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Old Apr 2, 2024 | 8:29 am
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gegarrenton
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Originally Posted by lightwalker
Brienz: small town, nice for a stroll by the lake, but not a place to stay in my opinion
Interlaken: here you have the LHW member Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa - it could prove a good home base to discover the area - bigger town than Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen - Interlaken is not the cute alpine town you might expect, though, it's not that nice in my opinion (of course it's all relative) - the surrounding lakes Brienzersee, Thunersee are quite nice and have some impressive waterfalls and caves to discover (e.g. St. Beatus).
Grindelwald: I would add the Bergwelt Grindelwald to the already mentioned Boutique Hotel Glacier. And I concur that both are nice but not top-tier like the other hotels mentioned. I also saw the Aspen alpin lifestyle hotel Grindelwald on the map - but have not yet visited it myself.

While you are there you should at least do: Jungfrau Joch by cog railway (expensive but an experience that is worth it at least once) and go to the beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley.

All that said: as others mentioned, the car-free Zermatt or Saas Fee are the more romantic and "alpine" options
Hotel recommendations:
Saas-Fee: the Capra
Zermatt: the Cervo or Chalet Hotel Schönegg

Honorable mention: Not to forget that Lucerne now has a Mandarin Oriental by the lake, quite nice.

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Fantastic stuff, thank you.

I have a Virtuoso rep already, but will certainly let you know if I ever need a change!

Originally Posted by livefromtuscany
Friends of ours stayed there over NYE. They had the weirdest stay, non-existent service and the hotel full of Asian influencers who all stared at their phones during meals. I think they have firmly positioned themselves in that niche, taking advantage of their pool and view drawing enough people.
Good to know, thanks.
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