Hotel Bären Am Bundesplatz

4.0 star property

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Front of property
Daily buffet breakfast (CHF 22 per person)
Quadruple / Family Room | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
Interior entrance
Exterior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Laundry
$233
$210 nightly
$233 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 27 - Feb 28

Explore the area

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Schauplatzgasse 4, Bern, BE, 3011
  • Place, Federal Palace
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Bern Art Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Berner Munster
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bern (BRN-Belp)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Double Room, Non Smoking

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(45 reviews)
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Classic Single Room, 1 Large Twin Bed, Non Smoking

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Triple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 290 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Quadruple / Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 473 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Double Room (XS)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • 183 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Bern

A stay at Hotel Bären Am Bundesplatz places you in the heart of Bern, steps from Federal Palace and Prison Tower (Kafigturm). .This hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Einstein Museum and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Swiss Alpine Museum.

What's nearby

  • Federal Palace - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Bern Art Museum - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Berner Munster - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Bern Town Hall - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Kursaal Bern - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Bern (ZDJ-Bern Railway Station) - 4 min walk
  • Bern (BRN-Belp) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Energy Kitchen Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Da Vinci - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Fellows - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Entrecôte Fédérale - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Bären Am Bundesplatz

Hotel in Bern with a bar and a fitness center
Hotel Bären Am Bundesplatz offers 69 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.

This Bern hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 69 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: CHF 22 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Children's books
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (39 inch wide door)
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (47 inches high)

More

  • 5 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 3:30 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CHF 0.00 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 20.0 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. Exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.20 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
  • Tourism fee: CHF 1.50 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 22 per person
  • Pet fee: CHF 0.00 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 20.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property does not provide air conditioning for guestrooms not facing street side.

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 4 stars.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Bären Am Bundesplatz Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 562 out of 883 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 242 out of 883 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 883 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 883 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 883 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location but room was a bit too small if you have lots of luggage
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in the center of Bern about a 5 minute walk to the train station. We flew into Zurich and took a train to Bern and walked to the hotel. Very easy and convenient. Bern is a very walkable city and also has excellent public transportation so I do not recommend renting a car. Parking is difficult and it is hard to figure out which parking spaces are legal at all times or if you need a parking permit which is region specific. The hotel is nice and offers a great breakfast (especially the beautiful breads). Fresh coffee is available 24 hours a day. In the afternoons they had a self serve bar with a wide variety of wines, beers, cocktail makings and nonalcoholic beverages and with bar snacks which looked nice although we didn't make use of their offerings.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Candace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

More than the bear necessities at the Hotel Baren

clean room - breakfast looked great but I had plans. The staff was incredible. Very nice, helpful, attentive.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Klemens

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice little room which is all I needed just for me. The bed was very comfortable. It was right next to the federal palace and an easy walk to the cathedral and clock tower. Perfect for what I wanted to see and do while I was in Bern. Happy to return here if I go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen P

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Drink options were terrific
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ka Shing Jacky

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room. Staffs are helpful and nice. Very convenient spot. I have got the roof top room and the window at the roof are just very very nice to get natural light from the sky. The toilet are massive with two sinks which is quite rare as in most hotel. Little downside is that the bed is a bit squeaky even with just body rotation but overall it is very good and I will recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Yoko

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Excellent and walkable location to th train station and attractions
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel! Friendly staff and wonderful location. So close to the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect location. Very friendly staff. Cute bar.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helder

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Great location, super friendly and helpful staff. The bed was also super comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms are small
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a perfect place to explore Bern from. The only regret was not staying longer! Staff was helpful and friendly and the hotel was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was spartan but immaculate. It had everything I needed and nothing I didn't. Free coffee and tea, and one free drink.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location, quiet, great value
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good location and facilities.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the location, the hotel itself was wonderful and very clean and the staff was friendly, helpful, welcoming and professional. It would have been perfect but the beds…twins put in king frame were HORRIBLE! 2/3 of the bed on both sides sloped outward, obviously from folks sitting on the sides of the beds that we were in a hole and could not sleep on1/3 of the bed. When we slept on our side our knees hit the bed frame and then surpassed it as the mattress was so compressed. My wife ended up with hip and back pain and slept just a few hours each night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annalyn

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
close to train station, walkable to tourist spots, very nice hotel and staffs.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

woan ching

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location , very central, convenient and walkable to all key attractions. The hotel is 10 mins from Bern train station, there are many shopping and restaurants/cafes options. The room is reasonably equipped and neat/tidy. The staff is very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025