Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären

8.8

Outstanding(186 Reviews)

Hotel in Lauterbrunnen

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this hotel

Hotel Bären enjoys a quiet location in the car-free Wengen, just 350 metres from the Train Station, offering views of the Jungfrau Mountain and the Lauterbrunnen Valley. The restaurant serves seasonal cuisine, and free WiFi is available.

Amenities

Pets allowed

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Lauterbrunnen

Nearby attractions

Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum

Available Rooms

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

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4 Single • 322 ft²

Sleeps 4

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2 Single • 2 Single • 376 ft²

Sleeps 4

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Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären

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8.8

Outstanding(186 Reviews)

Hotel in Lauterbrunnen

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this hotel

Amenities

Pets allowed

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Lauterbrunnen

Nearby attractions

Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum

Available Rooms

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 226 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

4 Single • 322 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 2 Single • 376 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

8.8

Outstanding(186 Reviews)

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10.0

Jul 2024

The hotel was great but the staff was even better, they gave us wonderful suggestions for restaurants and hikes througho

Great location, not too far from the train station and had a beautiful view.

10.0

Jul 2024

A perfect place to relax

A perfect place to relax at the end of a busy trip. I especially appreciated the good breakfasts and dinners. My first dinner was so good I decided to have all my dinners in the restaurant. All different and all delicious.

6.0

Aug 2023

Not the best accommodation we stayed in during 5 weeks in Europe but OK,

As with most things in Wengen, everything is just a short walk away. Good breakfast spread but spoilt by the inconvenient need to order every cup of coffee. Staff very friendly. Dinner in the restaurant was good but relatively expensive.

Room was quite small and awkwardly L-shaped with the bed squeezed into a narrow space making it difficult to get in and out of if sleeping on the the "wrong" side.

9.0

Jun 2023

Delicious breakfast, very clean room

This hotel was so clean and the staff was extremely friendly. We ate breakfast in the hotel every day, and the food was some of the best we ate in all of Switzerland.

Our room was on the first floor and faced out to the road. Since there was no air conditioning, we slept with the windows open. The temperature was pleasant, but there was a lot of noise from the road outside.

10.0

Jun 2023

This is an amazing hotel! They really care about your stay! They kept us very comfortable for 7 nights!!

The hotels location is fantastic! Loved how peaceful it was and just a short walk to the main shops area! The staff is amazing!!! The food was great too!

Maybe the short uphill walk to the train station every morning but it wakes up your legs!!

7.0

Jun 2023

Good

The room is spacious. Love the view of Jungfrau and Lautenbrunnen from the balcony.

We booked the room for two nights, room of two persons, but there was only one towel given in the washroom, we had to go downstairs to ask for more towels. There’s a used tissue in the quilt when we flipped it and also a hair on the bed..the bed sheet is less comfortable it’s a bit old.. One end of the curtain rail dropped, but doesn’t affect the function much.

10.0

Apr 2023

A relaxing visit!

Food was good and of a sufficient variety.

It was a bit high priced.

10.0

Apr 2023

Exceptional

Great location, fantastic food, lovely room and very friendly staff

9.0

Mar 2023

great break comfortable hotel with great views

simple but elegant chalet style design. probably the best restaurant in Wengen

nothing

9.0

Mar 2023

fantastic stay - will be back!

Clean, comfortable and friendly. fabulous breakfasts and amazing evening meals.

No real lounge area - dining encroached on small sofa area

7.0

Feb 2023

Nice and "homey" hotel in Wengen.

Very nice breakfast with various meats, cheese and breads. I believe some or all of the breads were baked at the hotel. Elevator at the hotel made things easy instead of hauling luggage up stairs. Very friendly staff and even provided a car and driver to the Wengen train station up a hill.

The room was small but still very comfortable.

9.0

Dec 2022

Fantastic place - lots of great memories!!

Breakfast was amazing - fantastic variety of choices and delicious food with flexible hours to attend between 7:30-10:30am! We had the Kleine Bar (Small Bear) chalet to ourselves which was lovely but the kitchen facilities (oven) were not operational and given that we’re a family of 4, there was no lounge or dining area in the chalet and the toilet and bathroom were quite small. The only lounge in the main part of the hotel was also very small with little couch or comfortable lounge seating whilst the dining area was huge and spacious with beautiful views of the mountains. The staff were fantastic - so helpful and friendly and always accommodating and attentive to our needs and requests. We ate dinner in the restaurant for 3 nights and their food was outstanding and delicious with a different complimentary canapé starter taster every night! Overall, despite these minor issues, we loved our time in Wengen at Hotel Baren!

More lounge area for the separate chalet or a bigger balcony to enjoy the views. If they are going to provide a kitchen with an oven, make sure it is functional and practical for potential use or perhaps provide a microwave instead and some dishwasher utensils such as dish washing liquid/soap and some cloths to scrub and also dry stuff.

8.0

Sep 2022

Beutiful location, great access to all surrounding towns, and great service

view was amazing and the staff was the friendliest. they went out of their way to assist you.

The bathroom was small and dark on the top floor room farthest to the side, and the bed was the least comfortable of our journey.

8.0

Sep 2022

Quiet respite with a welcoming family establishment

The hotel is run by a family who clearly loves their property, It is sparkly clean, and fairly comfortable. Meals can be a part of the board; it is ok and on par with most restaurants in the area. Breakfast is good with a wide spread of choices; it would have been nice to have eggs made to order, Staff were so nice and always had a smile on their faces. Beds were futons mattresses, which is a hit-or-miss depending on what one prefers. There is room for a desk with chair but not much more sitting area. Sound-proofing was pretty amazing because even though we were adjacent to the elevator and the front lobby as well as facing the street, we didn't have any problem with noise.

