Bicycling

Reviews of Hotel Seaside

3 out of 5
Hotel Seaside
Schachenstrasse 43, Spiez, BE

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 105 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was about a ten minute downhill walk to the property from the train station. (Just remember that the return trip is uphill!) The room and property seemed new and very clean. It was easy to enjoy the breakfast, which was extensive and delicious (get there early because food was not readily replenished). They did not offer access to the city pass, which would have enabled one to freely use local transit.
Response from The Hotel Seaside Team ❤️ on 18 Feb 2024
Dear Eileen thank you very much for your mostly positive feedback. We are Happy that you enjoyed your stay here with us. Indeed we do not offer the Panoramacard actively by the arrival. The inclusive benefits are listed on our website aswelll as in the guest information visible in each room. We are sorry that you didn't get the information while your stay here.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near the Lake and Castle with Free Parking
Chose this hotel because I could confirm on-site parking. The small parking structure is shared with the hotel next door, but when I went in November there was plenty of space even though the hotel was very full. There are different room sizes. I took a small one which was available. Clean and cozy if you are just there to sleep. Breakfast was good, but not all of it was put out before I left. Other reviews complained about no air conditioning in the summer & beds are soft. There is heat in the winter! The bed was soft, so that might be a problem depending on your needs, but I did not have an issue with it.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

JIAN

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Location and staff were fine. Room was incredibly small and uncomfortable, there was no air conditioning, no safe, and no way to turn on the bathroom light with all lights in the room. Poor design.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Your Hotel Seaside Team❤️ on 22 Oct 2023
Dear Thank you very much for your feedback. Please book directly with us next time so that we can inform you about our room categories and make you feel more comfortable. Switzerland has a rather moderate climate and there are only a few days per year with very hot temperatures. For this reason, it would be too much of maintenance to install air conditioning for so few days. However, we have ventilators at reception which we provide free of charge to our guests, but we charge a deposit which we return when the ventilators are given back at check-out. Please come directly to reception next time so we can help you with the light switches. We would be happy to welcome you again.

8/10 Good

EUI KYONG, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Bogdan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Spiez
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Your Hotel Seaside Team❤️ on 11 Sep 2023
Dear BogdanThank you very much for your great reviewWe are happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay with us and are looking forward to welcome you againWith kind regardsYour Hotel Seaside Team

4/10 Poor

Onel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Only one washer and it’s hard to get it. A lot of noises of kids running around.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Dear OnelThank you for your rating, even if it is a bit harsh in our opinion.In fact, we only have one publicly accessible washing machine and tumble dryer, as this is usually sufficient. Of course we could have offered you a different option, please contact next time the reception, we will be happy to help you at any time.Best regards and hope to welcome you soon.Hotel Seaside

2/10 Terrible

George

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A terrible hostile hotel
There was a random wall between the room, the toilet has no door, all the walls were built with grey bricks and the floor had no carpet. It felt like I was living in a prison inside.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Dear GeorgeThank you for your feedback, even if your rating is of course a little disappointing to us.The new building is built with exposed concrete, modern and without carpet. Carpets in hotel rooms are usually rather unhygienic and therefore frowned upon.Despite the modern construction, we also thought about toilet doors; in your room the toilet is closed with a sliding door...We can't understand the prison feeling, we've only seen it from the outside so far ;-)Best regards and hope to welcome you soon, maybe in another, less modern room.Hotel Seaside

6/10 Okay

Anastasiya

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I warned the hotel in advance about the late check-in. but upon arrival at the hotel the door was closed and we had to wait. We called the number on the door but no one answered. We had to wait a long time outside to be let into the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Dear AnastasiyaWe thank you for your stay and your review, but we are sorry that you had to wait, although you announced your late arrival. Our person in charge at night constantly checks the safety of our guests and cleans the common areas. Therefore he is not permanently at the reception and it can take a little longer until the doors are opened because the house is very spacious. On your next visit, we will be happy to deposit your key in an outside compartment, which you can open with a code, we will incorporate your idea into our processes, thank you very much.Hope to welcome you soon againBest regardsHotel Seaside

