When you stay at Balmers Hostel in Matten bei Interlaken, you'll be near ski lifts, within a 10-minute drive of Lake Brienz and Lake Thun. This hostel is 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Staubbach Falls and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Tell-Spiele.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a nightclub or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hostel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and ski storage.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and a library.
Make yourself at home in one of the 48 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
"The hostel was a little far from Interlaken Ost Station, but the hostel issued a pass, so it didn't take long to get there by bus.
They held events every day (movie nights, BBQs, etc.)
Meals were self-catering, and there was a kitchen with everything you needed: a microwave, oven, stove, cutting board, knives, pots, and pans (though there were a few forks). You were required to bring your own ingredients to cook, but if you wanted to use them again the next day, you had to label them and store them in the large refrigerator.
Also, anyone could use anything unlabeled, so some people had leftover pasta and tomato sauce, and I saw some people using that for breakfast.
There was no changing room, but it was combined with the shower room and was a bit small, though the shower room itself was spacious enough.
I definitely want to stay here again when I visit Interlaken, because I was able to interact with a variety of people. Since I was traveling alone, I had done a lot of things by myself before coming here, which was fun, but it was the best experience ever, talking to someone in the kitchen while making dinner, going hiking the next day, and sightseeing the day after that. I'm not very good at English, but I managed to communicate somehow and made some fun memories. I recommend this to everyone, so please take a look!
I recommend supermarkets like Coop and Lidl Schweiz"