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Zeughausgasse 9, Bern 3011, Switzerland
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Ranked #16 of 36 hotels in Bern
3.5 of 5 stars 83 Reviews
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UNITED KINGDOM
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
“CENTRAL LOCATION IN OLD PART OF BERN”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2011

We stayed at the Hotel Bern for four nights.
The Hotel was clean and rooms were quite modern.The outlook from the room we had was not very attractive, but being in the heart of town one cannot expet scenic views.
The rooms were NO Smoking however we were woken every night and morning with a strong smell of other guests smoking in ajoining rooms, the corridors also had a strong and offending smell of tobacco, when we complained to front desk we we told there was nothing they can do about it as they cannot stop people smoking, WHY HAVE NO SMOKING ROOMS if that is the case.

The food was ok but very expensive and certainly not worth the money as was the wine, the cheapest bottle being 35sf.
The hotel is used by corporate meetings etc.
for service etc one can not fault the hotel except for the lack of enforcing NO SMOKING rules.
The hotel is 5 to 10 minutes from the train station.
The hotel is situated in the old part and ideal for sightseeing, however i would not stay there again because of the smell of smoking in the rooms and the unattractive road which it is situated.Street looks a bit "run down".

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Seattle, Washington
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Great location, disappointing hotel”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2011

This hotel is clean, with a helpful staff, serves a nice included breakfast, and is in a great location in Oldtown near the train station. Beyond that, this hotel is average or below in almost every way. My room did not have airconditioning. The bed was hard with only 1 pillow. The room looked out on a dismal inner courtyard that was very small and full of gravel. There were several bright yellow lights in this courtyard that shone through my plastic, almost transparent curtains until around midnight. If I go back to Bern I will look for a different hotel – I can give up the 4 block walk to the train station for a better room.

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Ottawa, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Not too fussy but comfortable!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2011
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This is a great place to stay in the centre of Bern. The rooms are not too fancy, but are clean & comfortable. I especially liked the fact that my room had a mini-fridge which I could fill with whatever I liked. Indeed, the hotel is close to a supermarket, so one could get some stuff from there to put in that fridge! As well, the staff were courteous and helpful.

The one aspect of this spot I didn't like was the room where breakfast was served. It was served in a conference hall which was not that pretty. They should have served it in one of their restaurants, which looked much nicer!

Other than the breakfast set-up, I enjoyed my stay at this establishment, and I highly recommend it to others visiting this website!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Leiden, The Netherlands
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Could do better....a lot”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2011
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I stayed here for busines and found it lacking in many areas. NO FREE WI-FI!!!!!! They had free internet but via a big cable.....mine didn't work. I found the room very basic. No pre pay movies and the desk was bad to sit at. The view was the back of some old buildings....not very nice....to top it off my room was an adjoining room(luckily the door was locked) but i found i could here my neighbour snore....loudly. Great location if you are a tourist but for business give it a miss

  • Stayed April 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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I stayed here because a work friend had stayed there one night....i was there for 3.
check in was fine but the room was cheesy 70's decor.....
what was worse, the view from the window was the decaying back of buidlings...
NO FREE WI-FI....they had free internet via cable(mine didn't work)
the double bed was two beds pushed together and each had a separate duvet!
all plugs in the room where swiss type(usually there is one EU type)
I asked the front desk if they had a convertor.....yes...for 10 francs...and it was a loan....unreal...i could have bought one for that price...
the breakfast was OK but very basic...
sleeping was interesting...i could hear the guy next door snoring!!!!!!!
the TV had no movie channels and only one english speaking channel(CNN)
so as a business traveller i would not recommend it....as a tourist it is very well located

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  • Stayed April 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Zeughausgasse 9, Bern 3011, Switzerland
Price range (per night):* INR10,754 - 32,934

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