Meiringen on the valley floor, seen from the Reichenbach falls.

Where to stay in Meiringen

Stay in Meiringen for the Aare gorge and the Reichenbach falls on your doorstep, and the Sherlock Holmes sites in the village itself. For the widest choice of trains and boats on two lakes, sleep in Interlaken instead.

1.4km, the length of the Aare gorge1899the year the Reichenbachfall-Bahn started running31minutes by train from Interlaken Ost

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Meiringen at a glance

Why Meiringen

Because two Bernese Oberland set pieces sit within reach of one small town: the Aare gorge cut into the valley floor, and the Reichenbach falls above it, reached by a funicular that has run since 1899. That lets you walk through the gorge one day and stand where Conan Doyle sent Sherlock Holmes to his fictional death the next, without changing hotels.

Where to sleep

First stay or here for the museum and the shops: the village centre around Bahnhofstrasse and Kirchgasse, close to the station. Looking for quiet, or on the pass roads: Rosenlaui or Schwarzwaldalp, both up the Grosse Scheidegg road within the municipality. The Aare gorge and the Reichenbachfall-Bahn sit between the two, in Willigen, but no hotel with a confirmed official site stands there.

Watch out

The Aare gorge and the Reichenbachfall-Bahn both close for winter, the gorge on 1 November 2026 and the funicular already on 4 October, and Hotel Rosenlaui and Chalet-Hotel Schwarzwaldalp both stop taking guests by 18 October. If either set piece is the reason for your trip, check the season dates before you book.

Meiringen, before you book

Meiringen is not one of the villages that shuts the road out. It sits on the route between Interlaken and the Grimsel, Susten and Grosse Scheidegg passes, so unlike its car-free neighbours it is a valley floor town that cars pass through all day. The Zentralbahn stops here too, on its way over the Brünig between Lucerne and Interlaken Ost, with the Luzern-Interlaken Express calling directly. From Interlaken Ost the ride takes 31 minutes, from Lucerne about 1 hour 10.

Three areas decide where to sleep. The village centre, around Bahnhofstrasse and Kirchgasse, holds the station, the tourist office and the Sherlock Holmes Museum. Willigen, to the east, sits between the Aare gorge and the Reichenbachfall-Bahn, though no hotel with a confirmed official site stands there. Higher up, on the Grosse Scheidegg road towards Rosenlaui and Schwarzwaldalp, two mountain hotels sit within the municipality but away from the village itself, and separate again from the Hasliberg ski terraces on the other side of the valley.

The choice runs from village addresses to mountain retreats. In the centre, the Art Nouveau Parkhotel du Sauvage has stood on Bahnhofstrasse since 1880, alongside a boutique hotel with its own bistro, a family address with a restaurant on Kirchgasse, and a hotel built around biking, walking and winter sport on Amthausgasse. Up the pass road, Hotel Rosenlaui has taken guests since 1771, and Chalet-Hotel Schwarzwaldalp sits further along the same route, both open only for the warmer months.

Time your stay around the two set pieces. The Aare gorge runs from 3 April to 1 November 2026 at its west entrance, and the Reichenbachfall-Bahn from 2 May to 4 October, so both close for winter, when skiing takes over on the Hasliberg terraces instead. Getting there is straightforward: Interlaken Ost is 31 minutes away by train, Lucerne 1 hour 10, and Bern 1 hour 31 with one change at Interlaken Ost.

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Summer in Meiringen

Where to stay this season

Base yourself around Willigen if the Aare gorge and the Reichenbachfall-Bahn are the reason for your stay, since both sit within a short walk or train ride of each other there. Choose the village centre instead if you would rather stay close to the Sherlock Holmes Museum and the shops on Bahnhofstrasse, and cover the short distance to Willigen by train.

3.4 → 1.11

Aare gorge, west entrance, season 2026

CHF, adult entry to the Aare gorge, from 16 years

2.5 → 4.10

Reichenbachfall-Bahn, season 2026

Sources: aareschlucht.ch, grimselwelt.ch, checked 16 September 2026.

6 hotels in Meiringen, from budget to top end

Budget

Victoria, Alpine Boutique Hotel & Fine Dining

Village centre · 4 stars

From

CHF 288/ night

Summer average CHF 295

The Victoria is a 4-star boutique hotel in the village centre, built around fine dining: a restaurant, a bistro and a terrace. The kitchen describes its cooking as fresh and largely regional, with vegetarian and vegan options on the menu.

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Budget

Hotel Alpbach

Village centre, Kirchgasse · 4 stars

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CHF 278/ night

Summer average CHF 280

Hotel Alpbach stands on Kirchgasse, in the village centre, with an a la carte restaurant open Monday to Saturday from 16:00, closed on Sundays. Its address puts the station, the tourist office and the Sherlock Holmes Museum all within easy walking distance.

