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Reviews of Bären - Das Gästehaus

Zwislenstrasse 42, 9056 Gais, Switzerland

#1 of 5 hotels in Gais

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 60 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.9

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This was our favorite place we stayed on our 3 week trip.  Everything was so nice. Comfy beds and rooms, beautiful property, wonderful hosts that take good care of you, and a very delicious breakfast, including a variety of local cheeses. 😋 We would love to return one day.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    10
    Wonderful renovated old building into comfortable hotel with delightful hostess and great breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    Great location to all of the Appenzell activities. Wonderful hostess and breakfast outstanding. Definitely would stay here again! Very nice outside area with goats and ducks. Beautiful landscaping.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    10
    Farmland oasis between Zurich and Salzburg for me.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I loved the old traditional flavor Appenzell atmosphere of my room, but if you’re taller than 5’10” be sure to tell the booking agent or you will hit your head on the ceiling!

    In middle of farm land about 1 hour drive outside big Zurich.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staffs are pleasant. Good breakfast and comfortable.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2025

    10
    Proprietors are fantastic hosts!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Gorgeous peaceful setting. Rooms are cleverly planned out. Beautiful relaxing deck area.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Everything! The room was comfortable and the breakfasts were delicious! Easily the best breakfast we enjoyed during our stay in Switzerland. The staff is also so wonderful, we'd come back in a heartbeat!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2024

    10
    Fabulous! The breakfast is very good!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms were very comfortable and I was thankful for the tub following a 5 hr hike!

    Our host was very accommodating. We arrived after dark and they offered to pick us up at the train station by car. We accepted and we are happy we did. The walk may have been a “little” tricky in the dark, quiet, and peaceful village. When we woke the following morning our views were stunning and the village is beautiful. The walk to the train station is very easy, maybe 15 minutes through the village. We walked to the station when we left, however, our wonder host would have been happy to drive us. Thank you for a wonderful stay in Gais!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything is Fabulous!

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2024

    10
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small place That run by a small family Very nice place for a couple Very good breakfast and nice rooms We took the suite with hot tub very nice

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2024

    9.0
    A real taste of Swiss hospitality 👍
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Fantastic rooms and the hosts were absolutely brilliant.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2024

    10
    Super relaxed and enjoyable, next time we will stay for longer.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Superbly run, very friendly owners. Super breakfast.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    10
    highly recommend if u travel by car
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing, if there is lift would be easier for ppl to carry luggage upstairs but that is only minor

    hosts are extremly friendly and helpful. they are easy to communicate with and willing to help if u need for anything. Also room is very clean, beds are very comfy

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2023

    8.0
    Loved the owner. Pleasant stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We didn’t like all the stairs having to carry up our luggage and slanted ceilings

    Very nice owner and delicious breakfast

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2023

    9.0
    Small and efficient hotel located in beautiful surroundings!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    The rooms could have had better sound proofing!!

    A lovely little hotel with the individual character of a family-run operation! Very efficient and professional in the detail, with all modern facilities one expects from a top hotel, without any of the associated negatives! A fairly comprehensive breakfast where the owner took personal interest in your coffee, and brought fresh mint leaves from the garden to make your scrambled egg look prettier!! What more can you ask for?! The owner speaks very good English she had picked up while living in Oxford, and is extremely helpful and cooperative!! Recommend without any hesitation!!

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2023

    10
    The hosts, the atmosphere, the location everything that made it unforgettable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hosts, the atmosphere, the location everything that made it unforgettable

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 3 nights

    This was our second time staying here and we plan to continue returning! The couple that owns the guesthouse goes above and beyond, they are so sweet and hospitality is 10/10. Great decor, cleanliness, spaciousness, etc. Thank you!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2023

    10
    A remarkably charming place with great views, a great breakfast, and a Swiss cultural experience!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It's hard to capture the positive experience in words: but the hotel and the rooms are as clean and quaint as well as they are the quintessential Swiss Chalet type of experience one hopes to obtain on such a trip. The crisp and clean Swiss air combined with the remarkable music of the Swiss Brown cattle bells was a most charming way to greet the morning. It certainly didn't hurt that we had a few gentle thunderstorms to provide a respite from the day as white noise to lull us to sleep. And the breakfast - oh my goodness how delightfully Swiss and wonderfully tasty. The host/owner most visible to us, Abongile, was very communicative before and during the stay, and she was the perfect attendant at breakfast and during our checkout process. I can't recommend this place and the Appenzell region in general enough!

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2023

    10
    It was fantastic and I will come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The owners are so sweet and helpful, the place is comfortable and extremely clean.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too simple room. Lacked practical space. Little table. No trashcan in the room and tiny one on the bathroom.

    Breakfast, service. Recommendations for things to do.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2023

    10
    a very special place
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    everything

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2023

    10
    Would recommend this guesthouse to any one considering a place to stay in or near Appenzell. Amazing experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Outstanding family run B&B that was charming, clean, and situated in the heart of the Appenzell region with access to unbelievable scenery and hiking. Wonderful hospitality from Abongile who provided all the local knowledge and recommendations. She went above and beyond to help us with a parking ticket as well. Amazing local organic breakfast was provided every morning, with the scrambled eggs in particular a highlight. WiFi was fast!

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2022

    10
    This is a true hidden gem. The owners made the stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything!

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 October 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    This place is managed by the cutest couple, very welcoming and warm. The area is quite, green and so very peaceful. The room was amazing and clean and we loved the breakfast there, with great fresh fruits and patisery.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2022

    8.0
    Great hotel
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    nothing

    Great hotel

    Stayed in October 2022

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