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Reviews of Sorell Hotel Arabelle

3 out of 5
Sorell Hotel Arabelle
Mittelstrasse 6, Bern, BE

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 90 out of 326 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 155 out of 326 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 326 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 326 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 326 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Zeljko

Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this hotel because they state they have available parking. They don't!!! "Available parking" is a street parking which one must search in streets around the hotel. After a long working day, I spent half an hour looking for an available parking space and, after I didn't find it, I had to park in a garage 1km away and carry my baggage to the hotel. I wanted to cancel the hotel, but they did not accept cancelation. This is completely unacceptable, and I will make a complaint about it on expedia!

8/10 Good

Patrick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location for us. Very quiet, large room, good breakfast. Will come back again.

8/10 Good

Deb

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the location of the hotel. it was easy to walk to transportation and to different parts of the city. We had a room under the eaves that had skylights for light and ventilation. Really appreciated the fresh air they brought to the room. We could have used better lighting in the room for evening.

8/10 Good

Bianca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A comfortable stay in the heart of Bern
Friendly welcome at reception, helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gunjan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shraddha

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anton

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Joe, Lausanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good value for money
Very good services- good location- friendly and professional staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from IZE on 2020/3/3
Dear Nicolas Thank you for having taken the time to share your positive experience during your stay with us at the Sorell Hotel Arabelle. We are very pleased to hear that you had a pleasant stay in particular commendable. We look forward to seeing you again soon at the Sorell Hotels. Best regards, Isabelle Zenhäusern Guest relation Sorell Hotel Arabelle

8/10 Good

Manish

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Front Office on 2019/10/12
Dear Guest Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch Guest Relations Sorell Hotel Arabelle

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Camila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short, last-minute stay, due to work. Checked in very late but still had a great reception. Room was exactly as advertised, and really clean and nice, newly renovated.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Front Office on 2019/10/12
Dear Camila Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch Guest Relations Sorell Hotel Arabelle

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. The room was clean and stylish. Good continental breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Front Office on 2019/10/12
Dear Guest Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch Guest Relations Sorell Hotel Arabelle

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
breakfast is excellent. not close to town, about 15-20 min walk. no self washing machine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Front Office on 2019/10/12
Dear Guest Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. PS: Great idea concerning the laundry (self-service), we forwarded your annotation to our General Manager. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch Guest Relations Sorell Hotel Arabelle

10/10 Excellent

Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Guest Relations - Sorell Hotel Arabelle on 2019/7/23
Dear Lisa Sincere thanks for your feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Guest Relations - Sorell Hotel Arabelle on 2019/7/23
Dear guest Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, location convenient for public transport. Room was small and no bar in hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Guest Relations - Sorell Hotel Arabelle on 2019/7/23
Dear Guest Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. With regret, we read about the described lack (room size) during your accommodation in our establishment. In case of a re-booking we suggest choosing a Superior Single Room or a Standard Double Room Queen (single use). Unfortunately, we aren’t equipped with a bar (bed & breakfast only). There’s one (called “Caffè Bar Sattler”) located in the Mittelstrasse. Another possibility: Visit our partners (Sorell Hotel Ador) and enjoy aromatic and refreshing drinks in the relaxing lounge. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch

8/10 Good

Shengyi, Iowa, US

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel room is very clean. Breakfast service great. Twin bed matress a little soft for me.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Janine Ruch on 2019/5/21
Dear Shengyi Sincere thanks for your positive feedback. It is our daily goal to fulfill (or better said “to surpass”) the expectations of our guests. Out of this reason, a review like yours embosses our day-to-day work significantly. As we attach great importance to our “Sorell” standards, we are especially delighted to hear that they are recognized and appreciated. Regarding the one negative aspect you have mentioned, we work on a suitable solution. With insight, I relegated your concern/request (harder mattress) to the responsible person, which will search for the best suitable solution. In order to having the possibility to convince you of our constant hospitality (which proves that the bygone stay wasn’t just a lucky strike), we look forward to your next booking. See you soon! Yours sincerely Janine Ruch Guest Relations

8/10 Good

Sasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service, however lack of quality sleep
Positive: - Was greeted warmly when I arrived, and was helped with the two things I required: recommendation for a restaurant, and to borrow a travel adaptor. - Breakfast was delicious, great selection (inc. homemade jam - lovely touch), and was offered a freshly made smoothie and my table - Room was spacious and clean, powerful shower Negatives: - Actual quality of sleep was limited due to: temperature of room (was too warm, so had to work out how to use the plug in fan in the middle of the night, which didn't do as the buttons said it would!), could hear upstairs stomping around (was staying in the second building) which kept me up, and I was uncomfortable with the weight of pillows (I later found a pillow menu in the room, but by this point it was too late as reception closed at 10pm - maybe this can be reminded of at check in?)
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from KE on 2019/4/4
Dear Sasha Thank you very much for your nice comment, we will check with our pillow menu what to do to give a even better service. Thanks again and best regards Klaus Eisele, host

