This was to be our fourth visit to the hotel , but on this occasion with a degree of trepidation given that the hotel had been sold in March and just in life nothing stays the same.

Oh how wrong we were , the hotel has blossomed under the new ownership of Bernard Müller ,we were greeted warmly by Beat Niederer Head of Front Desk who ensured our luggage was speedily transported to the room of our choice and at dinner the Head Waiter proved to be the consummate professional.

Over the following 13 nights the staff went out of their way to make our stay a real memorable occasion , indeed on Swiss National Day , the hotel put on what can only be described as one of the best barbeques I have come across in recent years , the choices of food was magnificent and no one could have complained about the quality or indeed the quantity.For the remainder of our time the menu at dinner was always very good and served with style and variety, never being repeated once during our entire stay . If we had one criticism, it was at breakfast time when the service and variety of available food was somewhat fragmented resulting in furrowed brows of guests and the pleading for certain dishes etc to be replenished.

It was therefore a sad occasion when we had to depart for the start of our return trip to Kent.

If anyone who has stayed previously at the Baeron Hotel and may have had misgivings about returning again under the new management , don’t be as the hotel is gradually being refurbished to meet the continuing expectations of travellers and is certainly worthy of a repeat visit we certainly will.

We arrived in Wilderswil late on a gloomy day, and tired, and our first impressions of village were not great - carpark for hotel was full, and there was nowhere else, some nearby renovations taking up roadspace. The hotel on street corner initially looked unloved and tired, but when we announced ourselves at reception, staff were very helpful, friendly and enthusiastic.The room was nice and clean, over road which could have been noisy, no a/c but not usually necessary in the mountains. Breakfast buffet very adequate, with birchermuesli etc. Restaurant served good local fare. Not much else in the village apart from similar or pricier hotels, but location fantastic for getting to Bernese Oberland - all the trains go from here. We ate in Wengen one night, there being plenty of trains home through the evening. Everything expensive in Switzerland, this was quite good value.

Just stayed 2 weeks, BBEM package from Swiss travel. Free bus / train pass into Interlaken & immediate area & STC include a very valuable swiss half fare card (free transfers and 50% off just about every journey during stay) - saved a fourtune. Great location in quiet village just outside Interlaken, bus stop 2 mins, train 5mins walk. Transport system is brilliant.
Evening meals at hotel are first class and Christopher provided excellent service. All staff are friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean and comfortable. We had a great view of the Jungfrau, Monch & Eiger from our bedroom window. Great value. We had a great time.

With a goal of finding good snow, I focused on the Jungfrau Region. Finding almost all hotels booked in Grindelwald, I turned to the Interlaken area and found this hotel on Trip Advisor. All reviews are very accurate. For a skier, the doorstep pick-up at 0855 in the morning and return in the evening are invaluable. Even if you miss the bus (oops!), in a pinch you can still take the train back from Grindelwald to Wilderswil and walk the .5 km back to the hotel (make sure you have cat tracks or some type of ski boot covers). The breakfast is typical of Switzerland. While I did not get the half pension, I now think that would have been a better call than foraging on my own. As other writers have noted, Switzerland is very expensive.