A Border Runs Through the Hotel
At the Hôtel Arbez Franco-Suisse in La Cure, the international boundary between France and Switzerland passes through the building itself. In some rooms, it crosses the bedroom, so a bed can be positioned with its head on the French side and its foot on the Swiss side.
That odd floor plan reflects the geography of La Cure: the village sits directly on the border, which was established by the 1862 Treaty of Dappes. The line did not bend around the hotel to keep its rooms in one country. Instead, it cuts through the property, making the boundary part of the building’s ordinary layout.
What “Sleeping in Two Countries” Means
The border is a legal line, not a barrier inside the hotel. Guests can walk across it without leaving the room; the experience comes from knowing that the floor beneath different parts of the bed belongs to different countries. Other parts of the building are divided by the same boundary, including areas used for dining.
It is a memorable piece of travel geography because the border is usually something visitors encounter on a map, at a crossing, or on a sign. Here, it becomes a feature of the room itself: one bed, one stay, and two national territories underfoot.
