About
Hotel Rothorn Vintage-Style is located in the small mountain village Schwanden in the Lake Thun Region, 3281 feet above sea level. It offers traditional rooms with private bathrooms and free access to WiFi. The Rothorn’s restaurant serves excellent regional dishes in the rustic dining room. In nice weather guests can enjoy their meals on the spacious, sunny terrace, overlooking the Bernese Alps. Jazz concerts take place at the property on a regular basis. A ski storage room is at guests’ disposal and ski equipment can be rented on site. Schwanden bus station is only 328 feet away from the hotel. Guests can explore Lake Thun which can be reached within a 10-minute drive. The city Thun can be reached within 7.5 mi and Interlaken within 9.3 mi. Free private parking is provided at Rothorn Hotel and motorbikes are welcome.
50 Reviews
What Guests Say
- “The location was good.”
- “Very polite staff clean and cosy”
Top Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Accessible Rooms / Facilities
- Pets Allowed
- Non-Smoking Rooms
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What Guests Loved
Based on 50 reviews
Pros +
- Location‼️Staff‼️
- The location was good.
- Very polite staff clean and cosy
Cons -
- Cow smell
- The manager was incredibly unpleasant. She gave a lot of attitude and even insisted I’d only booked for one person even though my booking clearly said two. She never apologised for how stressful she made the check in experience even though she then realised she was at fault. This was stress I didn’t need given I’m pregnant.
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Location‼️Staff‼️
Cow smell
The location was good.
The manager was incredibly unpleasant. She gave a lot of attitude and even insisted I’d only booked for one person even though my booking clearly said two. She never apologised for how stressful she made the check in experience even though she then realised she was at fault. This was stress I didn’t need given I’m pregnant.
Very polite staff clean and cosy
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The appearance from outside was typical Swiss but internally was dated particularly the bathroom. Also, requested a double bed and instead 2 single beds were provided.
The property was dated internally.
Great views, great prices and amazing staff
Good view from the balcomy
Despite they upgraded us to an apartment (I did not asked for it, however) the bad point was that they provided us just two pillows for four people explaining that for children's pillows we have to pay which looks for me as unexpectedly greedy approach, and neither was specified in the booking terms. We refused to pay and used whatever was handy to use as 'pillows'. There was also a problem with hot water that stopped suddenly more than once. Overall, stuff attitude was also rather unpleasant. Looks like a restaurant that provides also 'hotel' services. Not recommended
I like the vibe. Definitely a winter hotel. Nice view of mountains and all green. But that's all about.
I don't know where to start. Stayed for 2 nights with my wife and a 4 months old baby. Paid almost $200 a night for the room. But I don't think the place we stayed was worth that much. We were given a room with shared bathroom for that rate which I have not seen anywhere on my reservation that it says shared bathroom. If I knew that, I wouldn't book it. It was definitely saying somewhere that bathroom is shared and I missed it so it's on me. However, we got lucky and nobody came to the room next door, so we had to keep the bathroom for ourselves. Hotel is full of flies and room has no AC. It gets really hot during the day, at least in summer time when we visit and you have to open your windows. But guess what? No screen. So you have 2 options. Either die with the heat or try to deal with flies. And it's not 3-4 of them. Bunch of them keep coming in. Bed was very uncomfortable and location was absurd. Nothing nearby. Not even a place to buy a water. Restaurant is closed most of the time and if you didn't buy anything from a store, you are in a very bad luck. Nearest store as far as I observed is in Thun. You can either go buy public busses (takes 2 of them) or get a cab which costs like 70 bucks one way. Very inconvenient if you are not prepared. I might like it more if it was a winter stay, but again who knows what to expect by then.
The surrounding scenery is good, but the traffic is inconvenient and suitable for self-driving.
A woman's service is a little unfriendly.
lovely location, view and rooms
all good. breakfast could be more elaborate
Breakfast was okay. Location is okay.
Table lamp was not working. 1blanket is without the cover. In the beginning they asked for extra tax money to pay.
The view in front of hotel is amazing. There is space to park on the street. It's better to come by car since public transport is not so often or easily accessible.
The room was not clean! It was very obvious the bathroom was used before us and not cleaned (used soap, dirty toilet).The description said double bed, but there were actually 2 beds put together with a huge gap inbetween.Breakfast was very poor (no vegetarian options either), but the food was not fresh. They were serving expired butter, which I mentioned to the waitress and she just ignored.
Friendly staff, comfy, quiet, good view from the window
It’s in the mountain, you take 2 buses to reach anywhere, one of those buses runs till 5:30 - 6:00 PM which is a big limitation for us. No alternatives
The location is beautiful and I was travelling with my medium-sized dog and the staff was friendly and were comfortable with the me brining my dog along.
the view
We arrived at check in time (4.00pm) after a long car journey with my children and we had to wait over an hour and 30 mins for them to find our booking. they spent a long time searching in a huge piles of papers to find our booking (I didn’t see a computer!) the staff do not speak English just Swiss German and we could not communicate well. They offered us a drink as an apology though. The breakfast is very poor only a small table with few choices only.
amazing views, very comfortable bed, and great breakfast
wifi was not good
Nice scenery and great views around the hotel.
Uncomfortable beds and very dated rooms. Could do more effort in cleaning. VERY very poor choice for breakfast. Charge high rates for rooms so I guess they can invest a bit more in the above.
nice place. friendly staff that’s feels good
Nona everything exceptional but end we have to pay extra 18 Frank’s for 2 nights. that didn’t mention from Booking.com
Clean, Super Comfortable, Location
Location
Breakfast very poor.
Nice people Good location
Amenities & Policies
Amenities
Food & Drinks
- Restaurant
Media & Technology
- Free Internet Access
Transportation
- Free Parking
- Accessible parking
Health & Safety
- Health Services
- Daily disinfection
Accessibility
- Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
Kid Friendly
- Family Friendly
General
- Pets Allowed
- No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
Guest policies
| Check-in | After 2:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Check-out | Before 10:00 AM |
| Internet | Free Wi-Fi is available. |
| Parking | Free parking is available. |
| Pets | Pets are allowed. Charges may apply. |
| Room Rates | All rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted. |
Important info
Please note that in order to reach the property, you have to drive up a narrow mountain street. Please note that the rooms are located on upper floors, and there is no elevator. Please note that the reception is closed on Mondays. The keys to the room will be kept in the specially designated key box. When arriving on this day, please contact the property in advance for further instructions. Please also note that the restaurant is closed on Mondays. Please note that the hotel features a DCC payment terminal for credit cards. Guests can thus choose to pay in their own currency.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Location
Schwandenstrasse 65, Schwanden
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