Gasthof Bellerive in Spiez

I stayed in this hotel in November. You booked the room and you are happy to visit Switzerland. You arrive at the hotel. You find out it is only open 2-6pm. You come back at 4pm. Hotel still closed. You call the hotel. The Russian guy answers. He is angry. He doesn’t speak english nor German. Not because he can’t, but because he doesn’t want to speak at all. He tells you he will be there in 10 minutes. You wait for 30 minutes. Your first day is already ruined. Hh He comes mad. He is thinking to himself-Why did he show up? He was hopping you pay the money online and miss the flight or something and not show up at all. He doesn’t want you there. You already realize dealing with him will be extremely difficult. You oblige with all the hefty fees he imposes on you. He imposes fees on the infant although he sleeps in the same bed as you. You just want this nightmare to end. You go the small dirty room with the tiny bathroom. You find spiders. It’s okay, it is nature’s fault not his. Wi-Fi not working. It is his fault. You call him after you settle in at 6pm. The Russian is furious. He walks to your room and starts yelling. It’s a problem with your phone he says. You ask other residents, they have the same issue. All the residents phones are the issue. You find out that he is operating the whole hotel using one router and many Wi-Fi extenders. You sleep at the 30-year old mattress. It is hot now. There is no air conditioning. You want to open the windows but you don’t want big spiders to come in. You ask for a fan. The Russian declares war on you. He wants you out today, he will not refund you for the remaining nights. You are scared he will come in at night and murder you. You check out the next morning because you value your life. The Russian is happy now. He is smiling. He tells you to have a nice day after you hand him the keys. I tracked down other residents of this hotel. They all had similar experience. You will do too dear reviews reader. Yes you!! The Russian will probably try to reply to this review saying I never stayed there. Beware!

Best Badi resto ever. Great ambience, super nice service, delicious aperitif. Today with a teary eye because the end of the season. But - after the season is before the season. We look forward to reopening in February 2024. ❤️😍😘

Dan says it's open at 5:30 but then it still wasn't open and didn't open until 6:00. Otherwise the kiosk would be okay

Competent, attentive and friendly staff. Very wholesome food. Unique location by the lake. Everything was right. We will be back

The best thing is the view of the lake. The only food available is fried.