Schadau Castle

This hotel is actually a castle -- gorgeous from the moment you walk onto the beautifully manicured grounds. You really feel like you walking into a fairy tale. The rooms are spacious and very comfortable--they do not have AC, but fans are provided for summer months. We stayed in a room on the 2nd floor (there is a small elevator) and it was perfectly quiet at all times of the day and night. The view from the castle is unbelievable--beautiful mountains as a backdrop for the sparkling Lake Thun. The restaurant is excellent although the staff can be a bit terse for an American sensibility for customer service (which I didn't mind but some might). We had breakfast and dinner there, which I highly recommend but you need to make a reservation because it fills up quickly. I also recommend exploring the grounds and common rooms of the castle. They are pure enchantment. We accessed the castle by the free city bus, as recommended by the staff who provided great instructions via email. It was very easy to find from the train station (right across the street).

Yes this is one stunning place, to walk up to this place then to see the view of the snow covered alps is just breath taking. BUT you have to take in consideration you are staying at a historic place and it does have it's good and bad. Room was quite large, very clean, but the bathroom I just didn't get - why would you not have a shower enclosure is beyond me,water goes everywhere on the floor and is truly not a fun experience trying to wash your hair, so management you might want to do this. Also try to get the high floor otherwise you will hear the people above you running around and trying to sleep with that was not pleasant especially the people had their tv blasting for hours at night, so glad I had ear plugs. Staff was very helpful, they organized a very early breakfast for us before we left for the airport. Dinner was FANTASTIC. Only other complaint is the lack of a common space if you want to just come back to have a drink - also due to rain and you could not sit outside on the patio. So in the evening it does lack space to just relax because the "bar" area is basically their check in area. But like I said it's a historic space and you have to take this into consideration. We stayed two nights and I think that was enough to get a nice flavor of the place. But that view, wow you could look at the windows forever at it! All in all I'm glad we stayed, it was truly a nice experience and the park was lovely too.

Schloss Schadau has one of the most gorgeous interiors of any hotel I've ever stayed. The grand rooms, ornately carved and enormous wood doors, the fixtures and fittings and the stunning curved main staircase are jaw-droopingly beautiful. Competing with the exquisite interior is the equally, and some would argue even more beautiful, setting with its park and gardens and position on the Thunersee peninsula. My traveling companions, family and friends, and myself took 3 rooms and they were very large with amazing views. My view was of the park and the other 2 were a corner suite and the tower / turret suite with both lake and garden views. The backdrop of the Jungfrau mountains was the icing on the cake. The interiors of the bedrooms were very functional and the space was vast, but I describe the furnishing style as minimalist, perhaps even spartan. But this may be in keeping with the historical accuracy of how the rooms were originally furnished. I just prefer a bit more softness and less wide open space. Staff were very pleasant and professional and the two postcards I wrote to my children which Anita so kindly offered to post for me, arrived at my home 2 1/2 weeks later which is fairly quick for international mail. I'll review the breakfast and dinner service separately and keep this about the hotel and sleeping accommodation. For our first two nights in Switzerland, it was a wonderful hotel and location from which to recover from a very delayed U.S. flight and 24+ hours of travel, and to recharge for the remainder of our vacation. If you have the opportunity to stay here, I highly recommend this unique, luxury Castle hotel.

We had a wonderful weekend in Thun and to a large part that was due to our stay in the wonderful Schloss Schadau. The rooms are spacious and cosy, the breakfast was great and the location is amazing. Right at the lake and just a short walk from the center of Thun. The staff was very friendly and made us feel most welcome.

the castle is located very far from the city and there is nothing near it. the exterior and public areas are impressive and perfect for instagram photos. we had a room with very nice views. all rooms don't have any refrigerators. we did not meet the friendly staff. we didn't eat their expensive dinner. most disturbing - from early afternoon until dark all the park in front of the castle is full of many people in swimsuits and blankets making music, noise and even bbq. (all the area is public and it is not the fault of the hotel) - but instead to feel like in an elegant chateau in france you feel like being straight at the beach.