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Sennhofstrasse 19a
7000, Chur, Switzerland

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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
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In the former Sennhof prison in the capital of Graubünden, a modern hostel will be built alongside condominiums and  apartments, studios, artists and small businesses and a  restaurant.


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

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Our team

There is still room in our team! Take a look at our available jobs using the link below, perhaps one will suit you and we can soon welcome you to the Bogentrakt GmbH team.


Our team currently consists of the following people:

  • MARCO LEIBUNDGUT

    host

  • SARA HÄRING

    Creative Director & Accounting

  • BENJAMIN & FRANZISKA HÄRING

    Chief Technology Officers

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 Public Award from 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 network 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're 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.
    • In the Bogentrakt Hostel you can stay overnight in a CO2-neutral way. In return, the CO2 emissions generated during the overnight stay can be offset. We double the offsets with our contribution and commit to investing the surplus in sustainability measures in our company. 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.

HOSTEL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES

LUGGAGE STORAGE

LAUNDRY SERVICE

BOARD GAMES / PUZZLES

GARDEN & PICNIC AREA

Internet

LIBRARY

Common Lounge

ELEVATOR

CAR RENTAL

Bar & Restaurant

HEATING

24-HOUR security

FIRST AID KIT

BBQ EQUIPMENT

SNOW SPORTS & HIKING

FILM EVENINGS

Tour ASSISTANCE

SMOKE-FREE HOSTEL

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