Name: Balmers Hostel
Address: Hauptstrasse 23, Interlaken, CH

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Nikala

Such a great place to stay. Would definitely recommend

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Rachel

Great location with great amenities!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Nicholas

This was a good hostel but not great. The “J” rooms need a shower that’s closer. Maybe convert the kitchen that was out of order.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Oct 2025

Morgan

if you like to sleep DO NOT STAY HERE it is sooooooo loud at night and you can hear everything through the walls. The doors are so loud and you can hear every conversation through the walls. We also booked a “Private 8 Person Dorm” which said “Room Facilities- Bathroom” So we assumed it had a bathroom but no they are communal bathrooms which is in the very small print. Very misleading.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Kristoff

Very fun place, clean contemporary and had a good community

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2025

Agustina

Walkable to restaurant, coffee shops , bakery and transporation. Just few steps infront of Balmers. People are nice. Easy to get lost inside the place on your first day but we will for sure stay again in some day.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Jennifer

A great pick for Interlaken!

Balmer's has a ton of character! I really liked the different common areas for hanging out, and the kitchen was massive with lots of fridges. It's great if you want to cook your own meals. The under the bed storage bins for each person were a nice touch. Unfortunately, it did get a bit hot at night with only a non-oscillating fan. The bus stops right outside made getting around super easy. They also offer activities for guests (I didn’t join any), but it definitely had a social vibe. Overall, a great stay!

Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Masarrat

Nothing fancy. Bit hot but the fan did the work. It also helped reducing the street noise. A good place to spend couple of nights.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2025

Min

Our room is in attic and right across the washing area, for some reason every time the toilet flushes we can hear a loud gurgling sound in the room and there always are people talking very late at night, this is not a place for light sleeper and I did not rest well during my stay. I like the well equipped public kitchen and there is coop nearby so cooking was nice and easy.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Morgan

We will be back!

We really enjoyed our stay at Balmers! While I would say this place is for a younger crowd, I think there is something for everyone! They have nightly events (Trivia, sunset outings, movies, etc) and are located in a great location central to everything you could need!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Eric

The property was easy to get to and the staff was very nice.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

Genes

Our family occupied the whole room with 3 bunk beds… adequate space, no elevator. Clean toilets but no hot shower in the early morning during our stay. Staff are friendly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2025

Aidan

Limited food options, clean facilities, friendly staff. Curfew was a bit early

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

maria

Location, social areas, environment

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

farzana

Clean and organized place. Nice and friendly staffs, friendly atmosphere

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Melina

Beautiful property with spectacular views. Great entertainment beautiful clean hostel close to everything.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Perfect solo travel spot!

Absolutely amazing place to stay! So many amenities under one roof and perfect location to everything!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2024

Salvatore

Awesome stay love the social community and activities

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2023

Andrea

Comfortable room with excellent view of Jungfrau

Double room was very comfortable and had excellent view of Jungfrau.

Good fridge / food storage system. But kitchen was bit crowded in evenings.

Easy to walk / bus to Interlaken West and Ost

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2023

Emily

Staff was very friendly and accommodating:)

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2022

Nairys Lagos

Best hostel ever. I'm very picky solo woman and i absolutely loved it. It is an experience not just a hostel. They give you a free bus pass too. It is super clean and close to things.
The owner was there when i checked out he was very kind and asked me about my experience.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2022

Colin

Great option for Interlaken

Great option to meet other travelers and enjoy stories of others and share ideas of fun things to do around interlaken

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2022

Montserat

Was closed to the bus stop and easy accessible to any part of interlaken. The staff were friendly and made great recommendations. Would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2022

Sagar

World best hostel i v ever stay staff was so kind and helpfull and even owner was so polite surely recommend for stay here its not just hostel u feel like home only cheers

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2022

Sagar

Its not just hostel its feel like home very comfy hostel and bed staff is very cooperative

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2021

Daniel

One night

Only stayed one night but the staff were all polite and helpful... The room was basic but no issues, clean building and surroundings... I would stay again if in the area..

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Charming Hostel

As Hostels go, this place is wonderful social environment to meet people and to go on adventures from. The staff are both knowledgeable and especially helpful, really taking the time to make you feel welcomed. The accommodations are about average for a hostel, but they more than make up for it with their charm and graciousness.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Wouldn't recommend if you like sleep

Great place to stay if you're into partying. I would not recommend staying here if you plan to sleep before midnight and wake up early to do activities. The neighbors on our floor were not considerate of others sleeping. People were talking and laughing past 2AM even on a Monday. The showers are very tiny and cleanliness was alright. We were bitten by bugs almost every night. Honestly not sure if they were bed bugs or mosquitos.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

No hot water ,I can not take a shower with cold water.
It should have been showed in explanation on this site.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

