Reviews of Bären Self Check-in Hotel
Baselstrasse 83, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland
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Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGood location
Poor services and poor amenities
Reviewed: 7 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewHotel location is quite convenient, walking distance into town or local train station within a few hundred metres. Hotel is well looked after, very clean. Check-in process was by far the best self check-in I have done (most previous experiences in other places always involve some complication, this was was immediate and simple). Staff were also very friendly when I saw them the next day.
Like with all hotels in the area, there is no air-conditioning. So if you happen to stay there on some very hot days, and you want to leave the window open, and your room is on the street side, then yes there can be a little noise (especially from train going past). However, I managed this fine with ear plugs and still had a good sleep.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharian Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären Self Check-in
Reviewed: 6 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe breakfast was very good. The location was excellent for my needs.
No air conditioning!
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären Self Check-in
Reviewed: 8 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe hotel is well situated and provides a good service. There is a local for storing bicycles, which was needed for us. Breakfast was good. The hotel is situated on busy street, but has good sonar insulation.
A good stay. Nothing negative to report.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Freundliche Grüsse, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären Self Check-in.
Reviewed: 31 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewComfortable although the mattress was a bit too soft.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We opted for a medium-firm mattress because it is difficult to fulfil all our needs. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, K. Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären Self Check-in
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We opted for a medium-firm mattress because it is difficult to fulfil all our needs. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, K. Hochst… Show more
Reviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewVerry nice room
Nice
Dear Guests, This review was mistakenly rated poorly because the guest misunderstood the rating scale. We had contact with the guest and with Booking.com, unfortunately the rating could not be adjusted. The guest was very satisfied in our house. Sincerely, Team Hotel Bären Self Check in
Dear Guests, This review was mistakenly rated poorly because the guest misunderstood the rating scale. We had contact with the guest and with Booking.com, unfortunately the rating could not be adjusted. The guest was very satisfied in our… Show more
Reviewed: 2 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 5 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewcost of breakfast too high for offer, very simple breakfast
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback on your stay. Our breakfast offer consists of very high quality goods, which have a certain price when purchased. In our opinion, the price of breakfast is justified. Our guests also have the option of booking a stay without breakfast. We would be pleased to welcome you again on another occasion. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären Self Check in
Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback on your stay. Our breakfast offer consists of very high quality goods, which have a certain price when purchased. In our opinion, the price of breakfast is justified. Our guests also have the option… Show more
Reviewed: 11 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewNice breakfast also with local food. Really good! The room provided everything needed.
When you forget the adapter for the power outlets it can be tricky. There is a smoking room on the 1st floor (why???) and you can smell it in the room.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are very pleased that you enjoyed the breakfast and that you appreciate the local products! If our guests need a adapter, they can call us. We succes about a solution for this case. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Self Check in Hotel Bären
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are very pleased that you enjoyed the breakfast and that you appreciate the local products! If our guests need a adapter, they can call us. We succes about a solution for this cas… Show more
Reviewed: 27 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewIt is very convenient for access to Solothurn plus there's a supermarket very close by. Nice touch that there's an area with a kettle, plates and microwave (although I don't speak Swiss German so I'm still not totally sure whether we were meant to use them!) Room was very clean and the check-in process was fairly straight forward. Great off-street parking and, for Solothurn, relatively inexpensive.
Road noise is the obvious negative. It's very close to the road although it's not the cars that disturb you but the trams. They start very early in the morning and sometimes seem to thunder by. There were earplugs in the room and we used them. Took us a minute to work out check-in although definitely not as bad as some negative reviews. As mentioned earlier, the area with the microwave, kettle and tea bags was a little confusing, we weren't sure whether we were having a complimentary cup of tea or taking something we shouldn't be.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! Thank you for the comment about the descriptions of the Maxi Bar, we will update them and make them multilingual. There are also rooms which are situated to the other, more quiet site of the house. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Self Check in Hotel Bären
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! Thank you for the comment about the descriptions of the Maxi Bar, we will update them and make them multilingual. There are also rooms which are situated to the other, more quiet si… Show more
Reviewed: 26 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewLocation and Check in
Nothing
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären
Reviewed: 20 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewExcellently kept hotel, very clean, well looked after! Thank you
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären
Reviewed: 11 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified review- facilitiy was clean, - staff was friendly - breakfast was very good - free parking
- noise from the tram outside - very simple rooms, almost no comfort
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We have different room categories. The Comfort rooms are located on the quieter side of the house. We will be happy to help you choose the right room for your next booking. We hope to welcome you back to our hotel very soon! Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We have different room categories. The Comfort rooms are located on the quieter side of the house. We will be happy to help you choose the right room for your next booking.… Show more
Reviewed: 29 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewMore variety of food would be great.
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are always grateful for constructive criticism. Perhaps you can let us know at info@baeren-solothurn what you missed at breakfast. As a rule, we receive very good feedback on our breakfast buffet with regional and high-quality ingredients. For logistical reasons, it is not possible to offer egg dishes and other hot ingredients. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you again soon. Sincerely, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are always grateful for constructive criticism. Perhaps you can let us know at info@baeren-solothurn what you missed at breakfast. As a rule, we receive very good feedba… Show more
Reviewed: 5 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewFriendly staff, very clean room. Excellent location with a 10 minute walk to the city. The free use of the bicycles was perfect.
Fear, Thank you very much for the positive feedback, we are happy to pass this on to our employees. We are pleased that you made use of the bicycles on offer and would be delighted to welcome you back to our hotel at the next opportunity. Kind regards, Katharina Hochstrasser, Hotel Bären
Fear, Thank you very much for the positive feedback, we are happy to pass this on to our employees. We are pleased that you made use of the bicycles on offer and would be delighted to welcome you back to our hotel at the next opportunity. K… Show more
Reviewed: 30 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewVery clean, organized, comfortable bed, great breakfast
We had a room on the road side and it is very noisy. If you stay at the Bären self check in hotel you should choose a room on the other side wich is quieter.
Dear Guest, Thank you for the great review of our hotel! We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again very soon. Sincerely, Team Hotel Bären