4/10 Poor

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Lieber Eugenevielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Leider teilen Sie uns nicht mit, was Sie an Ihrem Aufenthalt gestört hat und so können wir uns nicht verbessern.Gerne können Sie uns dies auch per Mail mitteilen: reception@hotel-seaside.ch Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Feedback.Freundliche GrüsseHotel Seaside

8/10 Good

Michal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice room with open bathroom and desk space. A short walk from the lake and some swimming cabins. No air conditioning in rooms and no screen sharing/casting to TV
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Dear MichalThank you for your great review. There ist a screen sharing/casting to TV on the back of the screen, e would be happy to show you these during your next stay. Regarding the AC, unfortunately we were not allowed to install it when the hotel was being built; but we will certainly include this in the long-term planning.We hope to welcome you back to Spiez very soon.Best regardsHotel Seaside

10/10 Excellent

fadi

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Najeeb

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 7 Jul 2023
Dear NajeebThanks for your rating; what did you miss or how can we improve ourselves? Thanks for your feedback :-)

8/10 Good

Jun

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Staff is friendly. Room is too small.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 7 Jul 2023
Thank you for your rating, please write us next time earlier, so we can do our best to allocate another room :-)

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Very nice room. Short walk to water front and limited view of lake. First person we met at the reservation desk check in was not friendly at all or helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Dear SuzannaThank you for the wonderful rating. We have informed our employees of this fact and trained them.If you give us another chance, we will convince you.Best regards

8/10 Good

Amandeep

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was very helpful and accomodatinf to our needs. The only issue we faced was that the cacility did not have AC or fans. The days were really hot and we needed some circulationnin the rooms for which there was no provisions.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Dear AmandeepWe also regret the lack of AC; the installation of this cooling was not allowed at the time our hotel was built.We must also note that until now we only need to use AC a few days a year, which will change with climate change. However, AC also harms the climate...Best regards

8/10 Good

Francine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property and location was excellent. My only complaint was that the breakfast was over priced for what was included. Breakfast was just bread, fruit, cheese, meats, yogurt, cereal and coffee.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside - Grégoire Allet on 28 Jun 2023
Dear Francine,Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon.We regret that you were not able to fully enjoy our breakfast buffet. Our buffet consists of:- large selection of bread- Coffee and tea selection- different fruit juices- Meat and cheese selection, at least 5 types- yoghurt variation, at least 5 types- 3 different cereals- Fruit salad and selection of fresh seasonal fruits- Cakes or pastries- Egg dishes on request, freshly preparedIn order to avoid food waste, the buffet is no longer constantly replenished towards the end of breakfast. On request, however, we will be happy to cater to your wishes. Please contact the staffWe look forward to welcoming you again soon; let yourself be surprised by the buffet.Sincerely,Hotel Seaside Spiez

6/10 Okay

Angela

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Liebe AngelaVielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung, welche wir sehr schätzen. Was müssten wir tun, um 10/10 Punkten von Ihnen zu bekommen? Für Ihr Feedback sind wir sehr dankbar.Herzlichst

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Thank you Brandon :-)Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Area is beautiful
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Dear DeborahThank you for this wonderful rating :-)Hope to see you soon.Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Igor

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Lieber IgorHerzlichen Dank für das tolle Rating, welches wir sehr schätzen und uns freuen.Hoffentlich auf bald mal wieder :-)Herzlichst

8/10 Good

Gemma

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

S

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

ABDELRAZZAQ

Liked: Cleanliness
I do not recommend
At the same floor there was several rooms where all balconies are open to each other. At the same floor most of the rooms was occupied by guys and they were noisy and no privacy. I requested to change the room and noticed how noise the room, but they rejected my request saying that that the hotel will be full at that day bit they talked with the guys (other guest checked in after us and got other rooms). At 10:00 pm when we returned to the hotel the guys were having fun but they tried there best to be quit when they noticed us back but it was not easy. No customer service at that time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Hortel Seaside on 27 Jul 2022
Dear Abdekrazzaq Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are very sorry that you had noisy room neighbors. In the last few weeks we are fully booked every day, which is why we can not always offer a room change. In addition, we now have a night porter who ensures silence and security in the house. We also have an emergency phone at the reception. With this phone you can directly reach our duty service/night porter. We wish you a nice summer and would be happy to welcome you again. Kind regards Corinne Spring Responsible reception

