Holiday flat · Engelberg · 1 015 m
A bijou ground-floor flat on the hill above the Eugenisee, with a hot tub, a private garden and the Titlis in the window. Ideal for two; room for four.
Pegasus Lodge is the ground floor of a family house on Rainstrasse, set into the hill above Engelberg’s small lake. It has its own gate, garden and terraces, and a view that runs 180 degrees from Hahnen to Scheideggstock.
It is sized for two and comfortable for four: a double bedroom with the Titlis in the window, a living room with a proper sofa bed, a well-stocked kitchen and a bath. A 55-inch Frame TV, a record player and a PS5 are there for the evenings you decide not to go out.
The Titlis cable car is a ten-minute walk along the lake, and the railway station the same. Your stay includes a free ski locker for two at the Titlis valley station, and the tourist tax is already in the price.
Two things to know before you book. The flat is reached down 55 steps from the private parking bay above (or up 153 from Studentenweg), and the family’s two Norwegian Forest cats, Maxi and Vovo, consider the garden theirs.
The flat
Matt drew the plan himself. This walks it the way you will: in from the gate, through the kitchen and living room, out to the terraces.
Main entry · West garden
Self check-in with a lockbox above the bench. Skis go in the rack outside; shoes and boots on the rack inside, because the floors are oak.
Kitchen
Oven, glass hob, dishwasher, a Siemens fridge-freezer and a Nespresso machine. Coffee, oil, salt and pepper are waiting; Matt usually leaves chocolate too.
Living room
Floor-to-ceiling glass onto the terrace and the valley. The red sofa opens into a bed for two, and the 55-inch Frame TV hangs art when it’s off.
Sofa to terrace
Filmed on a phone one October morning: past the record shelf, through the sliding door, and out to the Eugenisee below.
Bedroom
A double bed facing the window, a desk for the one of you who promised to work a little, blackout shades for the one who didn’t.
Bath · Hahnen side
The tub sits under a window that frames Hahnen. Towels, soap and a hair dryer are provided; the hot water isn’t shy.
Covered terrace
Under the balcony, out of the rain and the snow, with the firewood and the mountains for company. Dinner happens out here more often than you’d plan.
Sun terrace & garden
The terrace wraps the flat from the Titlis side round to Hahnen, with the lawn and the lake below. The garden is private; the cats will visit anyway.
For four
The sofa makes a single for a third guest or a double for a fourth. Two children up to 11 stay free when you book as two adults; a travel crib and children’s books and toys are in the cupboard.
Matt’s plan
Titlis Terrace along the living room, Hahnen Terrace past the bedroom and bath, and the covered Lake Sun Terrace below. The staircase on the left is the 55 steps.
The lifts stop, Engelberg’s lights come on across the lake, and the hot tub steams in the cold. Airbnb flags it as a rarity here; guests mention the view 59 times.
What’s in the flat
The full inventory, as listed on Airbnb. Towels, linen, soap and loo roll are there when you arrive.
Not here: dryer air conditioning security cameras — at 1 015 m you won’t miss the second one.
Two seasons
Engelberg is a working mountain village, open all year. The Titlis runs to 3 020 m, and Brunni, the sunny side across the valley, is the family mountain.
Walk the lake path to the Titlis valley station in ten minutes and leave your skis there overnight: the flat comes with a free locker for two in the main Titlis building.
The Eugenisee is two minutes down the hill. Fürenalp, Brunni and the Trübsee–Jochpass walks all start with a cable car you can reach on foot.
Guests
Every review on Airbnb since the first guest in November 2024, in twelve languages. Nobody has given fewer than four.
The view was stunning. It was so serene waking up to fresh snow on the mountains.
There’s a terrace where you can sit and enjoy your morning coffee. We can’t wait to come back and visit Engelberg in the winter.
Ski slopes were stunning and so much variety on and off piste to ski. Location was a quick and easy walk to the centre and the gondola.
We looked out every morning on beautiful mountains, and the apartment had everything we needed. You won’t regret booking here.
Matt’s guidebook
The lists he keeps for guests on Airbnb, on a topographic map. Distances are as the crow flies from the front door.
The Luzern–Engelberg Express runs hourly from Luzern. From Engelberg station it is a ten-minute walk; with heavy luggage take Rainstrasse, which arrives at the top of the steps rather than the bottom. The Sunnmatt bus stop is close by.
Rainstrasse 28. Park in the private bay above the house, on the left, nearest the steps and the post box. Then 55 steps down through the garden to the gate. Parking is free.
Self check-in from 15:00 with the lockbox above the bench. Matt sends the details five days before you arrive and leaves the outside light on if you’re late. Checkout is by 11:00.
Scan the guest-card code on the kitchen notice board for the Engelberg card: 10% off the cable cars and other discounts. The Migros is in the centre; Matt’s cellar has basics if you miss the shops.
Your host
A Swiss-English family from London who live upstairs. Matt is a designer, drew the floor plan, answers within the hour, and has been known to meet guests at the station when the bags are heavy.