The Hoscars are the travel industry's most prestigious awards. Running for over 23 years straight these Hostel Oscars are an annual display of the world's best hostels. This year the Adventure Hostel Interlaken got nominated and we are determined to win this highly coveted award. For that we need you help and your vote.

This winter Interlaken will be hosting a most impressive Labyrinth. Not a corn maze or a regular labyrinth but one made up completely of disused and donated Christmas trees. From the 13th of January until the 19th of February you can then go explore, get lost into and be mesmerized by Interlaken's Christmas tree labyrinth & maze. With this great initiative Interlaken once again transform from Interlaken into Winterlaken wonderland!

The Jungfrau ski region is one of the bigger ski domains you can visit in Switzerland and Europe. With 210km of groomed slopes covering two valley and three mountain ridges you won't get bored skiing or snowboarding here. Add to that 100km of sledging track and uncountable winter walking trails and you are in for a real wintersports treat right at the base of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains. There you can ski the steepest ski slope in the world (88%) or go sledging on Europe's longest...

Did you know that the steepest ski slope in the world is located just outside of Interlaken? Right on the Schilthorn, high above Mürren on the mountain of James Bond fame they built a ski slope that is super steep. More specifically we are talking about Run No. 9 “Direttissima” which – with an 88% incline – is sure to provide you a nice adrenaline rush. This daring downhill starts at Birg, the middle station of the Schilthorn cableway, and takes you directly down to Engetal and then...

Interlaken has a long history and, unknown to many visitors, has some great castle ruins scattered around the area between the lake of Thun and lake of Brienz. There are the lakeside Weissenau castle ruin, the Swiss historically famous Unspunnen castle ruin and the Rotenfluh mountain side ruin. On top of that there is also the magnificient Ringgenberg castle and church which are more than ruins and almost completely intact.

Come skiing in Switzerland for just 40 CHF a day on the 210km of slopes in the Jungfrau region with the fantastic Winterlaken card. This fantastic offer means an almost 50% discount on the normal ski pass price (75 CHF) in one of Switzerland’s biggest ski resorts. Amazingly kids under the age of sixteen only pay 20 CHF a day giving families a great discounted wintersports opportunity in the Interlaken & Jungfrau region.

Neu in Interlaken durch eine Kooperation zwischen Adventure Hostel & Fondue Villa Interlaken ist der Fonduerucksack. Machen Sie eine Wanderung oder Erkundungsmission rund um die Schweizer Berge von Interlaken und bereiten Sie an einem malerischen Ort ein fantastisches Outdoor-Fondue zu. Stellen Sie Ihr Caquelon (Fondue-Topf) neben einen wunderschöne See, auf einem Berggipfel oder in die Nähe eines hübschen Wasserfalls und bereiten Sie Ihr eigenes Fondue mit dem Fondue-Rucksack zu. Diese...

The popular Korean Netflix series ‘Crash Landing on You’ tells the story of a South Korean heiress that accidentally lands in North Korea due to a paragliding mishap and subsequently gets protected by a rebelling North-Korean army officer, who decides he will help her hide & survive. The series became a global hit during the corona pandemic on Netflix due to its original storyline and stunning landscapes. A huge number of episodes were filmed in Switzerland and the Interlaken area more...

Switzerland is very likely the most spectacular natural landscape country in the world full of snow capped mountains, blue lakes, eternal waterfalls, lush meadows and rugged peaks that gets topped only by its delicious cheese & chocolate. Now imagine visiting this mesmerizing place on your way to the Jungfraujoch Top of Europe, a skiing trip or just an amazing hike in the Alps while at the same time staying in a 1901 Swiss villa hostel. Well, welcome at the Adventure Hostel Interlaken. Let...

You have a hammer in one hand and a beer in the other as you and your friends are standing around a tree trunk in a beautiful garden in Interlaken with a view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. The goal is right in front of you: a nail. The task: who sinks the carpenter's nail into the stump with the fewest hits possible? This is stump, Interlaken’s fun & engaging group activity. The stakes are high as the loser has to buy a round of drinks for the group! Lets hit it off….