Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Discover
Places to see
Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
Glarus
Braunwald

Fairy Tale Hotel Braunwald

Highlight • Rest Area

Fairy Tale Hotel Braunwald

Recommended by 40 hikers out of 47

Save

Share

  • More

  • Save

    Share

  • More

  • Take Me There

    Routes here

    Best Hikes to Fairy Tale Hotel Braunwald

    4.8

    (66)

    457

    hikers

    1. Braunwald village – Oberblegisee loop from Braunwald

    13.1km

    03:53

    400m

    400m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Moderate

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Hard

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Tips

    March 19, 2023

    Fairy Tale Hotel, Braunwald
    Story
    A lot started in Glarnerland: 1893 with the first ski club in Switzerland, 1902 with the first ski race in the Alps in Glarus and 1907 with the construction of the Braunwaldbahn and our then Grand Hotel.
    1907 But Glarnerland also wanted a funicular railway with a grand hotel. The most renowned Glarner hotel of all time, the Bad Stachelberg in Linthal, was looking for a kind of summer residence for its pampered guests. The Linthal textile industrialist Bébie brought in the world-famous hotel pioneer Josef Durrer, who built the Braunwaldbahn in 1907 and at the same time the imposing Grand Hotel, today's fairytale hotel. This already had its own tennis court and lift in 1907.
    1945 After the Second World War, tourists squinted from the balconies in the sun again. French brochures were printed, whereupon special cars actually rattled from the “train de neige” directly from Paris to Linthal. And the name was changed to Hôtel Bellevue.
    In 1972 the Hôtel Bellevue was again on the brink of collapse. No one had the courage or willingness to take risks to invest in the dilapidated building - until Fridolin Vogel, the father of today's fairy tale uncle, got involved.
    1977 In that year, a girl in the dining room screamed so loudly that her parents almost felt embarrassed. The young hotelier Martin Vogel was able to defuse the embarrassing situation by promising the child to tell him a fairy tale if he was good.
    It didn't stop with this one story, because the fairy tale uncle has been telling an exciting fairy tale every day ever since - even today...
    Text / Source: Fairy Tale Hotel ****S, Dorfstrasse 24, 8784 Braunwald
    maerchenhotel.ch/%C3%BCber-uns/geschichte

    Translated by Google •

      January 1, 2025

      Large outdoor slide unfortunately nailed shut in winter!

      Translated by Google •

        In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

        Sign up for free

        Details

        Informations

        Elevation 1,360 m

        Weather

        Powered by Foreca

        Wednesday 24 December

        -1°C

        -3°C

        -- %

        Additional weather tips

        Max wind speed: -- km/h

        Most visited during

        January

        February

        March

        April

        May

        June

        July

        August

        September

        October

        November

        December

        Loading

        Location: Braunwald, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

        Other Popular Places to Check Out

        View Over the Karst Landscape

        Explore
        RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepacking
        Download the app
        Follow Us on Socials

        © komoot GmbH

        Privacy Policy