Hotel Schweizerhof

Top choice in Bern


This five-star hotel is a class act, with elegantly restrained rooms glammed up with chandeliers and Paul Klee prints, plus polished service, a roof terrace restaurant and a rather fabulous spa done out in black granite. Right in the heart of Bern on Bahnhofplatz, it’s geared for both business and pleasure.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bern attractions

1. Kunstmuseum

0.16 MILES

Bern's Museum of Fine Arts houses Switzerland’s oldest permanent collection, ranging from an exquisite early Renaissance Madonna and Child by Fra Angelico…

2. Berner Altstadt

0.25 MILES

Bern’s flag-bedecked medieval centre has 6km of covered arcades and cellar shops and bars descending from the streets. After a devastating fire in 1405,…

3. Bundeshaus

0.26 MILES

Home of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the Florentine-style Bundeshaus (1902) contains statues of the nation’s founding fathers, a stained-glass dome adorned…

4. University Botanical Garden

0.29 MILES

A flight of steps leads from the northern end of Lorrainebrücke to the University Botanical Garden, a riverside garden with plenty of green specimens to…

5. Kindlifresserbrunnen

0.33 MILES

Bern is home to 11 decorative 16th-century fountains depicting historic and folkloric characters. The most famous is Kindlifresserbrunnen (Ogre Fountain),…

6. Zytglogge

0.34 MILES

Bern’s most famous Old Town sight, this ornate clock tower once formed part of the city’s western gate (1191–1256). Crowds congregate to watch its…

7. Einstein-Haus Bern

0.45 MILES

Housed in the humble apartment that Einstein shared with his young family while working at the Bern patent office, this small museum includes a 20-minute…

8. Schweizerisches Alpines Museum

0.53 MILES

The Swiss Alpine Museum hosts special exhibitions; its permanent collection of relief maps and Alpine mountaineering exhibits are kept under wraps.