Hotel berhampiran Le Gibet de Valangin, Neuchatel

Sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter an der Rezeption, man spricht auch etwas deutsch, sehr hilfreich. Ausreichend Parkplätze in der Umgebung (blaue Markierung). Alles wichtige in 5 Minuten zu Fuss erreichbar. Zimmer und Bad angenehm groß und renoviert, Bad modern mit begehbarer Dusche. Sehr kleiner Fahrstuhl nur für 2 Personen und Gepäck. Zimmer zum Innenhof wählen, es ist ruhiger und so kann man das Fenster nachts geöffnet lassen. Das Frühstück für 15,- Franken ist sehr bescheiden, auch mit Wartezeiten am Kaffeeautomat. Evtl. weglassen.

Nous avons passé une nuit dans cet établissement calme (malgré l'autoroute et la voie rapide qui passent pas loin) et bien situé entre Neuchâtel et Bienne. L'accueil est agréable, la chambre est propre et grande comparée à d'autres IBIS que nous avons pu tester auparavant. Le petit déjeuner sous forme de buffet est varié. Le personnel est sympathique. Nous recommandons pour une étape.

Absolutely loved this former convent turned into hotel, pretty much the single building on the St. Peter island in the middle of lake Biel. Reachable by boat, bike or on foot (a flat 4,5 km walk from the village of Erlach), this is the absolute perfect spot to unwind and forget that there is a world beyond the island. The rooms are beautifully furnished with modern amenities and appliances which hide many thoughtful, great ideas, such as lamps and perfect little nooks for your glass of wine by the bed. The on-site restaurant is a must do not because it is the only restaurant available but also because the ingredients they use are locally sourced and wonderfully prepared. There are lots of fish dishes with fish from lake Biel and they are definitely worth the try. Their deconstructed apple strudel was a creative, really pleasant surprise. All the above are well accompanied by the also local Chasselas white wine. Also loved their wonderful, prosecco-accompanied breakfast spread. Would love to return here again to enjoy more the amazing hospitality and the wonderful surroundings.

This is a review of the Courtyard's restaurant Bluma - not the hotel. We were a group of 9 people who had lunch at the hotel's restaurant yesterday. The restaurant has a rather nice selection of smaller dishes (a tasting menu) from around the world (e.g. quesadillas, Bao buns, falafels, etc.). The idea is that you order 2-3 items and, if possible, share dishes at your table. In general, a nice concept and a nice looking restaurant. My issues with the restaurant: - COSTS: the costs are high, especially when going for lunch. The dishes cost from CHF 14.50 - 22.50 and a liter of water cost CHF 12. So, you are easily spending close to CHF 40 per person, assuming you only get 2 dishes. As some of the dishes were really very small, many of us needed 3 dishes. This is a very expensive restaurant, even for Switzerland. - SERVICE (1): the restaurant was empty except for our group (perhaps because of the cost issue above?). We all ordered fairly quickly, but the dishes came out staggered over the next 70 minutes. As I only ordered one dish, I sat there watching everyone else eat as mine (the Goan beef curry) came out last. Why would it take well over an hour to get all the food prepared? There was no one else in the place! And, one of the steak dishes was forgotten and had to be re-ordered, so we had a rather hungry teenage boy for awhile. - SERVICE (2): the wait staff did not understand even basic German, you had to speak French (preferable) or English with them. - SERVICE (3): we asked for separate bills by family which would have meant 5 separate receipts for our group. As the restaurant was completely empty, it should really not have been a problem. Yet, we still received one bill at the end and it was quite difficult to separate. Anyway, I hope the hotel F & B management is reading their reviews and does something to fix their cost and service issues. Again, the concept of a tasting menu is interesting and the reason we selected your restaurant. Consider offering a special lunch menu & price and please do look at the service issues.

The hotel is comfortable. Well situated. With a parking. And the staff welcoming and smiling. We liked that. Out mixed feeling comes from the noise level. Not from outside. Not from other rooms, but from inside. The AC system is very noisy and we did not manage to master it. Our unit was pushing air at mac level all the time. Even if we would turn it off it would go back to full speed after 20 minutes. If we remove our door card, it would go to full speed immediately. At 2am we ended up removing the room fuses to cut all electricity in the room to sleep. I dont know if this is a defect or by design, but this was the first time I was faced with an AC systems with its own initiative :-). I would like to have control on the room AC and cut it if I need to. Here I had very little control even on the temperature setting.