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Less touristy Swiss village in the mountains?

Posted by (Granite Bay, CA) on

We have done some traveling around Switzerland in the past and have been the BO are a few times. We plan to start our Europe trip in Switzerland before moving onto Germany.

We had a reservation for Klosters (after Appenzell, we have been there before) but now our hotel just cancelled our reservation. We have never been to that area of Switzerland, but now that our hotel cancelled I'm having second thoughts about going to that area. I see a lot of bigger hotels and we like a more personal touch smaller places.

Can anyone recommend a less touristy alp or mountain area to visit ? We can keep Appenzell (which we loved but have been there) and then have 3 nights before we go to Wengen, or we could scrap Appenzell and have 5 nights. We leave June 3, so this is rather last minute. We have not been to the Italian side of Switzerland, which could be interesting. Also, we will have a car.

Or, is Klosters wonderful and we should just find another hotel?

Thanks for any ideas!

Posted by
1973 posts

We have been to Bettmeralp and loved it! Thank you! I will look into Saas Fee.

Have you been to Klosters? Any feedback for us?

Posted by
6235 posts

Pontressina?
Altho five nights in Wengen is pretty tempting.
Have a great time.

Posted by
431 posts

Klosters should be relatively quiet in early June, especially compared to Wengen. The big hotels exist due to the popularity of skiing in the winter, but it has a different vibe in the summer (hiking, mountain biking are big) and there are plenty of smaller hotels too. Most mountain towns in Graubünden don’t really get busy until July and August, some mountain infrastructure might not be open until mid June. Guarda, Scuol, Zuoz, Zernez etc further into Graubünden will be even quieter. Personally I would say Graubünden is one of the nicest parts of the country and although dependent on tourists, rarely feels super touristy (major exception St Moritz due to Glacier Express). More open space and fewer mass tourism issues than seen in other places around Switzerland.

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1973 posts

Thank you so much for the suggestions! I will do my research, but they look amazing.

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