Terrace/patio

Reviews of Hotel Merkur Interlaken

3 out of 5
Hotel Merkur Interlaken
Bahnhofstrasse 35, Interlaken, BE

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 68 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 99 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 270 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Inderjit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just opposite to interlaken westvtrain station. Lot of food places, market just next door. Beautiful location.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Excellent location by the railway station. great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

tenzin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant staff and very clean room
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Reception, Noah. on Aug 18, 2023
Your review helps us be more eager to improve our hotel! Thank you for taking the time for it and we hope to welcome you at some point in the future! Take care, Reception, Noah.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Reception, Noah. on Aug 18, 2023
Our team is touched by your review. As new staff and owner, we feel proud to see our efforts to make the hotel better are being noticed. We hope to have the opportunity to have you back and we wish you the best. Take care.

8/10 Good

Yvonne Mei Ling

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
NA
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from André on Jul 24, 2023
Hope to see you again

2/10 Terrible

FAINA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
FALSE ADVERTISEMENT - there is NO AIR CONDITIONER in the room, rooms are dirty, and spider webs in the corners. The carpet in the hallways is probably 100 years old and smells like a dirty bathroom. The whole building smells. Located right across the street from the train station - so no air, you have to open windows, and train and traffic noise is literally in your room - no escape. There is no stuff during the night, you are on your own. Overall - terrible experience, would not recommend this hotel.
Response from Noah on Jul 15, 2023
Good afternoon! We're really sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay at our hotel, however, we never advertise that we do have air conditioner anywhere and our ceiling fanes along with the windows have been more than enough to most of our guests. Regarding the noise from the train station, since we have a very well located hotel, this is one of the downsides we cannot control and therefore can't take responsibility of. It's a shame to hear your room wasn't properly cleaned , however we trust in our housekeeping team enough to know that it will never happen again and that they always give their best at work. We're a three starts hotel, therefore services such as night staff are not available or we would be overworking our team, thank you for your kind understanding, either way we always leave an emergency number at the reception's desk for this reason, we're always here for you. Once again, we're sorry for the inconveniences you've experienced, but next time, we would've appreciate to know while you're here since we always help our guest personally in their needs and if there's no way to help, you're always free to find something better for your expectations of cheap price but high quality. Thank you and take care, Reception, Noah.

10/10 Excellent

Nella

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from André on Jul 24, 2023
Thank you so much

10/10 Excellent

Rency

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Andrei and Julie are the best hosts. Accomodated my request for 1 room with extra bed which is not a norm in Interlaken. Very central, across the ainterlaken West and other shops and restaurants, including groceries. Will definitely come back to their hotel whenever I come back to Interlaken.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from André on Jul 24, 2023
Dear Rency, thank you so much for your compliments. We hope welcoming you again. André

8/10 Good

Ahmed, Giza

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Congrats to the new management, inviting all guests to the new management celebration was a great touch. Enjoyed meeting the staff. The friendliness of the owners and helpfulness is memorable. Special mention to Noah at the reception for her professionalism! Only issue I had was street noise, I asked for 3 quiet rooms, unfortunately for me mine was on the street and couldn’t keep the window open past 4am due to noise. But then without cooling system the room became too warm. I’m sure management will find a solution :)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from André on Jul 24, 2023
Dear AhmedThanks for the nice words. If we could rate guests we would also rate you very high. Yes that day we had some noise from then night life from outside and it was the warmest night of the season. Air conditioning is request we often have from certain cultures. And others don't want it :) Hope to see you here again

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cool place with a great breakfast. Right next to train station. Our room had a view of the river and mountains. Front desk very nice and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from André on Jul 24, 2023
Thank you so much for your review

8/10 Good

Mehmood

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from André on May 2, 2023
Thanks so much for your rating. We are happy you liked it with us. After a 3 month renovation the hotel is under new management and is happy to see the result. Hope to see you soon again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and clean
The hotel was located right opposite the train station which was really convenient and good!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from André - Management on Apr 22, 2023
Thank you for your review and we hope to see you soon again. You were our first guests after the reconstruction and not everything was ready :). But we are sure you enjoyed the new bathrooms.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from André - Management on Apr 11, 2023
Dear Robert, thank you so much for your great review. We are very glad that you liked it. As we are a new owner/team and did a renovation of the existing rooms we are happy to get such good reviews. Hope to meet you soon again.

