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The Ruchenbuhl: House with a fantastic view

The Ruchenbuhl holiday home is a house with 3 apartments, each with a private entrance. The upper floor is 1 apartement and the bottom floor has a studio and another apartment. The best thing about this place was the stunning view of Lake Thun (Thunersee) and the surrounding mountains.

It was a wonderful typical Swiss house on top of a hill with a view over Lake Thun and the mountains. We met with the owners and she showed us our “apartment” as they call it. We had a full equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, a bathroom with jetted tub and a shower, a sitting/dining room and living room with satellite TV all to ourselves. On top of that we had 2 beautiful balconies overlooking the lake and mountains. In the backyard there was a patio, a stone bbq, a games room and a swimming pool all for us to use as well. Well, we were impressed and I was happy that I found such a beautiful place with wonderful owners!

Unique Quality: Great owners that were very helpful and friendly. The views are stunning and everything you needed was right there. There was a beautiful back yard with patio furniture, a bbq and a swimming pool.

  • Opinion of Price: about average
  • Website: http://www.ericazahnd.ch/
  • Related to: Family Travel, Photography, Hiking and Walking
  • Written January 28, 2012
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  • Reviews: 9

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Hotel Seeburg: Great view, disappointing accommodation

The location for Hotel Seeburg is ideal. Granted it is out of the city but it is right on the lake. The restaurant is quite reasonable and you can dine at tables set on the very edge of the lake. The reason why I would not stay here again is the standard of accommodation. Our room had a prefabricated ensuite which was small but tolerable but the problem was the room itself. Hugely disappointing. The carpet was old and threadbare and contributed to the overall mustiness of the room. The furniture is pure 70s, laminated and not particularly well maintained. The view from the room is breath-taking but so is the smell from inside the room. Far too expensive for this standard of accommodation, a pretty view will only go so far when the stale smell of the room is all pervading. Breakfast was very basic but an annoying aspect of breakfast is that they have assigned tables to your room. So, no matter if there are tables vacant with a more pleasant position the owners will not let you sit there as that is not the way they do things.

  • Opinion of Price: about average
  • Address: Ringgenberg, outside of Interlaken
  • Phone: 0338222961
  • Related to: Budget Travel, Travel with Pets
  • Written August 23, 2007

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  • Reviews: 2

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Hotel-Brienzersee: A quiet stay on a beautiful blue lake

This is not a hotel for princesses, more like a hotel for budget minded people who are looking for a good veiw. It was cheaper to stay here in Ringgenberg, which is only a three minute train ride to Interlaken Ost and it is on the most beautiful lake I have ever seen. Interlaken is definately not as beautiful! The service was good and the breakfast was outstanding. A typical Swiss breakfast with bread (in many forms) cereal yogurt, boiled egg, meats, cheeses, coffee, tea, nutella and jams and it was a buffet. I stuffed my face every morning before hiking and was happy to do so. The shower had no light in it and the water pressure was lacking. The bed was so hard that I woke up with a sore shoulder from sleeping on my side. Having said this I will admit to sharing a likeness with the Princess and the Pea as finding comfy beds are difficult for me to find. It is well worth it to get a view of the lake but if you cannot afford that the mountains behind are lovely too.

Unique Quality: Lake Brienzersee is the most beautiful lake I have ever seen. It is a color blue that I thought was reserved only for tropical paradises. It's insane! The town of Ringgenberg is a sleepy town and we joked of having the place all to ourselves. There is a room available with a lake view with a Smart car for 200 swiss franks...Well worth the money in my opinion.

  • Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
  • Address: Right next to the Ringgenberg train station on the lakeside.
  • Related to: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Family Travel, Budget Travel
  • Written May 29, 2007

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Grandhotel Giessbach: a great hotel closeby Interlaken

Grandhotel Giessbach is one of the most romantic hotels , you may find in Switzerland : It was built in 1855 high above Brienzersee - opposite of Brienz and next to a scenic waterfall. The best time for the hotel was between 1870 and 1914 but afterwards tourism changed a lot and it was hard to fill such a remote hotel.
In 1985 it was restored and it looks really great again from inside !! In Grandhotel Giessbach you may still breath the good old times, that seem to have stood still for ages there... Click on my picture in order to see the great details of architecture - I also have a seperate page about Giessbach, the waterfalls,the cable-car, the hotel & surroundings!

Unique Quality: You may get to Giessbach :
1)on the road from Brienz - BUT it is quite narrow and might be dangerous at certain times, because only at a few places it is possible to pass by other cars, and it might be good to avoid the times, when the public bus goes to Axalp.
2)By ship - the elegant, traditional way, most of the tourists came that way in the good old times of the hotel. Each and every ship on Brienzersee stops there !!

  • Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
  • Address: CH-3855 Brienz - Grandhotel Giessbach
  • Phone: +41 (0)33 9522525
  • Website: http://www.giessbach.ch/
  • Related to: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Food and Dining, Architecture
  • Written April 13, 2006
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Ringgenberg IN - Interlaken OUT: Ringgenberg IN - Interlaken OUT

Brienzersee is a nice hotel very close to Interlaken in a village called Ringgenberg which is much cheaper than Interlaken.

The hotel is very beautiful with amazing view from the window , a nice restaurant and nice staff.


Unique Quality: Great landscape

  • Opinion of Price: about average
  • Address: Beundenstrasse 49 3852 Ringgenberg
  • Phone: +41 (0)33 822 23 53
  • Written September 7, 2005
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  • Reviews: 3

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Hotel Gloria - Beatenberg: In Interlaken with a car?

If you have a car in Interlaken and you want to escape the crowds, consider heading north and uphill from the Interlaken West train station. Follow signs to our favorite place to stay in the area, the sunny shelf town of Beatenberg. You will have wonderful views of the lakes below and the mountains too and best of all you can escape the bussed-in hordes. (Even if you don't have a car, the postbus runs every half-hour.) And the best place to stay if you are looking for quiet and superb, homey service is the Hotel Gloria. They took us in and treated us like very special quests, despite our not having a reservation and without question I will stay here every time in the future. Web site is www.hotelgloria.ch. Feel free to e-mail me if you have questions.

Unique Quality: The view is the best I've seen in the area. The panorama sweeps from Schynige Platte, past the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau, and on to the Niessen. And the service is simply superb. They treat every guest with genuine affection and they do not take tourist busses, so you are never overrun. And it's QUIET!

  • Opinion of Price: about average
  • Related to: Family Travel
  • Written July 25, 2005

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  • Reviews: 19

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Appartementhotel ORION: Great view

As stated in the e-mail from the owners, the apartment is about 10 mins away from the train station.
It was smaller than expected but nevertheless, self sufficient and clean. I couldn’t ask for more.
Each room has 2 beds (folding into wall), cooking corner with 2 hot plates, sink, refrigerator, cooking utensils and a separate shower/toilet attached to the room. Medium size about 18 sq meters.

Unique Quality: The Orion Apartment House is located in a quiet area with view to the mountains.
Check-in 2 pm, check-out 10 am. Payment cash.
Reserved rooms are kept until 4 p.m.
1 studio (twin bedded room) facing south with terrace, TV at the rate of sfr. 80.-- + visitor taxes sfr. 5.90 per day / 2 persons. Total amount for 2 persons, 2 days: sfr. 160.-- + visitor taxes sfr.11.80 = sfr. 171.80
Very friendly owners.

  • Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
  • Address: Bühlstr. 40, CH-3800 Interlaken
  • Phone: 41 (0)33 822 92 25
  • Related to: Backpacking
  • Written July 11, 2005
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Zobrist's House: Private accomodation

We had a great experience here. In the month of August there are many activities in village. Though located in Goldswil, it is only 15 minutes by foot from Interlaken East Railway station. An ideal place to relax at the bank of the river Aare. Two bedrooms, salon, kitchen and a glassed terrace.

Unique Quality: Beautiful garden space, outside terrace with grill and great views . Either you'll enjoy watching the boat cruises passing throught the river to the lake of Brienz or acquire some fishing license and start throwing baits for dinner.

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  • Phone: +41(0)33 822 56 28
  • Written May 22, 2005
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Private Accomodations: Holiday Apartment

Just spotted as we did our walks towards the river Aare and lake Brienz. It looks great and a quiet location. The Eastern Railway station, Boatstation and Shopping is only a few minutes away.

Unique Quality: Haven't stayed yet but looks like a nice accomodation.

  • Opinion of Price: N/A
  • Phone: +41(0)33 822 52 59
  • Website: www.riverholiday.ch
  • Written May 22, 2005
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HOTEL CHALET OBERLAND: ** IS OK BUT HOW ABOUT A *** HOTEL?

This hotel is located in the very heart of Interlaken city centre, what more could you wish for? Interlaken has lovely shops and it won't be difficult to find (yourself & family & friends) some nice gifts!

It is a special place because the atmospheric is "as home" and very friendly staff will see to your needs.....

They serve SWISS CUISINE (but also other things if you don't want to try the Swiss Kitchen) which offers substantional meals for skiiers, snow-boarders, walkers and other adventurous guests!

A good choice and....do have a look at www.swissbreaks.com for more info!

  • Opinion of Price: about average
  • Address: INTERLAKEN
  • Website: www.swissbreak.com
  • Written January 23, 2004
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