The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Interlaken

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Interlaken

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Visiting Interlaken, Switzerland for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Interlaken, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Interlaken based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Interlaken for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Interlaken before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Interlaken for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Interlaken for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $1023 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Interlaken
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Höheweg 41, Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa has great rooms from $1023 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a casino. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and hiking at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


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Hotel Rössli

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $213 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Rössli which has nice rooms starting at $213. Offering skiing, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Hauptstrasse 10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.3 km from the city center. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Playground


Hotel Interlaken

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $395 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Interlaken
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Hotel Interlaken to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $395. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Höheweg 74. You'll also find laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and free parking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Artos Interlaken

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $358 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $358, Hotel Artos Interlaken, at Alpenstrasse 45 provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, parking, hiking, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground


Hotel Royal St. Georges Interlaken - MGallery Collection

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $527 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Interlaken
  • Family-Friendly

Hotel Royal St. Georges Interlaken - MGallery Collection has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $527 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Hoeheweg 139. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


The Hey Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $312 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

The great guest rating of The Hey Hotel is 8.10 out of 10. This place has skiing, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $312, and it's located at Höheweg 7. We also love the golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Parking
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis


Hotel Bernerhof

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $309 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Hotel Bernerhof because it has great rooms that start at $309. It has skiing, a casino, a restaurant, parking, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Bahnhofstrasse 16. Only 0.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, golf, city views, horse riding, and mini-golf at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


The Aarburg Hotel & Café

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $295 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Interlaken
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The Aarburg Hotel & Café offers skiing, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $295 (before taxes). It's located at Beatenbergstrasse 1 and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, bicycle rental, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.4 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Hotel Restaurant Hirschen

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $256 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Hauptstrasse 11, Hotel Restaurant Hirschen has great rooms from $256 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Du Nord

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $397 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Interlaken
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Du Nord which has nice rooms starting at $397. Offering skiing, room service, scuba diving, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Höheweg 70. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, laundry services, golf, city views, and a pool table. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa/Wellness
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Zurich, Zermatt, Lucerne, Ascona, and Basel.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Interlaken?

Interlaken Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$331

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Interlaken, Switzerland. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Interlaken, Switzerland based on data from 42 hotels is an affordable $331. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Interlaken.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $1023
  • 4-star hotels: $410
  • 3-star hotels: $300
  • 2-star hotels: $243


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