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Bookmark or Share- Wengen or Grindelwald - Rick Steves Travel ForumWengen and Mürren have very different “vibes” to me, with Wengen feeling more resort-y, in an old-Europe style way. Many large, rather grand hotels with spa facilities. Mürren has a couple of those, but most hotels are more in the mountain chalet style, and the focus of the town is more on serious mountain sports like skiing, hiking, and ...
- Stay in Wengen or Interlaken or...? - Rick StevesNo need to stay in Interlaken to do this activity. Interlaken is an old resort town on the lakes; lots of big fancy hotels and yes, more choice of pubs and restaurants, but Wengen has enough to keep you busy for 2 or 3 nights. Or try Grindelwald, which has a bit of traffic but is in a very scenic valley surrounded by towering peaks.
- Wengen or Lauterbrunnen: Where to stay? - Rick StevesWengen is perched up above the valley, in a position equivalent to the top of El Capitan if this were Yosemite (but not such a vertical cliff below). We always stay in Mürren, but I assume Wengen is similar---full of sporty folks there to enjoy the beauty of the mountains. I'll just put in one last pitch for Wengen, based on the car-free aspect.
- Murren Vs Wengen Vs Grindlewald? - Rick Steves Travel ForumMurren and Wengen are both high alpine villages not accessible via roads/vehicles. Grindelwald is in a valley accessible by cars and many many tour buses dropping loads of daytrippers. To me, that's enough of a reason to choose the car-free villages.
- Base out of Wengen? - Rick Steves Travel ForumWengen gets the nod for a larger variety of hotels, restaurants, galleries, sights to see, and somewhat easier travel back to Lauterbrunnen. If hiking is a high priority, Murren is definitely best. In general, I think Murren is somewhere between Gimmelwald and Wengen.
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