Lindner Grand Hotel - Beau Rivage

What a terrible stay. Just walking through to reception we knew it wasn't going to be good. The 1st room they gave us was unbelievable. I don't even want to describe it just trust me. The 2nd room was not much better - no air conditioning!! When we went out for dinner we did not want to come back. Breakfast was not good either. No glasses for juice and no cups for coffee. I ordered french toast - the most odd french toast I have ever had. Not good. Nice looking hotel from the outside and in a lovely position in Interlaken.

I was part a tour group but traveling solo. Company made the reservation. Lack of AC obviously made the stay even worse during the present heat wave but the hotel was not very nice anyway. The table fans provided by management were feeble and not easily directed, but they made it possible to sleep once I gotthe angle of moving air facing me just right. Old fashioned but not charming. Terrible lighting in my room. Tiny TV did not work at all. A heavy metal key we required to lock and unlock the room from the inside, not just the outside. That strikes me a huge fire hazard. Because lighting was very poor even with the overhead light on in the entrance hall, it was a bit of a struggle to unlock the door even not during an emergency. The breakfast buffet was interestingly varied but the dishes I tried were basic and uninspired. Rolls were okay. Butter dispenser kind of cute.. The Indian-style offerings might have been better but it was not the kind of place where I would really trust any experimentation. Interlaken does seem to have a lot of South Asian visitors, so maybe the Indian breakfast items would have been better.) Staff was not especially attentive about bringing coffee, which was the only thing they really had to do unless one ordered an omelet ot other on-demand dish. The bathroom in my room was okay. Excellent water pressure, easy to fogure out handheld shower, and bathtub not quite as hard to get in and out of as at some European hotels

Location is excellent. Rooms are average and it’s a very old hotel. Food is ok. Very important, no air conditioning and was brutal heat. I would look for a place with air conditioning if you’re traveling when there is heat.