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Hotel Aare Thun

4.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Suite | Wardrobe
Deluxe Room
Meeting facility
Exterior

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Freienhofgasse 3, Thun, BE, 3600
  • Schloss Thun
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Thun Castle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Schloss Schadau
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Bern (BRN-Belp)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Boutique Room

Boutique Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 18 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite

Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(20 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Thun

Hotel Aare Thun is centrally located in Thun, a 3-minute walk from Thun Castle and a 3-minute drive from Schloss Schadau. .This hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Thunersee and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Oberhofen Castle.

What's nearby

  • Schloss Thun - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Thun Castle - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Schloss Schadau - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Thunersee - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Arena Thun - 4 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Thun (ZTK-Thun Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • Bern (BRN-Belp) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mani's coffee + wine bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Kaffeemühle - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Confiserie Steinmann - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Beau Rivage - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Del Padre - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Aare Thun

Baroque hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Hotel Aare Thun offers 60 accommodations with minibars and espresso makers. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 guestrooms featuring minibars and espresso makers. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, and LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary bottled water.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This Baroque hotel also features tour/ticket assistance and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Restaurant Freienhof, a restaurant which specializes in international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. This hotel has 7 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Restaurant Freienhof - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Covered parking on site (CHF 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; CHF 20 per person
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant Freienhof

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 7 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a river
  • On the boardwalk/promenade
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Baroque architecture
  • Built in 1958
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Espresso maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CHF 20 per pet, per night
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. Exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.00 per person, per night for adults; CHF 2.00 per night for guests aged 6-16 years old. This tax does not apply to children under 6 years of age.
  • Tourism fee: CHF 1.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 20 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: CHF 20 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: CHF 20 per pet, per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 4 stars.

Property is also known as

Freienhof
Freienhof Hotel
Freienhof Hotel Thun
Freienhof Thun
Hotel Freienhof
Freienhof Swiss Quality Thun
Freienhof Hotel
Hotel Aare Thun Thun
Hotel Aare Thun Hotel
Hotel Aare Thun Hotel Thun

Reviews

Hotel Aare Thun Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 146 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 26 out of 146 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 146 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 146 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 146 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Evlampia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From our first greeting at reception to our farewell, everything was great.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Thun Visit

The room I was assigned was a large-sized suite and very spacious. The bed was extremely comfy. It had an office desk by the window and a great view of the Aare River outside with two balconies. The bathroom was spacious - I wish my stay were long enough that I could utilize the jacuzzi as well. The room was quite spacious and there was more than enough storage. Very impressive room. The hotel is centrally located and very easy to walk to from the train station and to the old city.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Oustanding location . Superb overall design

The building of the '50s has gone a superb architectural update and interior design is oustanding. As an Architect myself that was the main reason to chose it. Did not disapoint, even though some times interior design conspires with comfort, i est lights should consider some extra general lightning. The suite is great with several windows and balconies overlooking the Aare river and the surfers "show" at The Monter wave. Mesmerizing Indeed. Staff was the lowest point. More due to a 2/3 stars hotel than a 4 Star one. And I spend over 200 nights a year touring Europe or at Manhattan at 4 or 5 hoteles. The young staff don't seem to care at all, almost never says "Guten Tag"! Not to mention the weird inmutable system to do housekeeping prioritizing the rooms left empy and not the suites!!! Anyway could not get an early check in at arrival and our room was not cleaned until 4 PM. The lady in charge shouted at us in German though I kindly told her in German that I did not speak her lamguage. Rude as well was a lady at breakfast (Silvia) that almost through the waste coffee over me and some other guest. When asked about if a could get a napking (only one for a buffet breakfast) told me: " not now, when I have time!" Almost shouting. Peharps the hotel should consider some extra waitress or anger managment talks with staff. The icing of the cake about staff was the bartender who grave us a few ice cubes in a plastic open bag with a warning:" ice is not free here"! Room for improvmen
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Buddhika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located, very modern, lovely staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean hotel right on the river. We arrived late and left early so didn’t experience much of the town, but we walked to a restaurant and it did seem like it would be a very nice place to stay. Mixed reviews on the pillows from my group. If you like soft, down pillows, you’ll have the best sleep of your life. If you need some substance to support your neck, you’re going to have a problem here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick, Bethesda

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great 1st experience in Thun

Our experience was great. Hotel has a great easy to walk location and the views from the balcony is amazing. The service was impeccable and without question the room was one of the better ones we've stayed in, very nicely appointed with a very comfortable bathroom, the Nexpresso machine gave it a nice touch. I would recommend it to anybody.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergey

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic views over the river, and a very nice well-appointed room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel

Clean room, friendly staff and a fridge full of drinks and goodies resupplied when needed. Wonderful
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Above and beyond

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Most recommended stay in Thun

The hotel is new, room size is spacious and most importantly it’s so comfy and clean. The room I stayed came with bathtub, totally love it. The staffs are friendly. I’ll definitely come back to stay when I’m back to Thun again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a superb hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We genuinely had the best stay at this hotel, so much so we wanted to extend and stay longer. Clean, beautiful, wonderful rooms. Wonderful experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marco

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was in a good location. Thun was a nice place to visit. Rooms were nice
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jocelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view and walkable to the train station. Only issue was pillows quality are so bad, I slept without pillow for 5 nights.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dr Michael

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice base to visit Thun. Easy 5 minute walk from train station.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

zuhaib

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The only positive was the Location of the hotel. However, it is no way close to a 4 star hotel. I could not open the window. It was broken. When I informed to hotel staff, they said that they cannot do anything as it was Sunday. The repair can only be done on Monday. There was a live spider in our room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

loved this hotel!

Super clean and beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024