It wasn’t clean. I would never stay here again. The staff wasn’t friendly either.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

When we arrived at around midnight and checked in, we walked into our room to see it was already occupied and there was a naked man in the bed. Went back down to reception to figure out the issue, waited 45 minutes (almost 1am) to be helped. Ended up getting a different room with two twin beds which was very tiny instead of a large room with one double bed. Had to check out the next morning and repack our stuff before we could be rechecked in to a different room. Other than this huge mess, the place offered adequate amenities.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Our stay was great, very clean amenities and quick checkin.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2019

Gurpreet Singh

A very unique hostel. Withe good comfortable stay

Super good stay centrally located. Ten mins buy bus from train station

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2019

Daniel

Great place to stay, but staff could be friendlier

Location is good, on a main road with easy access to everything. Hostel was a fun place. Club was dead and empty. Staff was surprisingly rude. 2 of the ladies who worked there showed no interest in guest experience, and one guy looked like all he wanted to do was flirt with the 18-19 year-old girls. Breakfast is okay. Parking is free but approx 1-1.5km walk from hostel. Hostel served its purpose, but staff friendliness was disappointing.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2019

Matthew

Balmers Hostel , Interlaken, Switzerland

Great atmosphere, Liked the food and drinks . Have fun at Balmers !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2019

Janet

cosy, easy

cosy environment,good experience,

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2019

Anthony

As it was my first time travelling solo I was a bit nervous but Balmers added to an incredible experience from the service to the room and most importantly the staff who wer incredibly helpful and good fun

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2019

Renato

Good stay overall!

Had a good stay at Balmer's, the double room was small but clean and comfy. Staff was very helpful but bathrooms could be better maintained. Common showers were real good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2019

MOHAMED

Staff were very helpful but breakfast did not include usual dishes like egg.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

If you’re coming to Interlaken, I’d really suggest staying at the Balmers hostel.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2019

Jenny

Amazing

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2019

Wen

4 minutes bus from train station to balmers which is very convenient location.
Quite clean, close to supermarket.
Heater doesnt seems working at night during our stay. Hopefully they will fix this.
In overall, everything is good and worthy.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2018

Alejandro

Amazing, going back !!

Staff is super friendly, I loved the feeling of the whole place. Everyone so helpful.

The only thing was the mattress, I know it’s a really old place but needs some recovering on the mattresses. Everything else just right !!!

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2018

D_bri

The beds were pretty uncomfortable. You could feel the bars through the mattress. Overall, everything exceeded my expectations and was great! Very safe feeling environment

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2018

Lee

Happy but room to improve

The hostel itself is in a great location, close to bus links but still 10-15 minutes from the train station.

It is a very busy hostel and the staff are nice. The inclusive breakfast is basic and very busy of a morning with other people. The showers/toilets could do with more regular cleaning as they’re in high demand and only 1 male/female toilet & 2 showers per floor

All in all it was decent value for money given how expensive other accomodation options are in the area.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2018

Jared

I liked the place. Very busy. Great food. Can be noisy at night but ear plugs help. I will stay there again.

4/10

Poor

21 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Old and stale hostel compared to the newer more progressive styles of today.

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2018

Bernard

It was a good place to stay in. It has many unique collections and it is a place filled with activities.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2018

natkritta

Good value

big Hostel near supermarket

2/10

Poor

29 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Terrible staff. Terrible facilities

Staff are rude and useless when it comes to offering sightseeing advice. The rooms suck and get hot without air conditioning. The rooms and bathrooms are particularly dirty. Bed bugs are real. Stay away

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2018

tony

Cheap but not much else to say

The hostel was cheap. The staff could be better. Upon arrival the staff member was busy with hostel admin and ignored me for half an hour. Not really what you want after a long 12 hour day of travelling. When he finally allowed me to check in, I was put into a room that was full. He did find me another room immediately that was empty so that was good. The room is very basic and felt dirty. I immediately felt itchy when lying on the mattress.
I explored the next day and paid for several experiences. Only towards the end of the day was i informed that I should have been issued an interlaken visitor’s pass for staying in interlaken which grants free public transport to an extent and discounted entries at various places. Would have saved me at least 100usd had the staff member been competent enough to issue it to me.
The second half of my stay I was placed in an attic llevel room without any air conditioning. It was stuffy and hard to sleep at all due to the heat. The cleaning staff feel the need to close the windows and turn off the fan that was provided making the room a furnace once again upon returning.
Communal bathrooms aren’t the cleanest either
Location isn’t even great. Far from the train stations. Easier to get there by bus if they had bothered to issue the interlaken pass and explained it

