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Chalet-Hotel Gletschergarten

Chalet-Hotel Gletschergarten: A Karen Brown Recommended Hotel / Inn A Karen Brown Recommended Hotel / Inn

Owners: Elsbeth & Finn Breitenstein
Chalet-Hotel Gletschergarten
3818 Grindelwald BE
Switzerland

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Karen's Review Of This Property:
Chalet-Hotel Gletschergarten

The Gletschergarten, built in 1899, sits in a meadow of wildflowers, overlooking a glacier. Originally a large family home, the house gradually evolved into a small hotel. While helping her parents, Elsbeth met Finn Breitenstein, a member of the Danish ski team housed at the Gletschergarten. On the last day of the competition, Finn had an accident that delayed his departure—the rest is history. Elsbeth and Finn fell in love and today they are the third generation to operate the Chalet Gletschergarten, continuing the tradition of outstanding hospitality. (The Breitenstein family celebrated their 100th anniversary of innkeeping in 1999.) The hotel is filled with old-world charm, with pine-paneled walls, antique accents, original oil paintings by Elsbeth’s father, and Oriental carpets. The cozily paneled dining room serves excellent food (be sure to take demi-pension). The bedrooms are attractive, all opening onto flower-laden balconies that wrap completely around each floor of the hotel. The rooms in front overlook the mountains, but I fell in love with our accommodation (room 21), a quiet room in the back with a pretty view of green hills. There is a motto on the front of this delightful inn that truly reflects its spirit and hospitality: “Gladness to the ones that arrive. Freedom to the ones that stay here. Blessing to the ones that move on.”


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Chalet-Hotel Gletschergarten
Credit Cards Welcome: ALL MAJOR
26 Rooms, Double Occupancy: CHF220.00 - CHF300.00

Open: Dec to Mar & end-May to Oct

Phone: (033) 853 17 21   Fax: (033) 853 29 57

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One km up the main street from the station immediately after the town church.
Baby Sitting Available Breakfast Included Children Welcome Credit Cards Welcome: Other 4 Direct Dial Phone in Guestrooms Dogs by Special Request Elevator Internet Access Available for Guests Parking Available (Free or Paid) Restaurant Safe (Lock-Box) in Guestrooms Sauna TVs in Guestrooms Golf Course within 20 mi Hiking Trails Nearby Horseback Riding within 20 mi Skiing Nearby Water Sports within 20 mi

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The hotel is truly charming, and in Sept., with flowers in full bloom, it was spectacular. The owners were very warm and helpful, and the food was excellent. Despite the slightly dated rooms, we would recommend this to our pickiest friends. The view from the dining room, of the Eiger,with pink geraniums in the window boxes outside the window, deserves special note.
-- JIntrone (November 16, 2009)
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PROPERTY RESPONSE:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Introne
Thank you very much for your kind words. It is a great satisfaction for us to read that you were happy with your stay at the Gletschergarten. This was and is our intention to keep our guests fully satisfied and we try hard to make the best out of our guests holidays. Your review gives us the power to continue like this and to keep on improving. By the way, we have just refurbished half of our rooms and the others will be renovated soon. We would love to welcome you again at our cosy and traditional Swiss hotel some day in the future. :-)
Warm regards
the Michel-Breitenstein families
-- Thank you very much :-) (November 19, 2009)
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