8/10 Good

David, Vestal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
No air conditioning! Beautiful setting close to lake. Very good breakfast buffet.Free bus. Close to nearby attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Hortel Seaside on 19 Jun 2022
Dear David Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely Corinne Spring responsible réception

6/10 Okay

Avishag, Ein HaMifratz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Uncomfortable parking garage, barely any options for breakfast (not worth 15CHF), and no air conditioning in the rooms. All rooms have an amazing lake view. Our room was very clean, but the soap dispenser didn't work, and the balconies are connected so people from other rooms can easily come visit yours.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Hotel Seaside Spiez on 2 Sep 2021
Dear Avishag Thank you for the review. We are pleased that you liked the lake view. We offer our guests free parking in our own car park, which is directly opposite the hotel. Our breakfast buffet serves a variety of seasonal & regional products. The rooms at Hotel Seaside do not have air conditioning, but the reception team will be happy to provide a fan on request. We look forward to welcoming you again at the Hotel Seaside. Kind regards Corinne Spring, responsible reception

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Avoid if you can. The room was OK, a bit small / not well designed so there was no place to store 1 checked baggage. The view of the lake was great! What was not great was the noise that came from people taking shower in other rooms (like someone drilling not too far) and the sewer smell that came with it. Wanna smell sewer when you wake up, definitely book here. You can do the laundry at the hotel, there's one washing machine & one dryer for the whole hotel so you might have to get a bit lucky to use it. There's a restaurant at the hotel, so you can have breakfast, lunch & diner. The breakfast is OK, it's a buffet and not to pricey. The diner on the other hand will cost you 45CHF (~45USD) for also a buffet with salad and chicken breast a desert. Cherry on top of all that, the staff (not everyone) is not very friendly and the hotel is badly run. We made a few reservations that was not registered (for some reason they noted it on post-it when asking at the front desk instead of the computer...). You've been warned if you still considering to book here.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Hortel Seaside on 22 Aug 2021
Dear Guest! We are very sorry, that you did not feel confortable at all in our hotel. We excuse us, if you have been disturbed by the noise of other guests. In your room, we obviously had a problem with our special "Giulia shower system", thats why you smelled unpleasant odors. This problem has been fixed immediately. We apologise for this. In our restaurant, we offer a three course menu with seasonal and regional products for CHF 38.00, and you always have the choice of a menu with meet, one with fish and one vegetarien. Best regards Corinne Spring, responsible reception

6/10 Okay

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Reto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient hotel
Convenient hotel, all there that is needed, nice location. A bit surprised when walking into reception as we were not aware that it is a school/convention center.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Corinne Spring, Responsible Reception on 28 Sep 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel Seaside! In our building we welcome guests from all over the world and also have many seminar rooms which we rent out. It is also the training centre for butchers. The hotel rooms are located in a separate part of the hotel. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely,

8/10 Good

Joerg von

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No hotel feeling but nice, modern rooms
Nice, modern rooms, slept well, nice to have pillow options. Entrance a bit strange as it is also a building that houses an association of the Swiss meat processsing industry where they hold seminars. All in all we enjoyed it. Can not comment on breakfast as we chose otherwise.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ana Lilia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Encantador
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Seaside Team on 13 Apr 2024
Dear GuestThank you for your charming feedback! We're delighted that you enjoyed our service.Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luc

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Buran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Immer wıeder gerne
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Bettina

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside Team❤️ on 3 Oct 2023
Liebe Sandra,Vielen Dank für Ihre tolle Bewertung.Wir freuen uns das Sie eine schöne Zeit bei uns hatten und würden uns freuen Sie ein andermal bei uns begrüssen zu dürfen.Wir wünschen Ihnen alles Gute.Mit freundlichem Gruss,Ihr Hotel Seaside Team