If your family's kids are older, it is probably better to get 2 rooms facing the mountains and share a balcony and use that as the "connection." The family rooms are the worst rooms in the entire place. They are on the first and second floor, right above the lobby, wrapped around the elevator and face the street level. There is no view at all and no balcony. It's a real bummer when every other room in the place is more spacious and has pretty awesome views, Also, the last train back to Wengen is around 9ish, so be careful.

10.0

Aug 2022

highly recommend for families who want to enjoy Wengen.

A wonderful place to enjoy Wengen! super comfortable and clean and great staff.

nothing!

10.0

Aug 2022

Exceptional

so comfortable and wonderful staff! ideal location.

nothing.

10.0

Jul 2022

although the weather was not the best we were very comfortable at the hotel and would definitely stay there again!

beautiful view of the mountains, excellent food and very friendly staff and owners willing to go the extra mile to help with whatever we needed!

nothing!

9.0

Jun 2022

Great stay in Wengen. Also it has a wonderful restaurant!

Karin at the front desk was very sweet and helpful! We had a great view from our balcony. It had kind of a homey atmosphere.

We loved our stay but we were not aware that it was a steep walk down to the hotel and then a steep walk back to town. Transportation is available if you ask

9.0

Jun 2022

Superb

We felt very welcomed the moment we stepped into Hotel Bären. The room was set up in such a cosy and homely manner and our young children loved it. The breakfast spread was wonderful and we enjoyed it very much. We had dinner twice at Bären restaurant The service and food served is truly outstanding that it certainly belongs to it's number one ranking in Wengen. Our best meals and stays are truly at Hotel Bären and we hope to be back soon! Thanks to Therese, Billy and team for making our stay absolutely memorable!

10.0

Jun 2022

Exceptional

The hosts are the best in the industry. They helped with hiking suggestions and saw that our needs were met. The facilities are clean and comfortable. And the food was wonderful

Everything was good

9.0

Mar 2022

Superb

Very good breakfast selection. Hotel is a 300m walk uphill to village centre.

10.0

Feb 2022

Exceptional

The restaurant at the Hotel Bären is widely understood locally to be the best in Wengen and that is no exaggeration. Breakfast was extensive and of amazingly high quality. We ate heartily each morning and it kept us going all day meaning we could miss out on the hugely inflated mountain restaurant lunch prices. The Restaurant Bären was busy every night of the week, Monday included, and there are not many restaurants of which that can be said. It was always busy with people who had clearly come there specifically to eat as evidenced by the jackets and coats hung over the backs of chairs. The food was always beautifully presented and each evening we were given an amuse bouche which was unfailingly fabulous. The owner of the hotel smokes his own salmon for 72 hours and it is the best I have tasted anywhere and I come from Scotland where smoked salmon is common...but never as good as this. The asian prawns were likewise flavourful in a way which is difficult these days to experience in Scotland. The tagliatelli served with it was beautifully light and thin as was the pasta surrounding my wife's mushroom ravioli. There was lamb cooked to pink perfection, delicious white Brienzersee fish fillets with lemon and honey sauce and various soups, all creamy, smooth and delicious, the carrot and coconut particularly so. There were also various vegetarian options too which were all uncommonly good. Worthy of particular mention was the tagliatelli with pickled pear in a cream and gorgonzola sauce . We are both meat eaters but this dish was one of our favourites. It was truly amazing. Their chefs are clearly genuinely talented. The front of house staff were also all lovely people, friendly and attentive without being intrusive and the surroundings warm and cosily Swiss without being clichéd or kitschy. In short, the Restaurant Bären is superb. It may not rival the best in London or Edinburgh...yet...but it's on the right track to doing so.

The train service on the Wengernalpbahn is less frequent, every thirty minutes now as opposed to the twenty it once was which makes for a long wait in your ski boots if you miss one. Wengen station has also been altered a fair bit. It used to be all on the flat meaning that you simply walked across the infilled tracks to get to your train. They have now put in raised platforms. You still have to cross the track to reach it but now you have to traipse all the way to the ends of the station to do so whereas you used to be able to do it anywhere. There are also now fences and tensa barriers to herd you to where the staff want you to be which means huge crowds tightly packed onto small areas of the platform when the rest of it is completely empty. The station also used to have five platforms on the flat where you could board trains. There are now only two raised ones and instead of there being four or five trains in the station at any one time there are now long periods where there are none at all. The bustling feel to the place is gone and it now feels quite sad as a result.

10.0

Oct 2021

We had excellent stay. Enjoy every moment at our balcony with cup of warm tea.

Breakfast has many variety with self making fresh orange juice. Many kinds of delicious local cheeses and meats. It’s close to train station and lift.

None.

8.0

Oct 2021

Very good

The view, the colors, the balcony, comfortable bed, great shower

Not good ventilation in bathroom Lighting could be better

8.0

Oct 2021

Very good

Excellent restaurant- food was spectacular and very close to a Michelin * level ! Speciality is Wild produce from venison to mushrooms,

Nothing

10.0

Sep 2021

very nice.

The location, the staff and breakfast.

Nothing.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Lauterbrunnen?

The average price for a rental in Lauterbrunnen is R 5,290 per night. This rental is R 7 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären pet friendly?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pets allowed, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, laundry, and balcony or patio.

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Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären

Hotel in Lauterbrunnen

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Lauterbrunnen

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären

Hotel in Lauterbrunnen

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Lauterbrunnen

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Lauterbrunnen?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Alpenkräuter Hotel Bären?

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