The hotel’s history dates back to the nineteenth century.
The building was put up in record time before the treaty went into effect on February 1863.
Ponthus opened a bar on the French side and a shop in Switzerland.
The line separating France from Switzerland passes through the building.
The border also runs through several guest rooms in the hotel.
In two of the rooms you might sleep with your head in Switzerland and feet in France.
The exceptional location of the hotel has brought a few curious stories.
During World War II France was occupied by Nazi Germany, while Switzerland remained neutral.
German soldiers could enter the hotel, but only the part located on French soil.
So the upper floors became a refuge for fugitives and the resistance.
A resistance cell was installed on the top floor, dedicated to protecting the threatened and the persecuted.
The boundary cutting across the staircase.
Sign at the hotel entrance on the French side.
A view of the dining room located exactly on the border.
Official website of the hotel:http://www.arbezie-hotel.com/
Photos and text taken, with permission, fromFronterasblog
