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www.muerren.ch/blumental , [e-mail] ; Ralph and Heidi, fourth generation in
thevonAllmenfamily).Theirmodernlittlechaletoutbackrentssixrooms(Db-140-155SF,
includes breakfast in the hotel).
$$ Eiger Guesthouse offers 12 good budget rooms. This friendly, creaky, easygoing
home away from home was renovated in 2009 (S-75 SF, Sb-80-95 SF, D-100-120 SF,
Db-130-160 SF, bunk Q-180-200 SF, Qb-200-240 SF, special with this topic: D-95 SF with
a 2-night minimum year-round—making this a great deal for cheap beds in July-Aug; Wi-
Fi, game room, terrace, across from train station, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.eigerguesthouse.com , [e-mail] , Ema and Robert).
$ Chalet Fontana, run by charming Englishwoman Denise Fussell, is a rare budget
option in Mürren, with simple, crispy-clean, and comfortable rooms (S-45-55 SF, D-75-85
SF, large D-95 SF, T-130 SF, price varies with size of room, cash only, closed Nov-April,
fridge in common kitchen, across street from Stägerstübli restaurant in town center, mobile
078-642-3485, www.chaletfontana.ch , [e-mail] ). If no one's home, check
at the Ed Abegglen shop next door (tel. [phone], off-season only). Denise also rents
a family apartment with kitchen, bathroom, and breakfast (two bedrooms with 3 beds each,
140 SF/2 people, 160 SF/3 people, 200 SF/4 people, 260 SF/6 people).
Eating in Mürren
Many of these restaurants are in or near my recommended hotels. Outside of summer and
ski season, it can be hard to find any place that's open (ask around).
Stägerstübli is everyone's favorite Mürren diner. It's the only real restaurant not associ-
ated with a hotel. Located in the town center, this 1902 building was once a tearoom for rich
tourists, while locals were limited to the room in the back—which is now the nicer area to
eat. Sitting on its terrace, you know just who's out and about in town (18-35-SF lunches and
dinners, big portions, lovely lamb, daily 11:30-21:00, closed first week of Sept, Lydia).
Hotel Blumental specializes in typical Swiss cuisine, but also serves fish, international,
and vegetarian dishes in a stony and woody dining area. It's one of Mürren's most elegant,
romanticsettings(18-30-SFspecials,21-31-SFfondueservedforoneormore,15-SFpastas,
daily from 17:00, tel. [phone]).
Edelweiss cafeteria offers lunches and restaurant dinners with the most cliff-hanging
dining in town—the views are incredible (pizzas, hearty salads, sandwiches; daily specials
around 20 SF, family-friendly, tel. [phone]).
Hotel Bellevue 's restaurant is atmospheric, with three dining zones: a spectacular view
terrace,asophisticatedindoorarea,andtheJägerstübli—acozy,well-antleredhunters'room
guaranteed todisgustvegetarians. Thisisagoodbetforgame,astheybuychamoisanddeer