Hotel Interlaken

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Hotel Interlaken
Industry Hotel
Founded1323
HeadquartersHöheweg 74,
CH-3800 Interlaken
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Key people
Georges Beutler (director)
Website hotelinterlaken.ch

Hotel Interlaken is one of the oldest hotels in Switzerland. It opened in 1323 and was originally used as a guest house of the cloister and later it was part of the administration of the region. The old court room on the first floor of the Hotel is now used as a meeting room. [1]

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The hotel is in historic Interlaken town and was visited by many celebrities including composer Felix Mendelssohn and Lord Byron. [2]

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References

  1. "Fodor's review" . Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. Zimmerman, Sandy (15 October 2014). "Hotel Interlaken, A Hotel of Another Era" . Retrieved 20 February 2017.