Essential by Dorint Interlaken, InterlakenEssential by Dorint Interlaken in Interlaken, Switzerland has a corrected score of 3.3 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 61 of 71 hotels we score in Interlaken. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.4 before correction. Rooms from about $537 a night (cached, not a live quote).Essential by Dorint Interlaken sits in central Interlaken, directly beside Interlaken West train station, which makes arrivals and day trips by rail straightforward. Rooms follow a modern Alpine-inspired design and many offer views of the river, lake and surrounding mountains. The hotel serves a buffet breakfast, has a bar, provides free WiFi throughout, and runs a 24-hour front desk with multilingual staff. It welcomes families and pets, and air conditioning is available. Rates start around $537 a night, so it suits travellers who value location and are less concerned with extensive facilities. Guest feedback notes that rooms are on the small side and the overall facilities are fairly basic despite the strong setting.What stands out

Helpful, multilingual staff

Clean, modern rooms

Good buffet breakfast

Right at Interlaken West station

Watch out for

Rooms feel small

Facilities are basic

Better-scored in Interlaken

The Brecon, Interlaken: 4.4 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), from $743 a night. The Brecon is a small, all-inclusive hotel with 22 rooms in Adelboden, a resort village in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland.

Eiger Muerren Swiss Quality Hotel, Interlaken: 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms). The Eiger Mürren Swiss Quality Hotel is a family-run, smoke-free four-star hotel in Mürren, a car-free village in the Bernese Oberland.

Park Gstaad, Interlaken: 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms). The Park Gstaad, a Four Seasons hotel, is a five-star chalet-style property set on a sunny hillside in a park above Gstaad, with views across the Bernese Alps.