The Hotel Kaubad is located in the mountainside of Kaustrasse. Guests can visit ski slopes in the winter and hiking trails in the summer. The hotel is also minutes away to the village center of Appenzell and the Gontenbad train station.

All rooms in the Hotel Kaubad come with desks, cable televisions, and air conditioning or heating units. Rooms also have bathrooms with bathtubs and showers as well as balconies. Newspapers are delivered daily.

The Hotel Kaubad offers bicycle rental and assistance to tours and activities like hiking and cycling. It also has a restaurant, a business center, conference rooms with meeting facilities, an indoor pool, an on-site golf course, a sauna, and a garden.