We will be staying in BO only for 3 days. Would you recommend staying in Interlaken or Lauterbrunnen as a base for transportation up the mountain?
Any hotel recommendations for each location? Would prefer a hotel ($500 range) convenient to transportation.
Other side trips recommended in addition to top of Schilthorn and down through Murren and Gimmelwald?
Are reservations needed for this particular side trip? We will be there at the end of July, 2026.
Posted by
Big Island of Hawaii
836 posts
We stayed in Lauterbrunnen. From there you can walk the valley and see the waterfalls, and you can easily go to Murren and Wengen and Grindelwald. We did have to go down valley towards Interlaken to Wilderswil get the cog train to Schynige Platte.
Posted by
Los Angeles
5434 posts
Watch some vlogs and read up on Interlaken, you'll soon discover it is less than beloved. It's considered a convenient place to sleep at night, and to not be there otherwise.
My favorite story is that there was a business dispute so a landowner put up a Hooters right outside a property he was not allowed to purchase.
Posted by
Bend, OR
1721 posts
I would stay in Murren or Wengen because the views are beautiful and it doesn’t take that long to get from one point to another in that area.
Posted by
anyplace picturesque
14 posts
Last time we stayed in Interlaken was 1996 😂 but it felt very touristy and at the same time very overpriced. There was a snafu with our hotel reservation and we had to find an alternate the first night, which turned out to be away from the main drag, quaint with a lovely view. When we moved to our original hotel the next night (closer to the centre) it was a step up in price and a step down in atmosphere (felt like a modern college dormitory room). If we return I think we'll consider Lauterbrunnen or elsewhere nearby.
Posted by
Northern California
50 posts
Lauterbrunnen or Murren. I would not stay in Interlaken.
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Twin Cities of MN
7756 posts
We stayed in the gorgeous Lauterbrunnen valley where it was quick and easy to get anywhere in BO. I would only stay in Interlaken if I didn't plan on seeing BO.