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“This cool, designer B&B, in a handsome terrace, is a rarity in Switzerland’s capital city where hotel rooms and breakfasts are not cheap. It’s good value, stylish and laidback while owner Stefan is happy to provide insider tips on the city.”

“This cool, designer B&B, in a handsome terrace, is a rarity in Switzerland’s capital city where hotel rooms and breakfasts are not cheap. It’s good value, stylish and laidback while owner Stefan is happy to provide insider tips on the city.”

Hotel Review

This 19th-century townhouse, in a handsome terrace, is a remarkable find in a notoriously expensive city; it’s both stylish and excellent value. Owner Stefan has a fine eye for design. The whole house is sleek grey-on-grey and furnished with a cool, spare touch that mixes modern minimalist furniture with vintage and designer pieces - perhaps a Corbusier or Ercol chair - and adds a splash of colour in a cushion, throw or artwork. Each of the nine bedrooms (three on each floor) is light and airy with parquet flooring, designer lighting and huge sash windows; some have stone balconies. To preserve the original features of plasterwork cornices and deep door architraves, each floor has a shared bathroom; bathrobes and lush toiletries provided. Breakfast is a communal affair - cheeses, meats, home-made smoothies and Stefan’s fabulous home-baked muffins - around a highly polished table and beneath a spectacular modern chandelier. Eat outside on the terrace on sunnier days, although the views are grittily urban towards the railway station. There’s also a sitting-room with an excellent range of teas plus a smart coffee-making machine. On the edge of the Länggasse district, a former working-class area that now houses the university and is becoming cool and trendy, the house is a 15-minute stroll to the Old Town. Or you can borrow one of the free bicycles. Staying here, you will feel like one of the locals.
 

Written by Helen Pickles

Recommended For

  • Learning
  • Einstein Museum and Historical Museum of Bern is equal parts educational and interesting.
  • Wildlife Area
  • Home to four brown bears and two cubs Bern's Bear Park is an adorable visit.
  • Other Activities
  • The property features its own meditation room. A real oasis.
  • Sights nearby
  • The Clocktower and the centre of Bern is just 1km away.
  • City Style
  • Chic minimalist interiors in the heart of town.
  • Cycling
  • There are bikes available for guests to use.
  • Townhouse
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • Artworks
  • No restaurant
  • B&B
  • Designer
  • Chic
  • Rooms with balcony/terrace
  • Free wifi
  • Intimate
  • Contemporary
  • Boutique
  • Child friendly

Facilities

  • Cots available
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • No restaurant
  • Not suitable for disabled guests
  • Bicycle hire
  • Library
  • No pets
  • Walking distance restaurants
  • Rooms with balcony/terrace
  • Safe
  • Free wifi
  • Wifi
  • Sitting Room
  • Child friendly

Activities

  • Learning
  • Einstein Museum and Historical Museum of Bern is equal parts educational and interesting.
  • Wildlife Area
  • Home to four brown bears and two cubs Bern's Bear Park is an adorable visit.
  • Other Activities
  • The property features its own meditation room. A real oasis.
  • Sights nearby
  • The Clocktower and the centre of Bern is just 1km away.
  • Cycling
  • There are bikes available for guests to use.

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See What They Say

Why do people love staying in your hotel?
It’s very close to the old town and a house with a lot of history

What is there to do in the area?
Bern is a wonderful town just to enjoy life

What kind of breakfast do you offer?
Cheese, Meat, Cereals, Yoghurts, bread, Eggs, Rösti (selfmade)

Do you offer other meals? And can you recommend good places to eat out locally?
In the oldtown, there are a lot of very nice restaurants

Which are your most popular room types, and why?
Our Standard-Rooms are very popular because the prices are very reasonable for one
of the most expensive towns in the world.

What facilities do you have for children and can you fit extra beds in your rooms ?
We have small beds for babys

What message would you like to give Hotel Guru readers?
Be welcome in a very nice town with nice and friendly people.