10/10 Excellent

Loveleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is RIGHT in front of the train station with breathtaking views all around. Interlaken is a hidden gem, I would definitely recommend this.
Response from thank you very much . Have a nice day. Margrith on Jan 11, 2023
thank you very much. Have a nice dayMargrith Réception

10/10 Excellent

Pramila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worth it
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Joanna on Oct 20, 2022
Thank you very much!

2/10 Terrible

Shavon

Disliked: Staff & service
Unpleasant experience even before checking in.
The hotel staff didn’t even bother to help with my heavy luggage when being asked to help. So disappointing! I suggest the hotel to indicate under their hotel information that there will not be someone to help with your luggages even when u asked.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Ramona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was across from the train station which made it very convenient. The breakfast was very good. It would have been nice to have a washing machine.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Nadja Christensen on Sep 28, 2022
Thank you very much for your feedback Ramona.We would have an washing service nearby. They would wash you clothes in the same day. Best regardsNadja Christensen

10/10 Excellent

William, Rolla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
😃
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Nadja Christensen on Sep 16, 2022
Dear WilliamThank you very much for your Feedback!We hope welcome you another time!Best regardsNadja

2/10 Terrible

Anet

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I would give 0 stars if I could. Terrible hotel, rooms are so small with minimal accommodations. Carpets are dirty. Breakfast area was nice on rooftop but very limited choice of food items, no way that I will stay here again and won’t recommend it to everyone. The only good thinks is location close to train station but again the worst hotel in area.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Nadja Christensen on Sep 16, 2022
"Thank you for your review. I'm really sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience with us. Nevertheless, I am glad that you are drawing our attention to this. Unfortunately, we can't fix the past, but you have my personal assurance that we will improve our guest service. Until then, please accept my apologies on behalf of the entire team.

8/10 Good

Ira

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was convenient with many places near to shop and eat. Room was small, parking was difficult
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Nadja Christensen on Sep 16, 2022
Dear IraThank you for your Feedback! Parking specially in summer is diffucult!Best regards

8/10 Good

Pibul

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maria Patria

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Rajesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All Good except the breakfast and the staff at its restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Deniz on Apr 25, 2022
Dear Rajesh Many thanks for your review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. Unfortunately on one of the days when you had breakfast, there was a technical issue with the coffee machine. As much as our staff tried to fix it, it did not work and we had a technician coming out later on this day. We are sorry you felt your needs where not catered for during breakfast, however, technical problems can occur and we ask you for understanding this would be out of our hands at the time. All the best to you and we hope to see you again anyways.

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Staff service, Excellent view of surrounding area, Located next to train, and bus stations, breakfast provided
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Deniz on Apr 25, 2022
Dear James Many thanks for your excellent review, it is much appreciated! It was a pleasure having you stay and we hope to see you again! Best regards from the Team at Hotel Merkur!

8/10 Good

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sushant

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty and unfriendly staff- this place is a scam
This place is nothing but a scam. Don’t fall for the pictures and the good reviews posted regarding cleanliness and the quality of their breakfast, you will learn the hard way if you stay. The location is probably the only selling point for this hotel. The staff are very rude and not friendly and understanding at all. The breakfast is just horrible and it is just couple of stale breads and plain coffee. The room is old, smelly and not clean at all. We found someones socks right by the bed and eyelashes on the bed and hair. This place is a disgrace to swiss standards of hotel so I advise to find a better option.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Hotel Merkur on Mar 10, 2022
Dear Sushant Many thanks for your review. We are sorry to hear the hotel did not meet your expectations. However, it is impossible we only served stale bread and plain coffee for breakfast. This is plainly not true. If you had any issues we would have appreciated if you came to reception and discussed/showed us whatever was wrong so we could have acted immediately. Unfortunately you have said nothing during your stay, which we are sorry for. We wish you all the best anyways and hope to convince you on another occasion.

