Bourg-St-Pierre is a tiny village at the foot of the Grand Combin mountain in the Valais region of Switzerland. Staying in a budget hotel in Bourg-St-Pierre, Switzerland is like visiting a place that time forgot. The population is less than 300 people today, but there has been a settlement in the same location since the Roman era. The town has long been an important stop for trade due to its location near the Italian-Swiss border. This also means there has been a historical need to defend the town from others who would like to control it. You can see the sites of the ruined Castle Quart and Castle Allinges that once defended the town.

Of course, many people choose a cheap hotel in Bourg-St-Pierre because of its location at the food of the Grand Combin. It is one of the highest mountains in the Alps at 14,154 feet, but is also visited because it holds the Grand Combin glacier. The main route for climbing the mountain begins at the Panossiere Hut on the north side of the mountain. Be sure you be careful on ‘Le Corridor’, a passage on the climb where rocks sometimes fall.