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Hotel Dakota

Amthausgasse 2
Rated 8.3 in 1279 reviews

Hotel Dakota in Meiringen, Switzerland, presents a serene escape surrounded by the breathtaking landscapes of the Swiss Alps. Nestled in the heart of the canton of Bern, this boutique hotel exudes an intimate atmosphere, offering a warm and personalized experience for its guests. With its charming blend of contemporary and rustic design, Hotel Dakota is perfect for travelers seeking an authentic Swiss getaway.

Upon arrival, guests are greeted by a welcoming ambiance, characterized by stylish interiors and thoughtful touches that enhance the overall sense of comfort. The rooms and suites at Hotel Dakota feature a harmonious balance of modern amenities and traditional alpine charm, ensuring a relaxing and enjoyable stay. Large windows allow natural light to flood in, while offering panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, adding a unique dimension to the room experience.

Dining at Hotel Dakota is a delightful affair, with a restaurant that showcases the region’s finest ingredients in inspiring culinary creations. Guests can savor traditional Swiss dishes alongside international flavors, all prepared with a focus on fresh, local produce. The bar area provides a cozy spot to enjoy a carefully curated selection of drinks, including local wines and spirits.

Throughout their stay, guests can take advantage of Hotel Dakota’s ideal location, with easy access to a plethora of outdoor activities. Whether hiking, skiing, or exploring nearby attractions, the hotel serves as a convenient base for adventure and discovery. Hotel Dakota in Meiringen offers an unforgettable blend of comfort, style, and Swiss hospitality, making it a standout destination in the region.

Climate and Weather

January
 2°
 -6°
 2°
 2
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
February
 4°
 -5°
 2°
 3
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
March
 8°
 -2°
 4°
 4
Sun hours / day
 19
Rain free days
April
 12°
 1°
 7°
 5
Sun hours / day
 16
Rain free days
May
 17°
 5°
 10°
 6
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
June
 21°
 9°
 14°
 7
Sun hours / day
 15
Rain free days
July
 24°
 11°
 16°
 8
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
August
 23°
 11°
 16°
 7
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
September
 19°
 8°
 13°
 6
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
October
 14°
 4°
 10°
 5
Sun hours / day
 19
Rain free days
November
 7°
 -1°
 6°
 3
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
December
 3°
 -5°
 3°
 2
Sun hours / day
 19
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Meiringen and near Hotel Dakota