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Mid-range

Parkhotel du Sauvage

Village centre, Bahnhofstrasse · 4 stars

From

CHF 289/ night

Average seen CHF 290No price found for this season on our sample dates

Standing at Bahnhofstrasse 30 since 1880, the Parkhotel du Sauvage is a 4-star hotel garni in an Art Nouveau building, set in a quiet spot in the centre of Meiringen. Breakfast is served in a Belle Epoque room with a winter garden, and the basement holds an English/Irish pub, with a park garden and barbecue outside.

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Mid-range

Hotel Dakota

Village centre, Amthausgasse · 4 stars

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CHF 284/ night

Summer average CHF 310

On Amthausgasse in the village centre, Hotel Dakota carries HotellerieSuisse’s Velo Bike Hotel, Wanderhotel and Schneesporthotel classifications, a fit for guests moving between cycling, walking and winter sport. The Dakota Air Lounge restaurant serves half board, and the TherapieZentrum Meiringen operates on site.

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Hotel Rosenlaui

Rosenlaui, on the Grosse Scheidegg road

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At 1330 metres in the Rosenlaui valley, Hotel Rosenlaui has taken guests since 1771, though the main building was rebuilt in 1905 after a fire in 1862. It opens only from 13 May to 18 October 2026, and the room rate includes a free PostBus ticket, a practical detail on a road served by public transport rather than a private car.

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Chalet-Hotel Schwarzwaldalp

Schwarzwaldalp, on the same road

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Further up the same pass road, Chalet-Hotel Schwarzwaldalp still carries a Meiringen postcode, 3860, despite the distance from the centre. It is open daily until 18 October 2026, and evening visits currently need to be booked ahead because capacity is limited.

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Where to stay, area by area

The village centre, Bahnhofstrasse and Kirchgasse

The station, the museum, the shops

This is the heart of Meiringen, where the station, the tourist office and the Sherlock Holmes Museum all stand within a few streets of each other. Parkhotel du Sauvage, Hotel Alpbach and Hotel Dakota all have addresses here, so it suits a first stay or anyone who wants shops and a restaurant close at hand without a taxi. The trade-off is distance from the two set pieces: the Aare gorge and the Reichenbach falls sit further east, towards Willigen.

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Willigen, towards the gorge and the falls

The Reichenbachfall-Bahn and the Aare gorge

Willigen holds Meiringen’s two main sights: the Reichenbachfall-Bahn valley station, at the private clinic, and the Aare gorge west entrance on Aareschluchtstrasse, with its own railway halt and free parking. No hotel with a confirmed official website stands in this sector, so staying near either set piece means booking in the village centre and covering the short distance by train or on foot.

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Up the pass road: Rosenlaui and Schwarzwaldalp

The glacier gorge, on the Grosse Scheidegg road

Up the Grosse Scheidegg road, away from the village and its trains, two mountain hotels keep to a different rhythm. Hotel Rosenlaui, at 1330 metres, sits by the Rosenlaui glacier gorge, which Haslital Tourismus describes for its waterfalls, its rock formations and its grottoes, and Chalet-Hotel Schwarzwaldalp stands further along the same road, both still inside the municipality of Meiringen. Choose this side for the pass road itself rather than for the village conveniences, and note that neither hotel is part of the Hasliberg ski area, which sits on the opposite side of the valley.

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What to do in Meiringen

This is not a trail guide: it names the outings that give Meiringen its two set pieces, sourced from the gorge, the falls and the tourist office. Plan a day around the gorge and the falls together, since both sit close enough to combine, and leave room for the Sherlock Holmes sites in between.

On foot

Through the gorge, up to the falls

The Aare gorge1.4 km · 200 m deep · 3 April to 1 November 2026
The walk runs on galleries, through tunnels and over bridges, with an entrance at each end and a railway halt serving each one, so you can start from whichever side suits your day. Adult entry from 16 years is CHF 13.00 and children from 6 to 15.99 pay CHF 8.00, making it an easy half-day outing to combine with the Reichenbachfall-Bahn nearby.
The Reichenbach falls, the long way roundabout 2 h 30 for the descent · via Zwirgi
Ride the funicular up, then walk back down via Zwirgi to the far side of the falls, past the spot Grimselwelt names as Sherlock Holmes’ crash site. The descent takes about two and a half hours, so plan it for an afternoon rather than squeezing it in before dinner.

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Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen

The Sherlock Holmes Museumthe old English Church
Step inside for what the museum calls the only authentic reconstruction in the world of the sitting room at 221b Baker Street, tucked into the old English Church in the village centre. Outside on Conan Doyle Place, a life-size bronze of the author sits among 60 puzzle symbols, each pointing to one Holmes story, worth a slow look before or after the museum itself.
Reichenbachfall-Bahn to the fallsrunning since 1899 · valley station at Willigen
This funicular has carried visitors up to the falls since 1899, in two cars of 24 passengers each, from a valley station by the private clinic in Willigen. It runs from 2 May to 4 October 2026, 09:00 to 17:30 with the last ascent at 17:15, so aim to be at the valley station well before closing if you want to see the falls that inspired Conan Doyle.