2/10 Terrible

Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not good
They do not have parking. O need to park at train station . The room is very hot.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Deniz on Sep 22, 2021
Dear Guests, thank you for your review. Sorry to hear you didnt enjoy your stay. However, we do not advertise parking in our listing, if this was important to you it might have been good to check before you have booked. Also, for the room being hot, we do not even have the heating on at the moment with mild temperatures outside (about 18 degress during the day). We hope you will have a better stay next time.

8/10 Good

Lucas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

John Samuel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just OK. Location is fine. Do not confuse this with a Mercure hotel. I did when making our reservation.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were satisfied with everything. In particular, the wifi was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value and location.
This hotel is in the center of town. Very clean, excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Steps away from the the train and bus station. Awesome friendly staff. Perfect place to stay for a few nights!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Deniz Aras on Jan 29, 2020
Dear Guests, thank you for your kind review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and make sure we will pass your compliments on our staff to the whole team. See you again some time hopefully!

6/10 Okay

Ilan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The biggest selling point is its convenient location, which situates right opposite to Interlaken West station. In addition, the hotel includes breakfast and bus coupons for guests. However, the conditions of facilities are dated. Moreover, I booked a family room for my family of 2 adults and a teenage daughter, but the size of the room is only a double room standard. Overall, Hotel Merkur is ideal for travellers on budget.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Deniz Aras on Jan 29, 2020
Dear Guests, many thanks for your review! We are glad to hear you enjoyed our location and breakfast. Unfortunately you must be mistaken by booking a family room, we do not offer any family rooms as you can see in our listing, it would always be a double room with extra bed so the size is then rightly a double room size as you mentioned. However, we are pleased to inform you that because of those misunderstandings on room sizes we have now removed the extra bed options, our maximum capacity for a room is now limited to two guests only. Next time you would have to book another single use room for your daughter, we are sure then all guests will be satisfied with the room size and improved comfort of stay. We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Reynold

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location , great breakfast. To bad when in the morning, the hot water in the bathroom isn't on.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

CHEUK WUN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms were adequate but very small. The breakfast buffet was very good, but we arrived one morning just as a tour group was leaving and the staff told us that breakfast was closed when in fact there was at least one hour left. We ate anyway.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Vishal

Always Carefull
We where shifted to another hotel as they where overbooked but gave us a reason that the room is damaged so be carefull when you book with them
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast is very good. I hope there are a washer and dryer too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty very unprofessional staff
Hotel is very dirty I ask to clean tub the said it’s one they can offer Hotels.com site mention child stay free at last moment the charge more than 1/3 room fare
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Deniz on Jul 22, 2019
Dear Guests Thank you for your review. Unfortunately your first sentence is not very clear to us. We clean every day and it is unfair to say the hotel is dirty. We assume you are angry because you brought too many children. Yes, one child is free but your brought 2 children which means you have overbooked the double room and can not stay with 4 guests in total. We are sorry you where not pleased with our stay but our guidelines are to be respected. Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Deniz on Jul 22, 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review us! Hope to see you again!

10/10 Excellent

Lory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Loved the convenient location to trains, buses, river, city center, and it felt safe.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Deniz on Jul 22, 2019
Dear Lory Thank you for your brilliant review. We are happy to see you enjoyed your stay. It was a pleasure to have you and we hope to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely convenient location - bang outside Interlaken West station and a lot of eateries and convenience stores around. Good spread of breakfast. Very efficient check-in and check-out processes. We managed to get an early check-in that helped us hit the road right away and begin our site seeing. Room felt a bit small, though I cant compare with other properties in similar price range!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Deniz on Jul 22, 2019
Dear Guests, thank you for your kind review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and hope to have you back some time.

8/10 Good

FAHAD

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Deniz on Jun 24, 2019
Thank you for your kind review Fahad! It was a pleasure to have you stay. We hope to see you again!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was a good stay for 3 nights.Breakfast was average.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Deniz on Jun 12, 2019
Dear Guests thank you for your kind review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!