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2018

Marie

Is my second time in 3 years, both times booked as last minute only option available in the small town. I think is too expensive for what they have to offer. Feels and looks very cheap, is dirty, dusty and smelly. Also is very loud at all times, there is no rules neither respect for the guests who are looking for a good night sleep. We booked both, shared rooms and private, and they all feel the same. I’m not staying again.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

amazing amazing breakfast, fantastic view from the room-mornign view is the best view ever in life, location is fantastic for the view but little far from stations, shower is nice, quiet, and bed was average

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2018

TRUSHABEN

Great plance

Great place to stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2018

Dinesh

Location is nearer to Intelaken ost ( around 10- 15 min.) We stayed in family room with Kitchen facility.
Good hostel as per budget.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Looking Forward to Coming Back

The people who work there are amazing and made me feel super welcome. The advice on where to go for what kind of hike was beyond helpful as well.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2017

Abdulhamid

If u r on strict budget.

Its a bare minimum hostel, kinda cramped. 3 building interconnected. The owners need to do the beds/people/toilet math.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

helpful reception & nice breakfast

friendly & helpful reception, very comfortable hotel with many sofa seat to relax, have billiard table, table tennis, kitchen. However some room bunk bed look very clamp, some are ok, room lack of hooker to hang towel & clothes. Very nice breakfast provided, however no direct bus from interlaken ost only available from interlaken west.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Cosy stay

The place is very cosy with a lot of facilities for socialising. More like a community centre than a hostel. The staff are very nice and helpful. Also, interestingly, many Koreans stay there, because, as far as I heard, there was a very popular programme in Korea featuring this hostel and the area of Interlaken. The breakfast is the relatively weak part, not with too many choices. but overall, a very good place to stay.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2017

Erin

Fun Hostel!

This is an amazing place to stay! The hostel has a bar and a club and has many different sleeping arrangements. In the reception area there are tons of pamphlets of activities in Interlaken and other hostels in Europe. The people checking you in are very friendly! There is quite a community at this hostel and it was a great experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2017

Hailey

Stay was just perfect for Interlaken considering you will always want to be outside exploring! The crowd staying here can be a little rowdy considering most are college age trips---the place is typically quiet by 11:00 pm, so no real bother to us. The staff are excellent, always willing to give advice and directions. Not typical for other European hotels. We had a great stay and would stay again!! Loads of fun!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2017

Verified traveler

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10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Good hotel if you wantnto go to the jungfrau
I suggest to the hotel to change the breakfast menu, perhaps with some eggs
But besides that the hotel is very good i recommend it

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2016

Christine

Convenient and Clean Guesthouse

We had a wonderful stay and very warm hosts from Eiger Guesthouse!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Very Nice hostel

Great place to stay, room was clean and comfortable. Free breakfast, staff were super helpful. Bit of a walk from the train station but that never bothered us. Ate next door at the pizza place and down the road at the irish pub - both great options!

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2016

Kevin

Balmer is the best.

Great place for backpackers, has good amenities and within 15 minutes walking to train station.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Charming old hostel with good amenities.

This was my first hostel experience. We stayed in double twin room. The four bed rooms, looked cramped. About 90%+ of guests were in their 20s. I'm in my 40s and was travelling with a teenager; I felt too old and he felt too young, but everyone was kind. Room had 2 beds, table, and sink. Each floor had only 2 toilets, one per gender, which seemed inadequate. Each floor also had 2-3 showers that opened from the halls, but we did not use those. The feel of the hostel was cheap, but they had game room (pool/table tennis) until 10pm, room with 2 pianos, room with 6-8 hammocks, 3 washers and 3 dryers that were constantly being used, each cycle cost 5 CHF, so about $10 to do a load. They provide free laundry soap. Free breakfast included cereal, yogurt, bread, oatmeal, coffee and juice. Wifi did not work in the room, but it worked in the halls and common areas. Free outdoor parking about 1/2 mile away at the Balmer's camp site, so a nice 10 minute walk. They gave free bus pass that we didn't use. Much cheaper in price and feel than hotel.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

Kaique

Incrível hospitalidade!! Além de ser um ambiente fácil de conhecer novas pessoas.

Self

2/10

Poor

22 Apr 2026

Valdenita

I had a issue with the payment and lose a several time trying to solve it with the property and they didn’t resolve it because they said they would pay a tax but anyway even try to understand my side and talk with the booking company. They compensated the payment without my permission even I telling them I’d have a trouble paying other tax, and also it wasn’t the way I wanted pay for it, they didn’t listen me and did it and I just realised it half month later. I don’t know how they have access for it, so be careful.

Also the hostel is very very noisy in the whole night, a lot of people drunk around and it is in a very far and isolated area.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

CARLOS HENRIQUE

Lugar muito bom pra curtir com amigos

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Håkan

Kommer tillbaka!