The history

For over 600 years, travellers from all over the world have been visiting our house. In 1323, the cloister guest house appears for the first time on the chronicles; no other hotel in Interlaken and only a few in Switzerland had been mentioned up until that time.

For a long time, the Guest House Interlaken was the centre of the administrative area in the Berner Oberland, and therefore the showplace of some important state activities. In the venerable court room on the first floor, a number of offenders received their deserved sentence. Today less controversial meetings take place in these rooms, used as seminar and conference rooms.

In 1491, the house was renovated by Louis Ross, the owner at the time, and received its own coat of arms. It is believed that at the time the Bernese government officially approved the existence of the guest house. The original late Gothic coat of arms relief – with two horses and two alpine ibexes – is still visible today on the south facade of our building, which is under monumental protection. Parts of the original walls remain preserved in the hotel lobby and in the Restaurant Taverne.

As a peaceful place, the charm of our house also enchanted two famous musical celebrities: in the 19th century the English poet Lord Byron and later the German Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn found their muse here.

Today the former Klostertaverne belongs to the host family Beutler. With some renovations and a lot of passion, we tried to build a bridge between historical substance and modern comfort. On a tour through the historical dimensions, discover the remains of over 600 years of history and at the same time enjoy the comfort of a modern 4 star hotel.