3 жыл бұрын

My guess would be they probably didn't care enough about the workers back then so most likely there is no written record of how

@boiadedios 2 жыл бұрын

@@googles2222 its because we are Italians and we don’t care….we build it with donkeys and men with big balls…this u see in he video is the second built with helicopters….u can find videos on the tube…i ve been 5 times there….every mountain lover need to go

@TheExodusV Жыл бұрын

Would have liked to seen more of the hotel

@bmolitor615 Жыл бұрын

it's like you didn't watch the video...

@liamdillon9465 Жыл бұрын

Did you see how big it is? I don't think there's much more to see my guy

@kostakondratenko185 Жыл бұрын

Me too - I was dissapointed I couldn't see the room layouts.. but great video nonetheless!

@mathieuchatelet5603 6 ай бұрын

@@kostakondratenko185 it's not that spectaculair. Typical small mountain hut rooms with bunk beds

@funjunkyy 5 ай бұрын

@@kostakondratenko185 These small beds at 5:45 were the rooms. I think it only has rooms for mutliple people with beds stacked on each other. Because its not a hotel, its a hut. Big difference.

@nobodyisbest 4 ай бұрын

It's not a hotel, it's a refuge.

@sivayamsiva9343 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful mountain views, really great thanks for sharing 👌

@jonathanbuckley3254 Жыл бұрын

Little bit disappointing. Was looking forward to more footage of the Hotel not just the view

@forzer456 Жыл бұрын

Guess it is left for you to discover

@r3dp1ll 11 ай бұрын

it's a refuge not a hotel.

@AwosAtis Жыл бұрын

"Upper class pursuit?" I guess that rules me out!

@williameisenberg1999 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely spectacular,,, Would love to visit this hotel !

@andrewhurstcars Жыл бұрын

Went there a few years ago in April ski touring. It’s not formally open then, but they leave a room open for emergency use.

@amandhillon1182 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!! Would love to go here

@zulharriansyahsyamsul4024 2 жыл бұрын

Very charming mountain view

@henriks5008 Жыл бұрын

6:00 Zermatt in the background to the left. Nice view!

@SK22520 Жыл бұрын

But how?? But did they built this thing here? How do they get all their supplies?? How did they install the wifi?? How does the plumbing work?? Honestly, THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERING!!!!

@alessandro-zy3gz 10 ай бұрын

I ve been there. Supply are get by helicopter and there is not water for utility you poop in a hole and no shower. There is internet and phone connection bc there is a small weather lab so there is communication antennas

@erik3371 4 ай бұрын

Are you American or something?

@flowers42195 Жыл бұрын

E' finito il pane. Scendo in paese a prenderlo 🥶🥶

@michaelsiengo1 11 ай бұрын

Awesome

@zaynalsikder9213 Жыл бұрын

Love Italian mountain hut hotel♥

@SKF358 11 ай бұрын

How do they supply it?

@ruthiemay423 11 ай бұрын

Helicopter?

@ryanlafleur 5 жыл бұрын

How long can you stay, how much does it cost and how o you make reservations?

@snoman1999 5 жыл бұрын

www.rifugimonterosa.it/en

@hRt42kuo7jTtmk14 5 жыл бұрын

Cool story. Thanks.

@spraakkanon 2 жыл бұрын

Right on he summit so safe from avalanches.

@kingjsolomon Жыл бұрын

Not from earthquakes…

@joealphons5772 2 ай бұрын

Is there running water there? Showers? Where would the water come from?

@riccardomontelatici1909 Жыл бұрын

Solo un giornale da quella parte di mondo poteva chiamarlo hotel 🤬🤬🤬🤬

@foobar9220 Жыл бұрын

This is the grand finale of the Monte Rosa tour (or spaghetti tour as it is commonly known). After spending a week bagging 4000ers, one sleeps right at the summit before climbing the Dufourspitze, the highest point of Switzerland and second-highest mountain of the Alps, and returning to civilization for a long awaited shower ;)

@danielled5207 9 ай бұрын

Spaghetti has nothing to do with the culture and food of the huge Alpline areas of Italy.

@johnbrown4568 11 ай бұрын

To each their own. I'm good with Nashville.

@naeemsafdar4349 Жыл бұрын

viewers are invited to northern parts of Pakistan the mountaineers' heaven where you can easily cycle upto 16000 feet above sea level and find hotels nearby.

