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station, tel. 033-822-1961, fax 033-823-3261, www.balmers.com , mail@balmers.ch ). They
also have private rooms in an adjacent guest house (Db-130 SF, Tb-165 SF, Qb-220 SF).
$ Interlaken Hostel, opened in 2012, isn't your cheapest option, but it's convenient
(right next to the Ost train station), huge (with 220 beds), thoroughly modern, and full of
daylight. It also offers plenty of amenities (bed in 6-bed dorm-39 SF, bed in 4-bed dorm-43
SF, Sb-121 SF, Db-134-138 SF, includes sheets, all rooms have sinks, restaurant, swimming
pool, game room, lockers, Internet access and Wi-Fi, check-in 15:00-24:00, Untere Bönig-
strasse 3, tel. 033-826-1090, www.youthhostel.ch/interlaken , interlaken@youthhostel.ch ).
$ Happy Inn Lodge, above the lively, noisy Brasserie 17 restaurant, has 16 cheap back-
packer rooms and two doubles with private baths; come here as a last resort only if you be-
long to the young-and-scrappy set (bed with bedding in 4- to 8-bed dorm-22-24 SF, S-32-60
SF, D-52-80 SF, Db-84-104 SF, breakfast-8-9 SF, no membership required, no curfew, pay
Internet access, free Wi-Fi, bus pass, 5-minute walk from West Station at Rosenstrasse 17,
tel. 033-822-3225, fax 033-822-3268, www.brasserie17.ch , info@happyinn.com ) .
Eating in Interlaken
In Unterseen, the Old Town Across the River
(See “Interlaken” map, here .)
Restaurant Bären, in a classic low-ceilinged building with cozy indoor and fine outdoor
seating, is a great value for Rösti, fondue, raclette, fish, traditional sausage, and salads
(20-30-SF plates including fondue for one, Cordon Bleu is popular; open Tue-Thu
16:30-23:30, Fri-Sun 10:30-23:30 or later—but may close 14:00-17:30 in off-season, closed
Mon; from West Station, turn left on Bahnhofstrasse, cross the river, and go several blocks
to Seestrasse 2; tel. 033-822-7526).
Goldener Anker is the local hangout—with smokers lingering outside, a pool table in-
side, and a few unsavory types. If you think Interlaken is sterile, you haven't been to the
“Golden Anchor.” Jeannette serves and René cooks, just as they have for 25 years. This
place, with its “melody rock and blues” ambience, sometimes hosts small concerts and has
actually launched some of Switzerland's top bands (hearty 15-25-SF salads, fresh veget-
ables, 3 courses for 15-20 SF, daily from 16:00, Marktgasse 57, tel. 033-822-1672).
Ristorante West End is a reliable Italian place and a local favorite for cucina casalinga
(20-SFpasta,25-SFplates,nopizza,Mon-Sat17:30-22:30,closedSun,nexttoWestStation
and across the street from Migros at Rugenparkstrasse 2, tel. 033-822-1744).
Città Vecchia serves decent Italian with seating indoors or out, on a leafy square
(16-22-SF pizzas, 20-28-SF pastas, 30-40-SF plates, daily 10:30-14:00 & 18:00-23:00,
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