Resti castle ruin
Resti castle ruin
Castle ruin in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
0.8km / 0.51mi
Aare Gorge
Aare Gorge
Canyon in Switzerland
1.7km / 1.1mi
Reformed Church with annexes
Reformed Church with annexes
Church buildings in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
280m / 310yd
Guthirt
Guthirt
Church building in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
200m / 210yd
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Statue in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
200m / 220yd
Museum of the Hasli valley community
Museum of the Hasli valley community
Museum collection in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
300m / 320yd
Aare Gorge
Aare Gorge
Canyon in Switzerland
3km / 1.8mi
Christophorus chapel
Christophorus chapel
Church building in Hasliberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
2.7km / 1.7mi
Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui
Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui
6km / 3.7mi
Sacred Heart parish church with terraced cemetery
Sacred Heart parish church with terraced cemetery
Church building in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
6.3km / 3.9mi
Chapel St. Beat, Obsee
Chapel building in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
6.5km / 4.1mi
Open-air Museum Ballenberg
Open-air Museum Ballenberg
Open-air museum in Brienzwiler and Hofstetten near Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
8km / 5mi
Geographical centre of Switzerland
Geographical centre of Switzerland
8.5km / 5.3mi
Melchsee-Kapelle
Melchsee-Kapelle
8.5km / 5.3mi
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Wendelin
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Wendelin
Chapel in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
9.4km / 5.8mi
Rudenz Castle
Rudenz Castle
Castle ruin in Rudenz in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland
11.6km / 7.2mi
Rosenberg Castle
Rosenberg Castle
Castle ruins in Kleinteil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.7km / 7.3mi
Wildpark Brienz
Wildlife park in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
11.2km / 7mi
Parish church of St. Lawrence with ossuary and rectory
Parish church of St. Lawrence with ossuary and rectory
Church building in Rudenz in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.5km / 7.1mi
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Chapel building in Kleinteil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.8km / 7.3mi
Trift Bridge
Trift Bridge
Footbridge
13.6km / 8.5mi
Church and Rectory
Church and Rectory
Church buildings in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
12.8km / 7.9mi
Catholic parish church St. Anthony the Hermit
Catholic parish church St. Anthony the Hermit
Church building in large part in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
13.2km / 8.2mi
Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Theodul
Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Theodul
Church building in Sachslen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
16km / 9.9mi
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Monastery building in Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
14.1km / 8.8mi
Reformed Church, Parsonage, Barn and Outbuildings
Reformed Church, Parsonage, Barn and Outbuildings
Church buildings in Grindelwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
15.7km / 9.8mi
Klosterkirche
Church building in Kerns, Switzerland
14.1km / 8.8mi
Wallfahrtskirche Maria
14.2km / 8.9mi
Seeburg
Seeburg
Castle in Iseltwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
16.9km / 10.5mi
Museum Bruder Klaus
Museum Bruder Klaus
Museum collection in Sachseln in the canton Obwalden, Switzerland
16.1km / 10mi
St. Karl Borromäus Chapel
St. Karl Borromäus Chapel
Chapel in Switzerland
17.2km / 10.7mi
St. Catherine Chapel
St. Catherine Chapel
Chapel building in Sachseln in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
16.3km / 10.1mi
Bruderklausen Church
Bruderklausen Church
Church building in Grindelwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
16.2km / 10.1mi
St. Nikolaus Chapel
St. Nikolaus Chapel
Chapel building in St. Niklausen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
17.3km / 10.7mi
Möslikapelle Kerns
Möslikapelle Kerns
16.7km / 10.4mi
Lower Ranft Chapel
Lower Ranft Chapel
Chapel in Flüeli-Ranft in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
16.9km / 10.5mi
Obere Ranftkapelle
Obere Ranftkapelle
Chapel building in Flüeli-Ranft in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
17km / 10.6mi
St. Michael Chapel
Chapel in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
17.1km / 10.7mi
Pfarrkirche Schwendi
Church building in Sarnen, Switzerland
17.6km / 11mi
Stiereggruine
Stiereggruine
17.2km / 10.7mi
Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey
Benedictine Abbey in Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
19.8km / 12.3mi
Crest house (Valley museum)
Crest house (Valley museum)
Building in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
19.8km / 12.3mi
Hohe Brücke
Hohe Brücke
18.5km / 11.5mi
Landenberg shooting and armory house
Landenberg shooting and armory house
Former castle and buildings in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
19.2km / 11.9mi
Witch tower
Witch tower
Fortified tower in Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
19.1km / 11.9mi

