Chalet-Gafri - Bnb - Frühstückspension Und Gastfreuncschaft

It was the best service we could have dream of. Fritz and Gabby were such hospitality to us. I can only say good reccomandation about the place. You just need to book the place for your vacation as soon as you finish reading this review. I promise you won't r

Idéalement situé proche de nombreux sites et excursions. Un confort 5 étoiles, chambre spacieuse, confortable et très propre. Une magnifique vue sur la jungfrau. Quand aux hôtes, une gentillesse et prévenance, toujours de bons conseils pour les visites qui sortent des sentiers battus. On y retournera avec plaisir

This was my eleventh winter visit to Chalet Gafri. I stayed in one of the four rooms in the main Chalet, which was every bit as clean, warm and comfortable as my previous visits. My room was on the upper floor with a balcony and a lovely view across the village to Lake Brienz in the distance – as well as to the large mountains of the Jungfrau area. The location in this part of the village is remarkably peaceful. Breakfast each day is always a treat; I’d highly recommend Gabi’s Bircher muesli but there is plenty of choice of other local products. Hosts Gabi and Fritz really do make this an exceptional place to stay. If you are travelling without a car, Chalet Gafri is very near to local transport, with a bus to Interlaken West every half an hour. That bus route is free with the Interlaken guest card, supplied when you arrive at the Chalet (make sure you take it with you!). As with all Swiss transport, the bus service is clean and reliable. If you are intending to travel on other public transport, I strongly recommend downloading the SBB Mobile app, which is brilliant for planning journeys and you can also buy on-line tickets. A quick outline of my activities during this unusually mild winter visit: Day 1 (arrival): Fritz kindly collected me from Interlaken West station, which was sincerely appreciated. I had time to unpack and then walk to Bönigen on Lake Brienz. There were some beautiful evening cloud reflections on Lake Brienz. I continued round to Interlaken Ost, where I bought some snacks etc. for taking out on walks over the next few days. Day 2: Rain overnight in the village had fallen as snow above 1500 metres, so there was a fresh covering on the wonderful winter hiking path from Niederhorn to Waldegg. I’ve written about this many times before but it is such a classic, and easy to get to from the Chalet. Take the 105 bus (or walk) to Interlaken West and change to the 101 bus to Beatenberg (you will need to pay on this bus as the guest card does not cover the whole route). Stay on until the last stop, the cable car station for the Niederhorn. Make sure the walk is open (ask at the cable car station) and buy a ticket to the top. The walk from Niederhorn to Waldegg takes about 3.5 to 4 hours, and has spectacular views of the mountains, Lake Thun and the U-shaped Justistal valley. There are a few steep downhill sections where sticks are useful, especially if the snow is a bit hard. Normally there is snow all the way down to Waldegg but due to the unusually mild conditions, the last half hour of the walk this time was on summer paths. Day 3: My plan was to walk from First (gondola ride from Grindelwald) to the (frozen) mountain lake, Bachalpsee. However on arrival at First I found that the snow was very compacted and icy, so difficult to get any traction on the steep sections at the start. I decided not to take the risk of a fall and came back down, and instead took the train to Lauterbrunnen, bus to Stechelberg and ca

Fabulous home base for 3 nights after arriving in Euope from North America. Beautiful location, very friendly and helpful owners and staff. Super clean and comfortable room (my friend and I shared the family room), everything top of the line. The included breakfast was also superb, fresh and local. Easy walk to the bus stop tho a bit of a hill so not much fun with the suitcases but otherwise fine. We took the tram up to Harder Kulm, the train to Lauterbrunnen and a small train to Schynige Platte, all worthwhile adventures affording incredible views. Wish we had had the time/energy to do a boat trip on the beautiful lakes!

As always, and now we believe it has been our 10th stay with Gafri, nothing has changed, the same warm welcome and friendliness, the same spotless cleanliness, the same wonderful breakfast. We simply love Gabi and Fritz.

We stayed for 3 nights in early June and wished we could have stayed more. Wilderswil is a great place to stay, green, quiet and peaceful away from the hassle of Interlaken, but still close to everything. On the main train and road path to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and the Jungfraujoch, Fritz and Gabi are lovely and generous hosts, keeping constantly in touch, doing everything they can to help and advice. Our room was huge and in perfect shape with all the amenities. The balcony was great to chill in on those stuffy summer afternoons. Breakfast was ample and excellent with many personal touches. One thing to note is that if you're arriving in Wilderswil by train (as we did), you should consider 10-15 minutes' walk to the station and back (though Fritz was generous enough to help with our luggage whenever possible).