Here is where we will be staying for the first week in Grindelwald. The cost to secure a bed in the apartment for the week is $500. Please call Jim Stephens (617-939 - 3327) or email Snoopski@aol.com with information to secure your reservation and bed.
Based in chalet Alpstein, superbly located in a quiet road right in the centre of the village and boasting a fabulous view of the Eiger. Chalet Alpstein is only moments away from the ski-bus stop, and the train station is just 3 minutes walk away. The many restaurants, shops and local supermarkets are also only 150 metres from the front door. The ski-bus whisks you either up to the sunny 'First' gondola station, or down to 'Grund' for the gondola up to Männlichen, while the train takes you all the way up to Kleine Scheidegg at the base of the mighty Eiger.
The Resort
Grindelwald is situated in the Bernese Oberland region of
Grindelwald, ‘the glacier village’, is spread across a series of long sunny
terraces and lies between the soaring north face of the Eiger and the
Wetterhorn. Grindelwald is the only great mountain resort in the
As the good ski guide says, "there are few more cosmopolitan resorts to be found in the world". Much of its popularity is due to the long, cruising runs set amidst beautiful scenery. However, there are also plenty of opportunities for the more adventurous such as the famous Lauberhorn World Cup race course which, at 2.5km, is the longest in the world. There is also plenty of easily accessible off-piste skiing and the Grindelwald Bergsteigerzentrum is one of the most famous guiding establishments in the world.
Grindelwald shares a ski pass with Wengen
which covers over 45 lifts with 213Km of skiing. Wengen and Grindelwald ski
areas are linked by a circuit of lifts and cog railways. There are nursery
slopes right beside the village and access to the 'First' and Männlichen ski
areas are direct from the village. There is a large terrain park with a half
pipe and a board cross course.
The Swiss Ski
and Mountaineering
school offer dedicated courses in off-piste and
freeride skiing, park & pipe training, ski and snowshoeing tours in the UNESCO
World
Natural Heritage as well as ice-climbing courses.
Sports Centre
The sports centre is right next door to the chalet and has a large
swimming pool, sauna complex with a ‘wellness’ centre and ice skating and
curling rinks.
Restaurants
There are numerous restaurants in the village serving
everything from pizza and rosti to fondue and Raclette as well as more
contemporary establishments to suit all palates and pockets. The Tee-Pee bar has
a sun deck, live music and good food; there are two discos, the Plaza and
Mescalero and live music at the Iglu bar. The Rancher Bar does the best Kafee
mit schnapps in town, after a medium sized one you'll think you ski much better.
Self-catering
The local co-op supermarket (100m away) is surprisingly large and well stockeda
mountain resort, another Deli with longer hours lies 20m further
downhill. Landi, in the bottom of the valley, is the local farm supplies shop
and can sell you anything from local milk and eggs to snow chains and Christmas
trees (plus everything you might need for keeping cows).
And finally...
We are
here to help you have an enjoyable stay, so if there is any way we can be of
help before, during or after your stay, you only have to ask.
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