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Reviews of Esthers Guesthouse

3 out of 5
Esthers Guesthouse
Kirchstatt 751a, Lauterbrunnen, BE

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Giridhar

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place! Very helpful and friendly owners. Franziska was very helpful and always avaiable for advice.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Franziska on 2023/9/5
Hello Girithank you so much for your positive feedback, we are very happy you could enjoy your stay! Safe and happy travels to you and your family!

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Franziska on 2023/7/31
Thank you, Marie, for your rating.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Franziska on 2023/7/31
Thank you so much for this good rating! Safe travels!

6/10 Okay

Seung Woo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you want a more small town experience in Gimmelwald, this is one of the few places that have available lodging. The guesthouse with shared bathroom wasn’t my cup of tea, however. Customer service was okay. The one-bed room was very small for the price I paid. I went to a hotel in Wengan for my last couple days in the area and personally found it to be more comfortable experience at a similar price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Thank you, Seung Woo, for your rating and your comment. I think when booking you could see what you were going to have - but as we were not sure if this descriptions are exact enough, we finally decided not to offer this room on Expedia anymore.

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Thank you, Jacob, for this wonderful rating. We were happy to have you as our guest.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Thank you, Kimberly, for this wonderful rating. We were happy to have you as our guest.

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When I first saw my room - 'small bedroom' - I almost walked away, but...had prepaid and was too tired to want to find another place, so I stayed. The home's environment - location near cable station in quiet neighborhood won me over, plus I met the couple - my 'shared bath'-mates - and wen to dinner with them. Esther's was a good place for me as a base, not for the small room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Thank you, Patricia, for your good rating and your comment. We think you could have known from the descriptions what the room would be like, and a lot of people enjoy lying on the bed and looking directly into the mountains. But of course the room is very small. And as you are not the first one not to like it, we decided not to rent it via Expedia anymore.

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Thank you, Heidi, for this wonderful rating. We were happy to have you as our guest.

6/10 Okay

Joel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Esthers Guesthouse on 2023/7/15
Dear Joelit is a long time ago, but I wanted to come back to your poor rating. I would qualify it as a typical revenge rating and therefore we think it is more than unfair. You were unhappy given the weather was really bad when you came. We have the suspicion that you then tried to save as much money as you could - you asked us for a smaller room than the one you had booked, stating that there was a third bed and you would not use a third bed. First of all, you had chosen to book exactly this room at the given rate. Second, we were not able to «downgrade» you as the other rooms were taken. Then you decided to leave a day earlier than planned, asking for a full refund for this night. You communicated this early check-out the same day - we offered to refund if we could re-rent the room, but of course we were not able to. Third thing which you didn't like: you wanted to pay by a special credit card. But the payment for your non refundable booking had been charged long ago to another card you had given to us. We think we tried our best to help you in your situation and we were always polite - and we think it is more than unfair to blame us for all the inconveniences you experienced (weather, rate, card), but were not really our fault. You do not realize how damaging such revenge ratings are to hotels and small guesthouses - especially if we just get poor rates without any further comments.Kind regards, Esthers Guesthouse

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the place,highly recommended,need to know you will need to cook your own meals,fully functioning kitchen,otherwise you can eat out at local hotel,within the village.the co-op have big presence in area for grocery supplies,with biggest store in interlarken ost,and smaller presence in Murren,and lauterbrunnen
Piz Gloria nearby,via cable car
Go and see David ,local hotel for this amazing beer
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Tobias on 2022/8/10
Thank you so much, Anonymous :-)

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent vacation
Very nice place and location. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Tobias on 2022/6/9
Thank you Matthew for your positive review. We would be very glad to have you with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay - right off the lift
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gimmelwald is a lovely little village, no cars, no stores. Esthers Guesthouse is perfect: wonderful staff, friendly guests. Bring your own food or buy at the Coop in Muerren (one stop further up the mountain) and cook it in the fully equipped guest kitchen--or get the excellent breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Tobias on 2021/10/1
Thank you Frederick, for your positive feedback. It was nice having you in Gimmelwald! Tobias

