On Thursday June 6th my girlfriend and I set off to Interlaken
Switzerland, and we were fortunate enough to stay at the historical Balmers
Hostel . Balmer’s Herbage has been open since 1907. It is now in the 3rd generation of the Balmer’s family. Frida
and Adolf Balmer, originally started the operation as a “Touristenheim” (tourist
house).Erich Balmer, 2nd generation, came back from working in the USA and
Canada and transformed the “Touristenheim” into a private hostel in the 70’s. It
started off with 50 beds, but quickly rose to 350. Together with Katharina
Balmer they successfully run the business for over 30 years, helping Interlaken
grow into an international tourist destination. Young people from all over the
world came to stay at Balmer’s. Erich Balmer is internationally recognized for
transforming this once dated hostel into it current thriving hostel that’s
recognized as “Europes 10 best hostels”. The Architectural design that they were
able to maintain gives you the true Swiss experience from the moment you enter.
They were able to salvage the fresh water wells from over a hundred years ago
that now provide the visitors with fresh spring water. The Hostel is staffed
with the 3rd generation of Balmers and will continue to for a long
time.
http://www.balmers.com/en/about-us/history.html
Switzerland, and we were fortunate enough to stay at the historical Balmers
Hostel . Balmer’s Herbage has been open since 1907. It is now in the 3rd generation of the Balmer’s family. Frida
and Adolf Balmer, originally started the operation as a “Touristenheim” (tourist
house).Erich Balmer, 2nd generation, came back from working in the USA and
Canada and transformed the “Touristenheim” into a private hostel in the 70’s. It
started off with 50 beds, but quickly rose to 350. Together with Katharina
Balmer they successfully run the business for over 30 years, helping Interlaken
grow into an international tourist destination. Young people from all over the
world came to stay at Balmer’s. Erich Balmer is internationally recognized for
transforming this once dated hostel into it current thriving hostel that’s
recognized as “Europes 10 best hostels”. The Architectural design that they were
able to maintain gives you the true Swiss experience from the moment you enter.
They were able to salvage the fresh water wells from over a hundred years ago
that now provide the visitors with fresh spring water. The Hostel is staffed
with the 3rd generation of Balmers and will continue to for a long
time.
http://www.balmers.com/en/about-us/history.html