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Adelboden, Switzerland

The Brecon

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If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (CHF416.66), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Amped-up Alpine

Setting

Bernese-y does it

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Snow might come and go with the seasons in the Swiss Alps, but adults-only The Brecon’s inviting atmosphere, all-inclusive set-up and unfettered access to the Adelboden Massif are your constants, whatever the weather. Mid-century modern rooms feel more home than hotel, and warming features don’t stop with fireplaces and reading nooks: an open-kitchen puts provenance at its core and a restorative spa cures almost as much as your natural surroundings.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

22, including three suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include all meals and drinks (soft and alcoholic), as well as afternoon tea and access to the spa.

Also

One of the Village Cosy rooms has been adapted for guests with limited mobility, and the restaurant, lobby and lounge are all wheelchair accessible. The spa can be reached by a lift, and has flat surfaces throughout; but unfortunately, there’s only staired access up to the swimming pool.

At the hotel

Library, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: Roberts radio, minibar, tea- and coffee-making kit, free bottled water and Aesop bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Like most things here, your pick revolves around view preferences: the Waterfall Corner backdrops your morning meditation with striking scenes of the Engstligen Falls from not one, but two balconies. The three Lofts are made for holing up in, and things are especially ensconcing in the Village Loft, which has a sofa-flanked fireplace where you can defrost from the slopes in comfort.

Poolside

There’s a small, heated plunge pool on the spa’s terrace, flanked with fittingly soothing views and cushy sunloungers.

Spa

These idyllic mountains aren’t all that’s healing at the Brecon: its spa radiates calm with a fire-warmed relaxation room, candlelit treatment room, steam bath and a sauna, fronted by mirrored windows and Alpine panoramas. Gym buffs can find their fix at the Cambrian Hotel’s fitness centre, a 10-minute walk from the hotel.

Packing tips

Bring binoculars to boost your wildlife-spotting prowess from your private balcony.

Also

There aren’t any TVs in rooms here, and you’re encouraged to leave your laptops and phones behind to make the most of your nature-focused locale.

Children

The Brecon is for over-18s only.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Settle into a seat by the open kitchen to watch these culinary maestros do their thing.

Dress Code

Swap your Monclers and Moon Boots for something a touch more elegant during the evening.

Hotel restaurant

The Brecon’s Living Room restaurant is as much a love letter to these mountainous surroundings as its view-framing balconies and natural palettes. Chefs source all their produce from local suppliers, and cheese boards are compiled with aged samples from nearby dairies. Breakfast buffets include all the protein you’ll need for an energised day on the slopes, as well as made-to-order eggs and pancakes. Lunches are light, but supplemented with afternoon tea. And for dinner, you can relish the prospect of a four-course menu, with options that change daily (expect elevated classics like fig and ricotta salads, wild mushroom risottos and pan-roasted salmon).

Hotel bar

There isn’t a formal bar, but if dinner’s deft wine pairings have left you wanting more, there’s a help-yourself set-up in the living room, with all sorts of spirits and ready made cocktails.

Location

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Address
The Brecon
Dorfstrasse 88
Adelboden
3715
Switzerland

The Brecon sits in the small Swiss Alpine village of Adelboden, framed by the Bernese Alps’ western massif.

Planes

Bern Airport is around an hour’s drive from the hotel, and your closest option. You can also touch down at Basel EuroAirport, Zürich or Geneva, which are all between two and two-and-a-half hours away by road. Private transfers can be arranged from any of the four airports for an additional charge.

Trains

There are frequent routes to Zürich, Bern, Basel and Geneva from Frutigen train station, a 20-minute drive from the hotel. Staff can arrange transfers from the station for CHF100 each way.

Automobiles

You won’t necessarily need a car, courtesy of public transport links and transfers. But if you do decide to bring a set of wheels, there’s free private parking at the hotel.

Worth getting out of bed for

The Bernese Alps call for outdoor adventures, and thankfully, the Brecon puts you at the base of the Adelboden Massif. In winter this is your cue to go skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing through the Engstligenalp, Tschentenalp, and Silleren ski areas, connected with Adelboden-Lenk by 200 kilometres of perfectly powdered runs. In January, crowds gather for the Alpine World Cup slalom and giant slalom races, held on the Chuenisbärgli course and well worth the watch. During the summer, once-white mountains reveal picturesque hiking trails primed for walkers, bikers and rock climbers. If you’d rather take to the skies, paragliding gives a scenic snapshot of these breathtaking valleys and peaks.

Reviews

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Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from their design-forward digs in the Bernese Alps and unpacked their Salomons or salopettes, a full account of their Swiss break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside the Brecon in Adelboden…

Upscale stays and the Swiss Alps go together like cowbells and ski fans, but while wintersports devotees revere Adelboden for its annual Alpine World Cup fixtures, the newest star on its slopes is set to attract a far more select crowd. Adults-only the Brecon still feels like somewhat of a well-kept secret.

Originally built in 1914, the 22-key hotel takes cues from mid-century textiles, mosaiced tiles and mottled glass unearthed during recent restorations. Now, cosy rooms and suites have been kitted out to feel like coming home, with wool furnishings and perfectly offbeat patterns. They’re all screen-free, too, to encourage a healthy dose of daydreaming (not a hard ask, given your utopian locale). Comfort continues downstairs, with a book-lined living room, restaurant that’s more mama’s kitchen than formal eatery, and a spa ready to soothe the weariest of limbs. Your thrilling fix awaits outdoors, and some staff are trained instructors, so even newcomers to skiing will be well catered for. However you choose to spend days, be sure to cover your tracks — this boutique base is best kept under wraps.

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