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Winter Wonderland
Our experience at Esther's Guesthouse was beyond perfect during the new year. Tobias and friends where most humble and welcoming and really made us feel comfortable and at home. This location is the best for this area and having access to both Murren and Lautenbrunnen surrounding villages it really was the cherry on top. This place was magical and couldn't have asked for a better experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Tobias on 2020/1/6
Hello! Thanks for your nice review. It was very nice having you all with us. We wish you all the best for the coming year and hope to see you again. Tobias

10/10 Excellent

Caragh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The absolute best and coziest place
This was the coziest spot. I had the best trip of my life in the most beautiful place. I woke up every morning with a view of the mountains—unreal. Cannot recommend enough. The place was kind and accommodating also.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/12/14
Hi Caragh. It was nice having you with us - thanks for your review. Have a good advent time and a happy Christmas.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable Stay
I really enjoyed my stay at this guesthouse. The room, which they upgraded for me, was quite spacious and had a beautiful view of the mountains. The hosts were very welcoming and kind. I used the paid laundry service one night, dropping my clothes off at 8 pm, and woke the following morning to finding my clean, dry clothes sitting just outside my door. The hotel requires a gondola ride to get to, which made it feel remote like an adventure. The kitchen is shared among the guests and had all the cooking tools you could need, also a great coffeemaker. My bathroom was somewhat across from the kitchen, but it was so quiet when I stayed that this was comfortable. It was a wonderful stay overall, and I would happily come back here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/12/5
Thank you Michael for your nice review. We hope to have you back another time!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/28
Thank you for staying with us and your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/25
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

ZACHARY

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/10
Thank you for your stay at Esther's and your rating! Franziska & Tobias

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Views can't be beat
The weather was awesome and the views amazing. If you are over 6 feet you will have to duck the low beams in this updated Swiss farmhouse,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/10
Thank you for your stay at Esther's and your rating! Franziska & Tobias

10/10 Excellent

betty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hampus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners were really hospitable and friendly at arrival. The breakfast was really great as well. For my stay the location was great with the views and to hike through the surrounding area. Overall experience was really satisfying.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/8/28
Thank you Hampus, it was nice having you with us!

10/10 Excellent

Chay huang sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
It's a great experience staying at esther house with nearby cable car up and down James Bond mountain and other interests. t has beautiful mountain view and can cook when preferred. For shared bathroom, jus shared with 1 more room. So no problem.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/10
Thank you for your stay at Esther's and your rating! Franziska & Tobias

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
We stayed in the loft with the bathroom and it was a fantastic experience. Our hosts Tobias and Franzisca were amazing, and so was Barbara who took great care of the house.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/10
Thank you, Kathleen, for your stay! It was nice having you with us.

10/10 Excellent

Eunkyoung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
성수기에 기적적으로 예약하게 된 숙소 혼자서 너무 편하게 잘 지내다 갑니다 공용 욕실이라고 했는데 저 포함 총 2개의 룸만 사용할 수 있는 욕실이라서 더 만족합니다 덕분에 김멜발트라는 새로운 마을을 발견했네요 뮤렌에서 놀다 걸어서 숙소 오는 길이 너무 예뻐서 기억에 많이 남아요
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Franziska on 2023/7/31
Thank you very much for your positive rating. We liked having you as our guest.

10/10 Excellent

Hans Martin

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Franziska on 2022/3/7
Hello Hans Martin thank you for this positive rating - we are glad you liked Esthers and our region. Best regards, Franziska

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Oliver, Bern

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es hat alles bestens geklappt. Sehr freundliche Gastgeber. Zimmer und Gemeinschaftsräume waren sehr sauber.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Tobias on 2021/1/5
Vielen Dank, Oliver. Schön, dass ihr bei uns wart!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Franziska on 2019/10/10
Thank you for your stay at Esther's and your rating! Franziska & Tobias