The MGallery Royal St George is located about five minutes on foot from Interlaken Ost, and ten minutes from Interlaken West on the main drag. The hotel gets its name from the Hotel Royal and the Hotel St. George that have been merged into one property. There are two buildings to the hotel that can both be accessed directly from the road, but which are also connected by a foot bridge on the first floor.

The interior of the hotel is interesting. In some area, they have obviously tried to retain the original belle epoque fittings, for example in the lobby and the grand staircase that leads off it.

There are two main room categories. In what used to be the Hotel Royal, they have tried to retain the old-school look and feel, whereas in the building that used to be the St. George, they have updated and modernised the rooms. As I’m not really a fan of the opulent belle epoque style and also prefer rooms without carpets, I intentionally went for one of the modern rooms.

Owing to my Diamond status with the ALL Accor group, there is a large bowl of mixed Lindor chocolates and a bottle of sparkling wine waiting for me in a cooler when I arrive. There is also a Nespresso machine and a water boiler.

The room is spacious and comfortable. The bathroom has both a large bath tub as well as a generous walk-in shower. The cosmetics are by Clarins.

The staff at the hotel are friendly and obliging. During my stay they were constantly available with useful information and advice about places to see and things to do. Although I must admit that some of the questions I heard them being asked during my stay were seriously strange!

There is one restaurant at the hotel, which is also where breakfast is served. The breakfast buffet is very nice and quite extensive. Other than that though, I found the service to be a bit on the slow side. It’s also not very polished.

I enjoyed my stay at the MGallery Royal St. George. It’s a comfortable enough hotel and its location on the main road through town is brilliant!