@europana7 Жыл бұрын

How’s the WiFi? … must be using satellite as main connectivity? At 15000 ft, that’s higher than the 13500 ft skydivers exit the plane !!

@ingmarbeldman 11 ай бұрын

ok. and how does it look inside????

@floralhandshake6376 Жыл бұрын

It would have been interesting to learn how they service the 'hotel. How do they get food and drink up there. What do they do with waste etc

@markanthony3275 Жыл бұрын

You've heard the expression that excrement rolls downhill? I think you know where the waste goes now LOL!

@r3dp1ll 11 ай бұрын

@@markanthony3275 human waste, yes most likely. The is taken by the helicopter.

@r3dp1ll 11 ай бұрын

helicopter.

@funjunkyy 5 ай бұрын

They use a helicopter flying back and forth every few days.

@Scyths1 Жыл бұрын

Genuine question, I'm assuming as you didnt talk about it, that you have jo safe way of snowboarding as you cant know for sure if there is solid ground underneath ?

@floimschnee4275 Жыл бұрын

There is no fully safe snowboarding/skiing over crevasses (and in offpiste conditions in general). You need to know how to deal with crevasse and avalanche rescue.

@somnathde8680 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@Prof_awesome Жыл бұрын

A bit short, was interesting to watch, would have been cool to see more tho!

@sjscoach Жыл бұрын

Crazy!!!!!

@ultragarrison 25 күн бұрын

How did they manage to get their supplies?

@brianlam257 11 ай бұрын

You didn't give us a full tour!!!

@clairepg Жыл бұрын

Calling it a hotel and pretending it to be like a normal hotel is annoying otherwise interesting

@aledyna 3 жыл бұрын

Its not an hotel

@jacksonjames7177 Жыл бұрын

Hey everyone, look, random guy in the KZfaq comment section says he knows something the people that built it, and go there and run it, don’t !

@pieter-basbeijer5781 Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonjames7177 The people that run it don't call it a hotel either. Actually I have never heard anyone call a mountain hut a hotel before ever.

@floimschnee4275 Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonjames7177they call it "hut"...

@TesterAnimal1 Жыл бұрын

@@jacksonjames7177you know, maybe some people visiting are not “random”. Climbers also use KZfaq. It’s a mountain hut. Google the term.

@riverkelly9374 2 жыл бұрын

ugh the chord progression in this video is absolutely my life ahah

@CSmart-ln1qm 10 ай бұрын

I'd be afraid the hut would fall off the mountain.

@nessnness Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it doesn't risk blowing away with storms

@dickmeisterling3924 6 ай бұрын

Should have spent more time there, but good for you!

@fuglbird Жыл бұрын

It's an alpine hut - not a hotel. We have many in Europe, where we have mountains. Not like the UK, where you only have hills but many hotels. Only Brits gets altitude sickness at 4554 meters. This is not Cumbria. Get over it. 42 years ago my mother and I walked a bit in Scotland. We met an English "expedition" in full mountaineering outfits. They were very silent when they saw us. We just said hello and turned around. We didn't want to embarrass them.

@mazdarx7887 11 ай бұрын

Eating pizza with fork and knife. hehehe That place is way to posh for me.

@carlo9330 Жыл бұрын

er...three peaks, not two, are higher than margherita. he's forgetting Zumstein. hard to forget really, given that its right next to him🤣

@rolandetter3284 10 ай бұрын

And Nordend ... 4608m

@michaellan78 Жыл бұрын

I guess the hotel doesn’t have valet parking 😅

@haruruben 6 ай бұрын

Who built it?

@nicolascodro3361 Ай бұрын

It’s not a hotel. It’s a mountain hut.

@joelevans2513 5 ай бұрын

"HOTEL?"

@Letitslam Жыл бұрын

It isn t a hotel it s a mountain refuge for climbers and alpinists 😂, there's a lot in italy in all alps, but are a places where you can recover for succesive climb or descent

@TuxedoChimps Жыл бұрын

Can you ski down?

@tomlibuda229 Жыл бұрын

Snowbird 😊

@alanrbickerton 11 ай бұрын

Sleep walking is not an option

@a.h.s5152 Жыл бұрын

Wonder how they could breath being that high up in the air.

@bmolitor615 Жыл бұрын

not well. yer gonna be playing roulette with who gets altitude sickness, and that's not comfortable.

