The Brecon

Facilities

• The Brecon boasts 18 intelligently appointed rooms and four larger suites featuring contemporary interiors designed by award-winning studio Nicemakers. The interior embodies their belief that the history of any given site is as significant as its modified context. In summary, this means accommodation, facilities, and shared spaces foster connection and privacy equally, and all are distinctly contemporary while echoing the hotel’s 1950s-60s heyday.
• Natural materials – timber, stone, leather, and wool prevail throughout, with a mix of carefully selected vintage and contemporary furniture; their earthy palette and tactile finishes sit in perfect complement to breathtaking mountain views. Books, magazines, and artworks by Amsterdam’s Bisou Gallery are in liberal supply, but as an encouragement to unwind, televisions are pointedly absent. All rooms and suites are complete with Aesop bathroom amenities.

What's the Story

• Back in the 1950s-60s, the hotel was Adelboden’s place to be seen, previously known as The Waldhaus. With so many Swiss Alpine destinations now vaunting that tagline, however, the point - and intention - of the Brecon’s offer is that guests can remain wholly unseen by the outside world.
• Founder Grant Maunder, a Wales native who has had strong ties to Adelboden since his family took their first ski trip to the village 40 years ago, says - “With the Brecon, we want our guests to feel completely at ease as if they’re staying in a generous friend’s home rather than at a hotel.”

Wine & Dine

• Good food and relaxed dining are integral to the Brecon’s hospitality, with dishes served in an intimate yet spacious setting that features an open kitchen and bar. A healthy, pared-back menu is devised daily based on fresh seasonal produce of the region, with dedicated options for vegetarian guests. In short, you’ll find delicious sustenance whenever you need it.
• At the bar, help yourself from a superlative wine list and cocktail menu, freshly prepared juices and smoothies, and organic Waterloo teas and Coaltown coffee. An adjacent lounge provides a welcoming space for post-dining relaxation or socializing as the mood takes you. So you’re assured of privacy, these shared spaces are accessible solely to guests.
• All food and drinks are complimentary throughout your stay.

Wellness & Spa

• The all-inclusive, adult-only property is complete with a sensory spa featuring a steam room, sauna, ice baths, swimming pool, and a near-monastic relaxation room with an open fire. Guests can also enjoy a range of restorative treatments conducted by expert therapists.

Dress code

• Mountaineer-style.

Budget

• Rates start at CHF 650 per night and include complimentary food and drinks throughout your stay.

Activities

• Beyond the Brecon’s doors you’ll find excellent pistes in winter for skiing and snowboarding, superb hiking trails and cycling routes to explore summer-long (some also accessible in winter), mountain streams and rivers for bracing dips, and memorable local experiences of the modest, heartening kind.

When to Go

• The hotel is open all year round.

Annual Events

• At the start of every January, Adelboden becomes the capital of the international Skiing World Cup. The challening course on the Chuenisbärgli is legendary and steep. The best skiers in the world will wind their way skilfully through more than 60 gates, overcoming inclines of between 10% and 60%.

How to Get There

• The hotel is about 45 minutes from Bern and two hours from both Zurich and Geneva.
• The nearest train station is Spiez, 30 minutes by car.