Matratzenlager

A Matratzenlager ("mattress room"), sometimes called Massenlager or Touristenlager,[1] is the simplest and cheapest type of sleeping accommodation offered in mountain huts.

It generally consists of a large room with mattresses usually placed very close together.

[2] The Matratzenlager is usually found in the attic of the hut and can consist of about 10 to 100 bedspaces.

Large Matratzenlagers are divided into rooms with a maximum of 20-30 bedspaces in order to ensure a reasonable night's sleep.

[citation needed] The mattresses usually do not lie on the floor, but on a large wooden frame and each bedspace is given its own pillow and up to two woollen blankets (Alpenvereinsdecken or "Alpine club blankets").