Alternative hotel locations for Bern?
When looking for a cheap place to stay in Geneva I found quite a few places close to the French-Swiss border especially in Gaillard which are a few steps from the Geneva tram. Is there a similar trick for Bern? Places with very good connection into Bern but cheaper? I am trying to word this in a way so it's not too broad. (Obviously not France but perhaps cheaper places than Bern itself.)
budget accommodation switzerland bern
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
|
show 4 more comments
When looking for a cheap place to stay in Geneva I found quite a few places close to the French-Swiss border especially in Gaillard which are a few steps from the Geneva tram. Is there a similar trick for Bern? Places with very good connection into Bern but cheaper? I am trying to word this in a way so it's not too broad. (Obviously not France but perhaps cheaper places than Bern itself.)
budget accommodation switzerland bern
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
1
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
1
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10
|
show 4 more comments
When looking for a cheap place to stay in Geneva I found quite a few places close to the French-Swiss border especially in Gaillard which are a few steps from the Geneva tram. Is there a similar trick for Bern? Places with very good connection into Bern but cheaper? I am trying to word this in a way so it's not too broad. (Obviously not France but perhaps cheaper places than Bern itself.)
budget accommodation switzerland bern
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
When looking for a cheap place to stay in Geneva I found quite a few places close to the French-Swiss border especially in Gaillard which are a few steps from the Geneva tram. Is there a similar trick for Bern? Places with very good connection into Bern but cheaper? I am trying to word this in a way so it's not too broad. (Obviously not France but perhaps cheaper places than Bern itself.)
budget accommodation switzerland bern
budget accommodation switzerland bern
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
edited Oct 15 '16 at 14:33
JonathanReez♦
49.4k41237506
49.4k41237506
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
asked Aug 24 '16 at 13:43
chxchx
37.6k381186
37.6k381186
1
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
1
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10
|
show 4 more comments
1
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
1
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10
1
1
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
1
1
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10
|
show 4 more comments
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
The answer is no. There is no such trick for Bern because Bern is not right next to the French border like Geneva is. There is a reason for economic differential you described in the Geneva case: it is the unnatural political boundary which separates expensive Geneva from the relatively inexpensive French countryside. The French government has to keep the prices down to some extent so their own citizens who have lived their for scores of years can afford to remain. Even the French side is getting more expensive now though. Still, it is certainly an opportunity for arbitrage. My dad is a physicist who works at CERN and he and his students certainly arbitrage this almost every trip.
If you really want to get cheaper deals, then I'd recommend using hostelworld.com or airbnb.com or couchsurfing.com. You'll find yourself making more friends if you choose the former and living much cheaper. Plus, you will get to live right in the city center and be connected to the Bern tramway. However, you will have to share a room.
The above answer is based on my experience as the digital nomad founder of learningdollars.com.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "273"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f77357%2falternative-hotel-locations-for-bern%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
The answer is no. There is no such trick for Bern because Bern is not right next to the French border like Geneva is. There is a reason for economic differential you described in the Geneva case: it is the unnatural political boundary which separates expensive Geneva from the relatively inexpensive French countryside. The French government has to keep the prices down to some extent so their own citizens who have lived their for scores of years can afford to remain. Even the French side is getting more expensive now though. Still, it is certainly an opportunity for arbitrage. My dad is a physicist who works at CERN and he and his students certainly arbitrage this almost every trip.
If you really want to get cheaper deals, then I'd recommend using hostelworld.com or airbnb.com or couchsurfing.com. You'll find yourself making more friends if you choose the former and living much cheaper. Plus, you will get to live right in the city center and be connected to the Bern tramway. However, you will have to share a room.
The above answer is based on my experience as the digital nomad founder of learningdollars.com.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
add a comment |
The answer is no. There is no such trick for Bern because Bern is not right next to the French border like Geneva is. There is a reason for economic differential you described in the Geneva case: it is the unnatural political boundary which separates expensive Geneva from the relatively inexpensive French countryside. The French government has to keep the prices down to some extent so their own citizens who have lived their for scores of years can afford to remain. Even the French side is getting more expensive now though. Still, it is certainly an opportunity for arbitrage. My dad is a physicist who works at CERN and he and his students certainly arbitrage this almost every trip.
If you really want to get cheaper deals, then I'd recommend using hostelworld.com or airbnb.com or couchsurfing.com. You'll find yourself making more friends if you choose the former and living much cheaper. Plus, you will get to live right in the city center and be connected to the Bern tramway. However, you will have to share a room.
The above answer is based on my experience as the digital nomad founder of learningdollars.com.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
add a comment |
The answer is no. There is no such trick for Bern because Bern is not right next to the French border like Geneva is. There is a reason for economic differential you described in the Geneva case: it is the unnatural political boundary which separates expensive Geneva from the relatively inexpensive French countryside. The French government has to keep the prices down to some extent so their own citizens who have lived their for scores of years can afford to remain. Even the French side is getting more expensive now though. Still, it is certainly an opportunity for arbitrage. My dad is a physicist who works at CERN and he and his students certainly arbitrage this almost every trip.
If you really want to get cheaper deals, then I'd recommend using hostelworld.com or airbnb.com or couchsurfing.com. You'll find yourself making more friends if you choose the former and living much cheaper. Plus, you will get to live right in the city center and be connected to the Bern tramway. However, you will have to share a room.
The above answer is based on my experience as the digital nomad founder of learningdollars.com.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
The answer is no. There is no such trick for Bern because Bern is not right next to the French border like Geneva is. There is a reason for economic differential you described in the Geneva case: it is the unnatural political boundary which separates expensive Geneva from the relatively inexpensive French countryside. The French government has to keep the prices down to some extent so their own citizens who have lived their for scores of years can afford to remain. Even the French side is getting more expensive now though. Still, it is certainly an opportunity for arbitrage. My dad is a physicist who works at CERN and he and his students certainly arbitrage this almost every trip.
If you really want to get cheaper deals, then I'd recommend using hostelworld.com or airbnb.com or couchsurfing.com. You'll find yourself making more friends if you choose the former and living much cheaper. Plus, you will get to live right in the city center and be connected to the Bern tramway. However, you will have to share a room.
The above answer is based on my experience as the digital nomad founder of learningdollars.com.
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
edited Nov 1 '16 at 3:31
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
answered Nov 1 '16 at 3:16
Gobi DasuGobi Dasu
7615
7615
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Travel Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f77357%2falternative-hotel-locations-for-bern%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
The thing is that Gaillard is relatively cheap because it's in France. It's even pricier than most other places in France despite the fact that it is a thoroughly unremarkable little town. Small towns around Bern might be marginally cheaper but hotels there will still have Swiss prices.
– Relaxed
Aug 24 '16 at 16:08
I don't know what you consider cheap or cheaper. Would 90€ qualify at the ibis Budget Bern Expo at Guisanplatz ?
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 16:48
About 30 EUR is very cheap (that's what I got in Marseilles and Lyon), 60 EUR is cheap, 90 EUR is not, I can get an entire apartment on airbnb in the centre of Bern for 90 EUR.
– chx
Aug 24 '16 at 17:10
And how would you qualify 72 EUR?
– Maître Peseur
Aug 24 '16 at 19:27
1
Then you might consider Marthahaus, in the heart of the Bern on Wyttenbachstrasse. It has singles (shared bath) from €/CHF 75, as well as a lovely bonus, a Bern Ticket for free public transport during your stay. While it's for zones 100/101, it does cover travel to/from the airport, or as a transfer ticket from the station or airport to the hotel. marthahaus.ch
– Giorgio
Aug 24 '16 at 23:10