Close to the hotel, a few minutes away, you can practice all sort of sports and relaxing activities which this resort offers you:
Tennis and squash, many swimming pools, the beach of the Moubra lake, water skiing or wakeboarding on the "Etang-Long", beach-volleyball; 280 km of footpath trails, indoor horse-riding or along 30 km of paths, hiking, paragliding, rafting and canoeing, mountain biking, golf (one 18 holes, two 9 holes courses and an "Indoor with driving swing to analyze & video"), archery, hot air balloon or helicopter flights.
In winter, on a regular basis, the vast Alpine skiing domain welcomes a number of world cup competitions. You can practice the cross country skiing, the toboggan, ice-skating...
You can permanently enjoy the fresh air with added vitamins, healthy and pure, which would be nice to bottle up for a rainy day!
Distance from airport: Geneva 180 km, Zurich 295 km.
Distance from railway station: Montana (funicular) 1 km, Sierre 15 km.
By car:
Coming from Geneva/Lausanne, from Bern, Grand St-Bernard on the motorway A9 (N9):
take exit motorway Sierre-West and follow Montana direction passing by Chermignon, you arrive at Montana-Village, where you turn right towards Montana-Cliniques. You follow the Route de la Moubra for approximately 1.6 km. Coming out of the forest, the Moubra lake will be on your left, take right at the roundabout, you are now on the Route de la Prairie and Minotel is approximately 250 m further up, on your left.
Coming from Brig/Simplon by the Main road 9:
Before the motorway Sierre-East entry, follow the Main road 9 on the right, in the direction of Sierre, then turn right and follow Crans-Montana direction
over 13 km until the Montana-Center. At the roundabout turn left on Chemin du Cimetière after 180 m, continue straight on the Chemin de Coudra
after approximately 150 m, turn left on the Route de la Prairie and the Minotel is at approximately 100 m further down, on your right.
By train and funicular or bus:
The Swiss train company CFF offers many daily international connections, between France/Geneva/Lausanne and Brig/Simplon/Italy.
The trains InterRegio, Regio and Direct stop in Sierre/Siders.
The Sierre/Siders CFF train station is at approximately 10 km from the hotel
From the CFF train station go to the funicular SMC (Sierre- Crans-Montana).
Take the Avenue General-Guisan on your left, after approximately 300 m, the funicular station is located on your right. The funicular brings you up to the last stop Montana- Vermala (departure every 30 minutes for a 12 to 20 minutes journey).
From there we advise you to take a taxi for the remaining kilometer or to contact the hotelier in advance. He will be pleased to organise a private shuttle to pick you up.
If you prefer walking, follow the Avenue de la Gare to the roundabout, then turn left on the Chemin du Cimetière. After 180 m, continue straight on the Chemin de Coudra, after approximately 150 m, turn left on the Route de la Prairie and the Minotel is at approximately 100 m on your right.
From Sierre/Siders CFF train station, some SMC coaches are also avaible,
and from Sion, some Postal buses which reach the Montana-Vignettes stop
in approximately 35 to 45 minutes.
From there, continue about 800 m while following the Route de Rawly to the roundabout, go straight on to the Chemin du Cimetière, after 180 m,
continue straight on the Chemin de la Coudra and after approximately 150 m, turn left on the Route de la Prairie - the Minotel is located approximately 100 m further on your right.
However, we advise you to take a taxi or to contact the hotelier in advance. He will be pleased to organise a private shuttle to pick you up.
Depending on the seasons, a free shuttle service runs in the resort, connecting various bus stops, the funicular, the ski-lifts, as well as the sporting centers and the lakes.