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel close to University excellent staff super breakfasts
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from KE on 2018/11/12
Dear Guest Thank you very much for this nice comment. Hope to see you in berne again Best regards Klaus Eisele, host

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/9/27
Hello, Many thanks for giving your Feedback from your stay at the Sorell Hotel Arabelle. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern, welcoming in a good location but peaceful.
Excellent location near the town centre but on a quiet side street so nice and quiet. Spacious and modern with excellent service (e.g. they have 4 different sorts of pillows) matched only by there impressive breakfasts (smoked salmon, local produce and homemade jams, etc.). Able to make good use of the free travel card with the public transport available just around the corner (literally). Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/9/27
Dear Thank you for your encouraging review and for having taken the time to share your positive experience with us. We are very pleased to hear that you felt at home during your stay with us at the Sorell Hotel Arabelle and that the kindness you experienced at the Sorell Hotels was commendable. Thanks to our employees, we manage to surprise and delight our guests every day - that is our passion. We look forward to welcoming you again soon at the Sorell Hotels. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Ferdinand

Very Charming hotel, centrally located.
Everyone in reception was so helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/9/27
Dear Ferdinand Thank you for having taken the time to share your positive experience during your stay with us at the Sorell Hotel Arabelle. Thanks to our employees, we manage to surprise and delight our guests every day - that is our passion. We look forward to seeing you again soon at the Sorell Hotels. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great check in and helpful staff. Awesome breakfast with eggs , bacon, lots of bread muffins cereAl, cheese , coffee. Location was about 10 min walk from center bit they give a bus pass which was very convenient if you don’t want to walk. Bed was not comfortable but the rest of the stay was fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/9/27
Dear guest Thank you for having taken the time to share your positive experience during your stay with us at the Sorell Hotel Arabelle. We are very pleased to hear that you found the breakfast and location in particular commendable. We look forward to seeing you again soon at the Sorell Hotels. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel & location
Loved the location. Right by public transportation but quiet at the same time. 10 mins walk to center & railway station. Room is small but good enough. There are no ACs in Bern but open window & fan were good enough. Only issue is theres an apartment complex across rooms in the back & there was a rowdy young bunch that would make a lot of noise all DAY till 1-2 am. You can hear them talking in the whole complex. Unusual for Switzerland. Somehow the hotel is connected to this complex. People come and go through the hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hot---w/o AC
Friendly staff. Weather was extremely hot and the rooms were not air conditioned.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/9/27
Dear Robert Many thanks for sharing your experience at the Sorell Hotel Ador.

8/10 Good

Mehrdad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Laura Schünemann on 2018/8/8
Dear Mehrdad Many thanks for your feedback. We are looking foward to welcome you again at the Sorell Hotels. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Hans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and quiet
Good location, central but quiet. Nice rooms, clean and excellent service.
Response from Klaus Eisele on 2018/3/9
Dear Hans Thank you for having taken the time to share your experience during your stay with us at Sorell Hotel Ador. We would really like to make your next stay as perfect as possible. The Sorell Hotels are a smart choice because of their central location and absolutely delicious Sorell breakfast. We would be pleased to welcome you back at the Sorell Hotels and to make your stay as perfect as possible. Best regards Klaus Eisele, host

6/10 Okay

Siria, El Paso, Texas

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Ok hotel, don’t get booked on the top floor
The good: staff we’re very helpful and very nice! The breakfast was good. The bad: the beds were not comfortable, our family of four were booked on the top floor we had no windows only skilights. When we took a shower, water was coming out through the bathroom door rolling down to almost the main entrance door of the room. We stayed on the 5th floor, but the elevator only goes to the 4th floor so we had to take 3 large suitcases up the stairs. I would not stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Klaus Eisele on 2018/2/13
Dear Siria Thank you for having taken the time to share your experience during your stay with us at Sorell Hotel Arabelle. I feel very sad about your unhappiniess, pls. let me know personally if you would like to stay in berne, we would really like to make your next stay as perfect as possible. The Sorell Hotels are a smart choice because of their central location and absolutely delicious Sorell breakfast. We would be pleased to welcome you back at the Sorell Hotels and to make your stay as perfect as possible. Best regards Klaus Eisele, host

6/10 Okay

Nici, Switzerland

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
OK
Booked the hotel for a work thing, just one night. Convenient location. Room was mostly quite clean, however there were cobwebs in the corners and a spider in one corner. The rooms was nice other than that. Very thin walls/floors so could here other hotel guests very well. Breakfast was good. Over all a okay place to sleep, but nothing special. Maybe not so good for light sleepers.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Klaus Eisele on 2017/11/28
Dear Nici Thank you for having taken the time to share your experience during your stay with us at Sorell Hotel Arabelle. We would really like to make your next stay as perfect as possible. The Sorell Hotels are a smart choice because of their central location and absolutely delicious Sorell breakfast.I will take your comment for my next walkaround ! We would be pleased to welcome you back at the Sorell Hotels and to make your stay as perfect as possible. Best regards Klaus Eisele, host