What to do in Meiringen and near Hotel Dakota

Resti castle ruin
Resti castle ruin
Castle ruin in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
0.8km / 0.51mi
Aare Gorge
Aare Gorge
Canyon in Switzerland
1.7km / 1.1mi
Reformed Church with annexes
Reformed Church with annexes
Church buildings in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
280m / 310yd
Guthirt
Guthirt
Church building in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
200m / 210yd
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Statue in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
200m / 220yd
Museum of the Hasli valley community
Museum of the Hasli valley community
Museum collection in Meiringen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
300m / 320yd
Aare Gorge
Aare Gorge
Canyon in Switzerland
3km / 1.8mi
Christophorus chapel
Christophorus chapel
Church building in Hasliberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
2.7km / 1.7mi
Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui
Gletscherschlucht Rosenlaui
6km / 3.7mi
Sacred Heart parish church with terraced cemetery
Sacred Heart parish church with terraced cemetery
Church building in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
6.3km / 3.9mi
Chapel St. Beat, Obsee
Chapel building in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
6.5km / 4.1mi
Open-air Museum Ballenberg
Open-air Museum Ballenberg
Open-air museum in Brienzwiler and Hofstetten near Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
8km / 5mi
Geographical centre of Switzerland
Geographical centre of Switzerland
8.5km / 5.3mi
Melchsee-Kapelle
Melchsee-Kapelle
8.5km / 5.3mi
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Wendelin
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua and St. Wendelin
Chapel in Lungern in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
9.4km / 5.8mi
Rudenz Castle
Rudenz Castle
Castle ruin in Rudenz in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland
11.6km / 7.2mi
Rosenberg Castle
Rosenberg Castle
Castle ruins in Kleinteil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.7km / 7.3mi
Wildpark Brienz
Wildlife park in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
11.2km / 7mi
Parish church of St. Lawrence with ossuary and rectory
Parish church of St. Lawrence with ossuary and rectory
Church building in Rudenz in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.5km / 7.1mi
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua
Chapel building in Kleinteil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
11.8km / 7.3mi
Trift Bridge
Trift Bridge
Footbridge
13.6km / 8.5mi
Church and Rectory
Church and Rectory
Church buildings in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
12.8km / 7.9mi
Catholic parish church St. Anthony the Hermit
Catholic parish church St. Anthony the Hermit
Church building in large part in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
13.2km / 8.2mi
Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Theodul
Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Theodul
Church building in Sachslen in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
16km / 9.9mi
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Benedictine convent with St. Leonhard hospital and ossuary
Monastery building in Melchtal in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
14.1km / 8.8mi
Reformed Church, Parsonage, Barn and Outbuildings
Reformed Church, Parsonage, Barn and Outbuildings
Church buildings in Grindelwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
15.7km / 9.8mi
Klosterkirche
Church building in Kerns, Switzerland
14.1km / 8.8mi
Wallfahrtskirche Maria
14.2km / 8.9mi
Seeburg
Seeburg
Castle in Iseltwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
16.9km / 10.5mi
Museum Bruder Klaus
Museum Bruder Klaus
Museum collection in Sachseln in the canton Obwalden, Switzerland
16.1km / 10mi

About Meiringen

Meiringen, Switzerland, is a charming destination that offers a variety of activities and sights for visitors. One of the most notable attractions is the Reichenbach Falls, which is famously associated with Sherlock Holmes. The falls can be accessed by a funicular railway, and the surrounding area provides picturesque hiking trails that allow for stunning views of the waterfall and the valley below.

For those interested in history, the Sherlock Holmes Museum is a small but fascinating place that delves into the life of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and his connection to Meiringen. The museum houses various memorabilia and offers insights into the literary significance of the area.

Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the numerous hiking and cycling trails that wind through the stunning alpine landscape. The trails range from easy walks to more challenging hikes, catering to different skill levels. The natural beauty of the region, with its mountains and valleys, makes it a rewarding experience.

In winter, Meiringen transforms into a skiing destination, and the nearby Meiringen-Hasliberg ski area provides a variety of runs for skiers and snowboarders. The area is suitable for both beginners and experienced skiers, making it a popular choice for winter sports.

The Aare Gorge is another highlight, offering a dramatic landscape shaped by the Aare River. Visitors can explore the gorge through well-maintained walkways that allow for safe access to its breathtaking rock formations and rushing waters.

After a day of activities, visitors can relax in one of the local cafes or restaurants, where they can enjoy Swiss cuisine and regional specialties. The atmosphere in Meiringen tends to be warm and welcoming, providing a pleasant end to the day's adventures.

Overall, Meiringen is a destination that combines natural beauty, cultural experiences, and outdoor activities, making it suitable for a variety of interests. The blend of these elements provides visitors with a well-rounded experience in the Swiss Alps.




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