Hotels in Bern - The capital of Switzerland, Bern has a very unique history of founding in 12th century, and since then Bern has been growing economically and administratively expanding until French Revolution Wars where Bern lost large part of its land. Although having a laid back environment where you'll find Bern a rather peaceful town without any unexpected sounds and news but a fun town to travel and explore as it has plenty of historic and interesting sites all over the city. Hotels are abundant here, with most of the low cost hotels in Bern having similar classic Swiss themed buildings and décors. Luxury Bern Switzerland hotels however normally occupy their own building, designed with modern amenities and facilities.

City Centre is the best location to stay if you can't make up your mind of location and if you feel you need to cut on your hotel expenses. Being in one of the most liveable city in Swiss means even cheap Bern hotels would provide services much better than most Bern hotels, of the same standard internationally. Providing comfortable rooms with basic toiletries and amenities, these hotels usually located near to amenities so that visitors won't need to travel far and high looking for attractions. The Old City of Bern is located just walking distance from most of the low cost hotels here, you can start exploring the city beginning here and then moving out to other districts.

There are not many upscale hotels in town centre and surrounding it as most of these Bern luxury hotels are centred near to Berner Hausberg Gurten, the Bern mountain foothill areas where nature is at its best. Located in the serene and historical village Liebefeld or the Love Field, most of these hotels and resorts offer superb views and access to beautiful gardens and flower fields, and you can also hire a guide to trek uphill for a panoramic view of the entire city of Bern and its surroundings. Apart from that, the hotels also provides cosy rooms with lavish furnishing, premium toiletries and amenities such as posh restaurants, fitness centres, spas and saunas and more.

Bern is also known for its technological feat even during medieval times, as reflected in its highly meticulous and complex structures such as the Gothic cathedral, Munster, perhaps the most famous of all Bern's attraction, the Zytglogge Tower, located in City Centre. A medieval engineering marvel, the tower has been in existence for more than eight hundred years and has undergone numerous redecorations and minor renovations but the most important would be the fitting of the huge astronomical clock in 15th century. It's no surprise that most foreign tourist know Bern mainly because of the tower and not due to any other major attractions.

Bern - Bern, a medium sized city with a population of about 130 thousand is the capital of Switzerland. Located on a peninsula formed by the meandering turns of the river Aare, the city's old town layout that follows the river has earned listing in UNESCO World Heritage List. The Old Town main feature is its four miles of arcaded walkways, along streets that are decorated with beautiful fountains and city towers. Bern is fourth most populated city in Switzerland and ranked among the world's top ten cities for the best quality of life. Visiting Bern is quite easy as you can get almost all information that you need in tourist information counters, maps are distributed free too.

The Bundeshaus or the Federal Palace of Switzerland is a great place to start your tour. It houses Swiss House of Parliaments, and there's free guided tour that you can join in when parliament is not in session. Berne Historical Museum, Switzerland's second largest historic museum is another notable place to visit if you are interested to know history of city of Bern and its people. The museum holds one of the country's most important ethnographic collections together with the Bernese historical collections from prehistory to the present day. As you walk and explore the city, you'll find many other notable attractions, sculptures and monuments which are definitely worth your effort.