8/10 Good

Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Grüezi Pedro Vielen Dank für Ihre erfreuliche Bewertung und dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihre positiven Eindrücke zu teilen. Es freut uns, dass Sie sich im Sorell Hotel Ador wohlfühlen und besonders die Freundlichkeit der Sorell Hotels loben. Dank unseren Mitarbeitenden gelingt es uns, unsere Gäste täglich zu überraschen und zu begeistern – das ist unsere Passion. Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie bald wieder bei den Sorell Hotels begrüssen zu dürfen. Freundliche Grüsse, Klaus Eisele Gastgeber

8/10 Good

Weekend guest, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant but basic hotel near central Bern
Good location in university district. Only 10 minutes walk or quick bus ride from city centre. Local transportation is fantastic and you get a free travel pass for the duration of your stay. Pleasant and helpful reception staff who recommended restaurants. Wi-fi works well. Fair choice of wholesome and tasty food at breakfast. Rooms need some refurbishment. Our shower door was broken. Rather thin towels.Loved the little rubber duck that you can take home. Overall we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

nb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
minimalist room but great service.clise to thd station and bus ticket are complimentary

6/10 Okay

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Clean
A little far from the central area but transport card was given. Pillows were extremely flat and empty, making it hard to sleep.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient & Clean Hotel
Good basic hotel. Near local Bern & train station. Bus pass given at beginning of stay for duration of stay. Problem was very high temps so room extrememly hot. No air conditioning due to weather unusual. Unfortunately only one window so couldn't create cross ventilation to cool things down. Staff VERY helpful.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Georges

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

jenny, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern room
Good transport mean to city centre, value for money

8/10 Good

Fred, Vancouver, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Conveniently located hotel in Bern
Small hotel conveniently located in a quiet area within walking distance of the Hauptbanhoff. Staff are friendly and helpful and rooms are quite spacious. A number of good restaurants are located within a brief walking distance from the hotel. Hotel provided a bus pass but we did not use it as we were easily able to walk to all of the places and sights that we wanted to see.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Joan, Bedminster

Liked: Cleanliness
Very satisfactory hotel for our needs. Clean, spacious room, excellent breakfast, convenient to the train station.

8/10 Good

v, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was hot and tere was no air conditioning. Our hotel room was located with the window which open to the street so we did not want to sleep with the window open since anyone could just come into our room at nught from the street. The hotel room was hot but the hotel staff kindly provided us with a fan. The hotel staff are nice and the breakfast is good. The hotel location is very close to the 12 tram stop (3 stops from the bern train station). Good location.

8/10 Good

Amy, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, loud neighborhood!
The hotel itself was great and very well maintained. The hotel staff was courteous, helpful and very acoomodating! The free breakfast was good with with a fair amount of options. Be aware there is NO designated parking for the hotel, so you have to pay €17 a day (through the hotel) to hopefully find a spot nearby. The second night we were there the closest spot we found was about 1km away from the hotel. The absolute worst thing about the hotel is the location! It is NOT a quiet neighborhood like other reviews suggest. The first night we stayed, there was a party going on right across the street. They played loud music until around 2am and were not nice when we asked them to turn it down. It was very warm that evening and with no a/c, it was either leave the windows open and listen to their party or shut the windows and burn up in the room. No party the second evening, but the street noise and cars were still very disturbing. There is a WONDERFUL ice cream place just to the left of the hotel when you walk out. We visited it twice during our stay!

8/10 Good

Andrzej

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Emily M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant Stay in Trendy Area
Nice hotel in trendy area (near university) with lots of restaurants and bars. Close to train station. Room was rather small and although there was shoe polish in the room, a tooth brush and tooth paste were lacking. Very good breakfast selection.

8/10 Good

elaine, Pelham, NH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Economic boutique hotel in convenient location
10 minute walk to train station, 15 minutes to old section of Bern. Migros grocery 2 blocks away with many prepared food options if you choose to eat in. Many restaurants in the area. The room was good sized for European standards. Beds were comfortable with quality linens. Breakfast was quite good; nice selection of meats, cheeses, breads, yogurts. Scrambled and boiled eggs available. Fruit would have been nice. Coffee was great. Traffic noise can be quite loud, so request a room facing the courtyard if possible. Rooms are not air conditioned, so if you are visiting Bern in the summer, you might want to keep this in mind.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Room was clean and adequate. Hotel in good location, in close proximity to major attractions. Bus, tram stops and train station all within walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

dusan, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place in city centre
Modern, well furnished, very nice breakfast, extrenely helpfull staff