My wife and I had a very pleasant three-week stay at our studio in Wengen in October, one of the interesting aspects of which was watching the enlargement work unfold at the Hotel Baeren. The owners are making the south-facing rooms bigger, which should address once and for all the recurring niggle that the rooms are too small. As I understand it, they are also taking the opportunity to modernise and rejig the rooms, and I am very much looking forward to seeing the results when we return at the end of December.

We found the hotel to be excellent and a comparative bargain. The Hotel is a relatively small, family run inn, but we think we enjoyed it much more than we would have one of the larger hotels. While not luxurious or large, the rooms were fine, beds comfortable, and those on the valley side had a spectacular view from the room and balcony (with chairs and table) of the Lauterbrunnen Valley and the surrounding mountains and glaciers. The location of the hotel was also a plus, only a short walk from the cog train station (down the hill from the station). The hill is steep enough that, on departure, you may want to have the hotel give you and your luggage a lift.

We opted for the half pension plan which included breakfast and dinner. Both meals were typical Swiss-German. Meats, breads, pastries, cheeses, juices, fruits, and cereals in the morning and outstanding four course dinners in the evening. Price wise, this was the only way to go as opposed to more expensive dining without half pension and in town restaurants. Service was superior, as is the case in all of Switzerland, and every meal was excellent and interesting.

If we had been able to spend only one week, not three, in Switzerland, our 7-day stay at Hotel Baeren in Wengen would have been it. Aside from the hotel, the central location of Wengen was perfect. The town us right on the cog train line to Jungfraujoch, Grimmelwald and the Eiger. It is also the terminus of a gondola lift to the mountain above at Mannlichen where you can catch another ski lift (one of the longest in Europe) almost all the way to Grimmelwald. Recommendaton: Transportation on trains and ski lifts iin Switzerland is great, but expensive. If you are going to use the gondolas/trains a good bit while in Wengen, and we used both heavily, you may want to look into the Jungfrau Pass for discounts. We also recommend the Swiss Rail pass for cost savings on rail travel and other transportation needs.

We stayed 3 nights in this chalet-styled and homely hotel in early June 2011.

The room was no-frills, lil small but clean. We ate twice at their restaurant for dinner and I must say the food was good and value for money. The balcony we had faced the jungfrau mountains and the view was awesome.

The only dislike was the steep slope that we needed to walk to and fro the hotel from the train station.

My wife and I stayed for five nights in early July at Hotel Baeren, a family-run small Alpine hotel in Wengen, a centrally located village in the Jungfrau region.. The hotel is located a short distance from the train station: turn right and after passing Coop (supermarket) walk 4-5 minutes downhill to the hotel. Our room was small, but comfortable. There was free WiFi and coffee and tea in the room. The views of snow-covered Jungfrau and adjacent mountains to the west from the balcony were spectacular.
Breakfast, included with the cost of stay, was a delicious buffet of fresh breads, croissants, rolls, a variety of excellent jams, a superb honey, cereals, eggs, cheeses, sliced meats, yogurt, juices, and tea/coffee . The half-board option (20 CHF per person) was well worth it. The chef is creative and skilled in the culinary arts. The menu changed daily, and was superb: we had wonderful four-course dinners (soup, salad, main course, and desert) that compared favorably with the best restaurants in US cities.
The hotel is run by Willy and Therese Brunner, who made every effort to make our stay comfortable; their staff provided very friendly service, too.
All in all, we had a wonderful time in Wengen at Baeren Hotel and will go back. We recommend the hotel to anyone who wants to have great value for money.