A cute little mountain inn. The floors in the guest rooms are beautiful bare wood --- there's a…read moreshoe rack to put your boots. Bring sabots or slippers! Bathrooms are on the hall; the place was mostly empty when we stayed, and there was never a line, but there's certainly a limited supply. There's a small children's play room on the first floor, with some pint-size couches and a well-stocked bookshelf covering about 8 languages. The restaurant has some Indian leanings and doesn't serve red meat, but does serve chicken. For both the rooms and the food, service was very friendly but a bit slow --- plan ahead and don't expect to swipe your card and run to the train.

I'll start off by saying that during our European trip, we stayed in 7 different hotels. This hotel…read morewas one of the top 2 of our favorites. It's very charming once you enter. I'll agree with other reviews (on TripAdvisor), that it does feel more like a bed & breakfast and not so much a "fancy hotel". We stayed in room #46 and was actually shocked to see that the room key was an actual "key". We get so used to those cards that you just slide in to unlock the door. Anyway, we climbed up the stairs and it does feel like you are at somebody's house. There is a lift/elevator, but it's quite small. The hallways are dim, but once you enter the room, it was much larger than I was expecting. You actually enter into a hallway with closet space on the left with the bathroom to the right and then through another door leading into the bedroom. I guess that was nice to block out any noise coming from the main hallway (if other guests are coming in late or making a lot of noise). The rooms don't have much décor and are very plain with white walls, and white sheets. Who needs any décor when you have such a spectacular view though!! We had a small balcony overlooking the lake and mountains. It felt so unreal and so beautiful. You seriously could not get sick of that view! Absolutely breathtaking! The one thing I will point out is the shower is so small! I honestly don't think a large set person would be able to shower in there. Also, if you drop the soap... that's it! haha. So WiFi is not free. We paid 20 Swiss francs for 1 hour of WiFi. They give you a code to put in. Honestly, I thought that was a pretty good deal. We were so exhausted from the day's events that one hour of internet was pretty much all we needed before we knocked out. It's just long enough to check your email, Facebook and post a few photos on Instagram. Breakfast is included and it was decent. Croissant, bread, eggs, yogurt, juice, cold cut meats. The staff here was pleasant and they were welcoming to us. The hotel is not far from town. My husband and I took a walk and strolled around the shops and restaurants and also to the bridge. A lot of the shops there are not open late and we even stumbled into a McDonald's where they had burgers on bagels and McFlurry with Toblerone and Ovaltine. Haha.. awesome. The hotel also gives you a packet with coupons and you can take one of the coupons into town and get a free Rolex spoon! If we were to come back, we would definitely consider staying here again.

This alpine hut is in one of the most picturesque and dramatic alpine settings you can imagine…read more The 2 hour hike to get to the hut was one of the most beautiful hikes we have ever been on--waterfalls everywhere, green, lush foliage along steep cliffs overlooking the town of Grindelwald below, groups of black and white sheep grazing on the mountainsides, four peaks of over 4000 meters looming above you... when you get close to the hut, you then have a gigantic glacier that appears to be moving down the mountain right to you. It's indescribably in words. The nice Swiss couple who run the hut are very helpful and maintain a very orderly and clean atmosphere (observe the rules!). Dorm-type room was simple but cozy--bring a sleeping bag liner sheet. Dinner was delicious, too. Highly recommend! If you are fit, love to hike, like be away from it all (no Wifi here) and love amazing mountain scenery, this is the place for you.