Art Deco Hotel Montana is known for its living and charming nostalgia, for a fantastic view of lake Lucerne and the Swiss Alps. Away from noise and yet only a few minutes to the picturesque old town. The shortest cable car carries the guests from the lake promenade directly into the hotel lobby and is free of charge. In 1910, Art Deco Hotel Montana, in a unique location on the hillside above the Palace Hotel, was opened by the enterprising hotelier Alfred Schraemmli 1887 -1932, son-in-law of the then owner of the Palace Hotel, Bucher-Durrer. At the same time, an electric funicular railway was also built to take guests from the lakeside promenade directly to the hotel lobby, in just one minute. The opening of the hotel however, unfortunately coincided with the outbreak of the First World War, which also marked the start of a long period of depression in the hotel business