Where to eat

Tea Room FrutigerMeiringen
Haslital Tourismus lists this tea room for fine Haslital specialities, from Tatzelwurm to meringues and Hasli cake, a fitting stop for an afternoon break while exploring the village.
Restaurant Aare Gorgeat the west entrance
Right at the west entrance of the gorge, this self-service restaurant with halls for all kinds of events makes an easy lunch stop before or after the walk through the gorge, without a detour back into the village.

Seasons, times and prices come from the Aare gorge, Grimselwelt, Haslital Tourismus and the Sherlock Holmes Museum, checked on 16 September 2026. We publish no ratings and no route descriptions: check conditions on the spot before you set off.

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What runs, month by month

	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Aare gorge	Closed	Closed	Partly closed	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Partly closed	Closed
Reichenbachfall-Bahn	Closed	Closed	Closed	Partly closed	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open	Partly closed	Closed	Closed
Meiringen-Hasliberg gondolas, Reuti-Bidmi-Mägisalp	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Partly closed	Open	Open	Open	Partly closed	Closed	Closed
Meiringen-Hasliberg winter lifts	Partly closed	Partly closed	Partly closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Partly closed

Open

Partly closed

Closed

2026 and start of winter 2026/27. Aare gorge: west entrance 3 April to 1 November 2026 (east entrance opens later, 9 May). Reichenbachfall-Bahn: 2 May to 4 October 2026. Meiringen-Hasliberg summer gondolas: 13 June to 25 October 2026. Meiringen-Hasliberg winter 2026/27: 19 December 2026 to 29 March 2027. Sources: aareschlucht.ch, grimselwelt.ch, meiringen-hasliberg.ch, checked 16 September 2026.

Getting around Meiringen, in practice

Over the Brünig

The Zentralbahn puts Meiringen within easy day-trip range of three cities: Interlaken Ost is 31 minutes away on the Luzern-Interlaken Express, or 33 on the regional R70, Lucerne is 1 h 10, and Bern 1 h 31 with one change at Interlaken Ost. Brienz, just 11 minutes further down the same line, makes an easy half-day add-on without needing a car.

The gorge has its own railway halts

You do not need a car for either set piece: the Meiringen-Innertkirchen line has its own halt at each end of the gorge, Aareschlucht West and Aareschlucht Ost. If you do drive, the west entrance has free parking for cars and coaches, but the Reichenbachfall-Bahn has only a handful of spaces, so the operator sends drivers on to the public parking lots in Alpbach Meiringen instead.

The Reichenbachfall-Bahn is stairs only

If mobility is a concern, plan around this: the funicular that has run to the falls since 1899 is not wheelchair accessible, stairs only. It runs from 2 May to 4 October, 09:00 to 17:30 with the last ascent at 17:15, in two cars carrying 24 passengers each, so outside that window there is no way up to the falls.

No published pass coverage

Do not assume the Swiss Travel Pass covers the gorge or the falls: Haslital Tourismus, the Aare gorge, the Reichenbachfall-Bahn and Meiringen-Hasliberg do not state any pass coverage on the pages checked. A local guest card does exist, but since its contents were not confirmed here, ask about it directly at the tourist office on Bahnhofplatz 12.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get to Meiringen?

The Zentralbahn crosses the Brünig from both directions: Interlaken Ost to Meiringen takes 31 minutes on the Luzern-Interlaken Express or 33 on the regional train, Lucerne is 1 h 10, and Bern 1 h 31 with a change at Interlaken Ost. In practice Interlaken, Lucerne and Bern are all within reach for a day out, with at most one change.

When is the Aare gorge open and what does it cost?

In 2026 the west entrance is open 3 April to 1 November and the east entrance opens later, from 9 May to 1 November, with the gate open from 08:30 and closing at 17:30, or 18:30 between 13 June and 20 September. Adults from 16 pay CHF 13.00 and children from 6 to 15.99 pay CHF 8.00, with under 6s free, for a gorge 1.4 km long and 200 metres deep, so if you arrive before 9 May you can only enter through the west end.

Can I get to the Aare gorge without a car?

Yes. The Meiringen-Innertkirchen line has its own halt at each entrance, Aareschlucht West and Aareschlucht Ost, so you can arrive by train on whichever side suits your route. There is also free parking for cars and coaches at the west entrance, for anyone driving in instead.

What is the Sherlock Holmes connection?

Conan Doyle had Holmes die at the Reichenbach falls in «The Final Problem», and Meiringen still carries that story two ways: the funicular has run up to the falls since 1899, and the museum in the old English Church holds a reconstruction of the Baker Street sitting room, with a bronze of Conan Doyle outside on Conan Doyle Place carrying 60 puzzle symbols, one per story. The museum sits in the village centre while the funicular’s valley station is in Willigen, so seeing both means covering that short distance between the two.

Is there skiing at Meiringen?

The skiing is on the Hasliberg terraces above the village, reached by gondola from Hasliberg Reuti, not directly from Meiringen itself. The area has 60 kilometres of pistes and 25 km of winter walking trails, and the 2026/27 season runs from 19 December 2026 to 29 March 2027, so a Meiringen hotel works as a base only if you are ready for that gondola transfer each day.