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Welcome to travellers delight!

We've got FREE: WIFI everywhere, breakfast, fully equipped kitchen 24/7, linen (incl. dorms) and towel, lockers, use of local buses, entry to swimming pools and mini golf! Parking available (CHF 5.-/night. You can charge your electric car for an extra fee).

Stay at the only original Backpackers Villa!

We provide your perfect base if you are looking for the comfort and convenience of a centrally located hostel with a green garden in the rear and a large park at the front that offers just that little bit extra including a coworking space to stay in touch with your business and online presence if you like.
Interlaken has developed over the years into a centre for travellers looking for the ultimate adrenaline kick surrounded by unsurpassed natural beauty.

With accommodation ranging from dorms to double rooms, both with shared showers/toilets or ensuite facilities, we offer everything to make your stay really enjoyable.
We feature top accommodation with friendly and clean rooms (with 2 to 7 beds ensuite or shared) and a large garden to chill out in. You can cook and chat in our self-catering kitchen and stay in touch via free Wi-Fi in the whole building or internet stations in the lounge.

Rates include our all-you-can-eat continental breakfast, linen, made up beds with comfortable duvet, a towel, personal lockers, free entry to public swimming pools and mini-golf and all taxes (VAT & local taxes).

Your clothes can get a nice wash in the laundromats while you enjoy a quiet moment in the time out room or catch up on some emails in our coworking space.

Naturally, there is no lockout or curfew.

We are 100% climate neutral (myclimate.org).

Our all local and multilingual staff are happy to tell you their personal best ideas of what to do and how to best spend your days. Reception is open 7:00 am till 10:30 pm to help with information and free maps for hiking and loads of things to do.
We are your ticket office for adventure activities such as rafting, canyoning, paragliding, hang gliding, skydiving, bungee jumping and more.

During winter season (from December to April) you can get lift passes at reception.

Please note that we don't accept children under 16 in shared dorm rooms. Please book a private room for your family.

House Rules

Check In

16:00 - 22:00

Check Out

until 10:00

  • Taxes Included
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Facilities

  • Free Breakfast
  • Free City Maps
  • Free WiFi
  • Free Internet Access
  • Free City Tour
  • Free Security Lockers
  • Free Luggage Storage
  • Bicycle Parking
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Reviews

9.5Superb(6319)
  • Value for Money
    9.5
  • Security
    9.6
  • Atmosphere
    9.1
  • Cleanliness
    9.7
  • Staff
    9.8
  • Location
    9.7
  • Facilities
    9.5
Summary of traveller reviews

Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof in Interlaken is praised for its exceptional cleanliness, friendly and helpful staff, and fantastic location, making it a top choice for travellers. Guests frequently highlight the well-equipped kitchen and comfortable common areas. While some mention rooms can be a bit small or warm, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many calling it the best hostel they've ever stayed in. It's ideal for solo travellers and those seeking a comfortable base for exploring.

Stayed in Jul 2026
9.4
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Anonymous
All Female Group, 41+, Mexico
Good hostel. The facilities are great with a huge full equipped kitchen, laundry room, lockers, garden. would stay here again. Just be mindful that it is a little far from the train station and the buses sometimes take a long time.
Stayed in Jul 2026
9.4
T
Teleri
Female, 25-30, Australia
Loved our stay. We’re not really hostel people but best value for money in Interlaken! Staff were very friendly and helpful, good benefits around the town from being a guest too.
Stayed in Jul 2026
9.7
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Alisha
Female, 18-24, USA
such a cute and clean hostel, super close to everything in the downtown area that you can walk basically anywhere, and they give you an inter-city bus pass to get around too! best locker storage i’ve ever seen at a hostel and the kitchen/common room spaces were huge!
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Location

Alpenstrasse 16, Interlaken, Switzerland
0.9km from city centre
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Hostelworld says

If breath-taking natural beauty is something that tickles your fancy, Backpacker?s Villa is the perfect place for you. Gone are the days when low-budget meant second rate, at this traveller?s haven you can enjoy the adrenalin kick of the Swiss Alps (sky diving, paragliding, you name it) and countless other amazing facilities without a hefty price tag. Reviewers have called it ?the best hostel ever?, saying that the luxurious atmosphere leaves you feeling like you?re staying in an upmarket hotel.