Hotel Alpenland
Hinterseestrasse 5 3782 Lauenen, Saanen, Switzerland, Lauenen b. Gstaad
+41 33 765 55 66
alpenland.ch
Great hotel. Amazing views. Right next to the little T-bar skilift and amazing Nordic center for cross-country skiing in winter. Always a warm welcome. Comfortable, clean, well-appointed quiet rooms. I love this place and will return despite two complaints: Some of the staff gather outside the backside/riverside/northside of the hotel after work at night, talking, laughing and smoking, the smoke and noise rising (I could detect it in my room; they woke me up). This lasted 15, maybe 20 minutes, every night I was there. Not a huge deal but interfered with the peace and quiet. Also, while the service and staff are excellent and personable, the food is a bit precious. Portions were small and most of the menu is fussy, lots of foams and such. That's fun and interesting, but as some of my local friends said (and I agreed) there needs to be a bit more familiar, traditional and hardy dishes on the menu, like röstis, and veal sausages, truite meuniere and au bleu, schnitzels, and pastas. I realize that can be boring for the chef but customers come to the Berner Oberland for, well, the tastes of the Berner Oberland. But, don't get me wrong, I will be back.
A super hotel, friendly helpful staff. Beautiful spacious room and ours had a stunning view of the nearby mountains. |The restaurant served excellent meals and you won’t be disappointed with the buffet breakfast. There’s a great restaurant …
Outstanding stay: beautiful location; lovely room; great food; helpful & knowledgeable staff who could not have been more helpful. The owner/manager gave us extra tips on the best hiking routes and all the staff showed interest in our …
I had a disappointing—and very expensive—dinner at the Alpenland Hotel in Lauenen last night. Despite using good-quality ingredients, the chef transformed them into overly complicated pretentious dishes that undermined their natural character. Steak tartare was inexplicably paired with curry and pine nuts, while the gazpacho was filtered into an acidic liquid, stripping away the body and richness of the original dish. The veal cutlets, priced at an eye-watering 280 CHF per kilo, were vastly overpriced and again an unnecessarily elaborate sauce detracted from the natural succulence of the meat instead of showcasing it. In short: a beautiful terrace setting let down by fussy, overworked cooking. An overly expensive experience I cannot recommend.
I had not stayed there since 2007 and it was just great. Super renovation, nice, competent staff. We had room 210 which was quite dark, but the manager said they would try to correct the lighting. We went skinning directly from the hotel and it was wonderful. We will be back!
We are still dreaming of the pain au chocolate. The hotel made us feel so very welcome. They brought drinks and appetizers to friends who were watching the European Futbol championships in the bar. The spa was amazing and the hotel was …