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hedwig

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Ihr Hotel Seaside Team❤️ on 11 Sep 2023
Sehr geehrter HedwigVielen lieben Dank für Ihre tolle BewertungDies, gibt uns die täglicheMotivation weiterzumachen und uns noch mehr zu verbessernAuf ein Wiedersehen würden wir uns freuenMit freundlichem Gruss

10/10 Excellent

HO

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
조용한 마을을 품은 편안한 숙소
렌트카로 여행을 했기에 주차장 여부는 매우 중요했고 씨사이드 주차장은 넓고 이용하기에 편했습니다. 공용이긴 했지만 넓은 테라스가 있어서 튠호수를 바라보며 휴식을 취하기에 좋았습니다. 직원분들도 매우 친절했으며 룸컨디션도 훌륭했습니다. 다만 에어컨과 냉장고가 없어서 조금 당황했네요. 날씨가 선선하고 바람이 잘 들어와 에어컨은 없어도 무방했으나 냉장고가 없어서 음식 보관하기에 조금 불편한 점은 있었습니다. 그외 모든 점에서 만족한 숙소였습니다.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside Team❤️ on 10 Sep 2023
Dear 조용한 마을을 품은 편안한 숙소,Thank you very much for your great score!We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with usas our hotel facilities and staff. Regarding the fridge, we are sorry to hear that you was not able to store your food. We kindly ask you next time to inform the front desk about in order to find you a solution.Thanks again for your nice review, words like yours give us the daily motivation to continue and improve even more.We hope to welcome you again one day and send you kind regards.Your Hotel Seaside Team

8/10 Good

Yveline

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Liebe YvelineVielen Dank für Ihre tolle Bewertung, welche uns sehr freut. Was müssen wir unternehmen, um eine glatte 10 von Ihnen zu bekommen? ;-)Herzliche GrüsseHotel Seaside

10/10 Excellent

Franca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wir kommen wieder
Tolle Aussicht auf den Thunersee. Sauber und schönes Hotelzimmer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from H on 10 Aug 2023
Liebe FrancaHerzlichen Dank für Ihre tolle Bewertung, welche uns sehr freut und alle Mitarbeitenden und Geschäftsleitung stolz macht.Wir freuen uns auf Ihren nächsten Besuch :-)Herzliche GrüsseHotel Seaside

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 10 Aug 2023
Lieber Andreasvielen Dank für Ihr Feedback, welches uns sehr freut. Was genau können wir unternehmen, damit Sie uns beim nächsten Aufenthalt mit einer 10 benoten? ;-)Herzliche GrüsseHotel Seaside

10/10 Excellent

Ngodup

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 7 Jul 2023
Thank you very much for this great rating :-)Hope to welcom you soon again

8/10 Good

Gabriele

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 7 Jul 2023
Liebe Gabrielevielen Dank für das tolle Rating, womit können wir uns noch die restlichen beiden Punkte erarbeiten? Würden uns über Feedback freuen :-)

6/10 Okay

Rico

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Einfach unkompliziert und gut.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Lieber Ricovielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Was können wir tun, damit Sie uns 5 von 5 Punkten vergeben?Herzlichen Dank für Ihr FeedbackHerzlichst

10/10 Excellent

jeehyun

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 7 Jul 2023
Thank you very much :-)Hope to welcome you again soon

2/10 Terrible

EUNEA

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Dear GuestWe are a bit sad that you didn't tell us what you didn't like and where we could improve.What and where can we make progress? Thank you very much for your feedback.Best Regards

8/10 Good

Man Chung

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Dear Man ChungWhat have we to do, to get 10/10 points from you?Thank you for your rating and your feedback

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Hotel Seaside on 28 Jun 2023
Herzlichen Dank liebe Nicole für Ihr tolles Rating!Wir schätzen dies sehr und freuen uns auf Ihren nächsten Besuch.Herzlichst