Hotel berhampiran Museum Appenzell, Appenzell

Lovely quiet hotel in great location. Service was wonderful and friendly. Loved walking around the hotel and looking at all the pictures and unique knick knacks. Great breakfast. The noon check out was welcomed. We were able to get a lovely breakfast then take our time packing and readying to leave. Quiet room. Opened the window for a light breeze and beautiful church bells!

😊 Easy to get here from Zurich Airport by train (change at Gossau) Gonten station is a few metres from the hotel. Comfortable room in traditional pine style with plenty of storage & lovely comfy bed. Complimentary still & sparkling mineral water in the room. Super breakfast buffet + eggs cooked to order and very good coffee. The food in the Löwen restaurant was great and there is a tasting menu option at the connected Bären hotel across the street (which we didn't try so can't comment) ”Hotpot” hot tub experience on the roof was amazing - mountain views in a snowstorm! ☹️ When we arrived at Löwen we had no idea that reception was across the road in Bären (there is a notice outside in small type telling you this but we arrived in a snowstorm & just wanted to get inside so didn't see it) The snow we had made the whole village look beautiful but it did make movement between the two buildings difficult. They are building a tunnel between the two but it's not ready yet. The breakfast is served at the other building and the spa is also there so not very convenient for Löwen guests. The worst thing for us was that there are no tea & coffee making facilities in the room or in fact in the Löwen building at all outside dinner time. This really needs improving until the tunnel is opened. For the standard of hotel we would really expect to have easier access to hot drinks. One other minor complaint - we found the receptionist to be not very welcoming. Also, we should have had a 50 CHF discount on our food & drink bill on the Secret Escapes offer but I had to ask for this on checkout which was disappointing.

Klein, fein, wunderschöne Räumlichkeiten, herzliches Personal, super Annehmlichkeiten (gefüllte Minibar, Drucker auf Etage, viel Infomaterial, günstig gelegen für die Abenteuerlust) - die Krone ist eine Reise wert! Das Essen war gut, nicht mehr, nicht weniger, da gibt es sicher noch Luft nach oben. Etwas viel Firlefanz, ich hätte einfache, ehrliche Appenzeller-Küche von guten Ortsproduzenten bevorzugt. Frühstücksqualität sehr gut, was die Auswahl betrifft und mit Verbesserungspotential, was die Produkte betrifft, denn ich habe Regionales schmerzlich vermisst. Butter, Konfi, Honi, Käse, Fleisch, etc., all das gibt es im Appenzellerland in Hülle und Fülle, warum also nicht auf die hiesigen Produzenten zurückgreifen? Das wäre eine echte Werbung für diese wunderschöne Region, die kulinarisch sicher viel zu bieten hat! Die Zimmer waren schön sauber, nur der Schimmel in der Dusche fand ich störend. Ebenfalls würde ich die Sitzkissen draussen dringend reinigen oder auswechseln, die standen vor Flecken. Aber das sind Details und veranlassen mich zu keinem Punkteabzug, denn das Haus hat echte Seele, bravo!

For anyone coming to visit St Gallen, we can highly recommend TouchBed City Apartments. The location is super centric, and our studio even had a beautiful view of the old town and the Abbey. The self-checking was easy and convenient, the building is modern and the studio was great! We loved having our own kitchen as eating out in Switzerland can be really expensive. The kitchen was super clean and very well equipped for cooking. The bed was comfy and the shower was also great. We can recommend this place for any type of traveler on both leisure and business trips.