@alpinisme07 Жыл бұрын

a mountain hut is not a hotel..

@stellae.1745 Жыл бұрын

How do they get supplies up there (food, drinks etc.)? I`m thinking helicopters, but i`m not sure

@r3dp1ll 11 ай бұрын

Helicopter yes. Also used to take out the trash on the way down.

@cheaserceaser Жыл бұрын

Why don’t they take a limo or something to hotel?

@ruthiemay423 11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@silverliteway 10 ай бұрын

what about gouter hut mont blanc

@megalospathi Жыл бұрын

Thats not a hotel but a hostel

@great-garden-watch Жыл бұрын

Why?

@infiad1275 2 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice to see what a room looked like in that "hotel". Geez, I feel robbed.

@Kuchenwurst 2 жыл бұрын

It's mostly bunk beds. There's 70 beds for wanderers and scientists. You don't walk up a mountain for the luxury of a king size bed and a whirlpool.

@infiad1275 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kuchenwurst I understand that. I'd still like to see where I'm laying my head for the night.

@Happycamper808 Жыл бұрын

They show the bunk beds here 5:46

@sirhenryb3197 11 ай бұрын

nice but not for me i get sick in hights

@AndrewMann205 10 ай бұрын

Not sure why it was not mentioned that you can get there by cable car. You do not have to climb.

@loranovabridal1880 Жыл бұрын

@drewbinsky story for you

@wayneyd2 11 ай бұрын

Warning to visitor. You should accumulate for the high altitude. Altitude sickness is real.

@ruthiemay423 11 ай бұрын

Acclimate

@FDNRunningandMotivation-ws1hd Ай бұрын

Don"t know about That, The highest I go, the better I feel 😂

@snooslee6508 5 жыл бұрын

It's not so good for hotel"....it's good for meditation center

@benja_mint Жыл бұрын

these mountain huts are always noisy, always bustling with coming and going. all night people are snoring and farting, and at 2am people already start getting up because they are trying to ascend a peak or something. meditation center is not the first thing that springs to mind, but maybe!

@benja_mint Жыл бұрын

i always think maybe the queen was named after the pizza, cos it was her fathers favorite pizza or whatever

@jacksonjames7177 Жыл бұрын

*because

@withpikachu2402 Жыл бұрын

Taking a cable car is cheating

@jasonmcguire7846 4 жыл бұрын

The highest hotel I thought was in Russia

@cvn6555 11 ай бұрын

Nope. No thanks. Never. Not even by helicopter.

@justthimu1683 11 ай бұрын

Knife and fork on pizza😮 "Do not recommend this channel"

@appomattoxross6751 5 ай бұрын

Silly.

@TR-nw8hz Жыл бұрын

Ah yes a pilgrimmage. I mean not a real one but still

@dummyali2016 Жыл бұрын

Tnt

@starcrib Жыл бұрын

No thank's. 🔳⬜️⬜️🔳

@JohnDoe-xu2vx Жыл бұрын

No thanks

@JnstBrimstone 11 ай бұрын

How do you fo a "pilgrimage" to a hotel? Is this some "hotel cult"? Bowing down to the god of hotels?

@superdeluxesmell Жыл бұрын

So it’s just a typical mountain refuge? I thought it was going to be a nice hotel. Meh.

@TheZachary86 5 жыл бұрын

Not much of a hotel. This isn’t impressive when you’ve been to nepal

@AlexMafija 5 жыл бұрын

Nepal isnt in europe

@TheZachary86 5 жыл бұрын

nick from96 Wasn’t arguing that Nepal was in Europe. Was saying that this is nothing compared to Nepal They made the “hotel” sound so majestic or something

@snoman1999 5 жыл бұрын

Mate I've been to Nepal and slept in far less luxurious conditions than on offer here 😆 ? Tea Houses can be very basic.. I think the location here is the prize, rather than the class of accommodation... and far more accesible 🤔 Lets not knock what looks like a FANTASTIC experience..

@davidetranquillini4864 Жыл бұрын

why would any mountaineer be looking for a hotel at 4000+mt? a bed, a warm soup n someone waking u up in the wee hours of the morning, when its time to hit to path, is all one should ask for

@TesterAnimal1 Жыл бұрын

They just called it by an incorrect term. It’s a mountain hut.