Chalet Selg
Cozy ground floor apartment in Frutigen, ideal for family with a small child
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Stay in Swiss Oberland
Chalet Selg features an open-floor kitchen/dining/living area, and a separate bedroom. The large windows and comfy sofa in the living room make this apartment a perfect retreat after a full day outdoors. The kitchen has a breakfast nook and is well equipped with a microwave, oven, toaster and miscellaneous other equipment. A special bonus is a Raclette grill and a Fondue-Set for typical Swiss cheese dishes. The knotty wood paneling in the bedroom is characteristic of a traditional Swiss chalet. The bedroom sleeps 2 persons comfortably on two twin beds pushed together. Parents/grandparents will appreciate an extra bed for a small child.
The apartment opens onto a manicured lawn and garden. Here you’ll find a pretty stone barbecue/fire pit and patio with table and chairs for cookouts. The house is on a quiet residential street one minute from the bus stop and 10-12 minute walk from the busy Frutigen train station (slightly uphill). Shops, stores and restaurants are 5-7 minutes away.
What's included
- 7+ days in a private Swiss apartment or chalet, often with spectacular views of the lakes and mountains.
- Suggestions for booking your international flight from the U.S. to Zurich, or we can purchase tickets on your behalf (See UnTours' air policies)
- Transfer assistance for most arrivals at the Zurich airport, with detailed instructions that allow you to reach your village with ease.
- An 8 or 15-day Swiss Rail Pass valid on trains, buses, lake ships; free entry to over 400 museums in Switzerland.
- An orientation session given by our very experienced local staff covering rail and sightseeing.
- Our own guide App for the area full of the best restaurants, sightseeing, and other suggestions researched by UnTours staff.
- A stash of groceries upon your arrival, so you don’t need to shop right away.
- Pre-trip planning advice from our staff, available by phone or email right up until you leave.
- Ongoing support with our local representative. Help available when you need it.
Frutigen, Switzerland - Oberland, Home of Chalet Selg
Frutigen, situated halfway between Lake Thun and Kandersteg, contrasts wonderfully with the lakeside towns of the Bernese Oberland. It is a rustic mountain village of large, old wooden chalets with considerable charm among the most unspoiled, authentically Swiss parts of the Oberland UnTour area. A town of about 3,500, Frutigen offers reasonable prices, high-quality shopping, restaurants and a very helpful tourist office. The old-time wooden box (Spanschachtel) museum in nearby Wengi typifies the region’s interest in wooden handcrafts. As gateway to the famous high Adelboden valley with excellent hiking, Frutigen station is an important transportation center.
Frutigen offers 2 large supermarkets, banks and ATMs. It has maintained its small-town Swiss character and yet is a wonderful base for day trips through Switzerland. Outstanding mainline express train service takes you in less than an hour to the capital city of Bern, beautiful Lake Thun, the famed resort region surrounding Interlaken, the high valley towns of Adelboden and Kandersteg and to Brig, gateway to the famed resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee on the south side of the Swiss Alps.
Location
Landlord
Daniela and Hans-Peter Selg live on two upper floors with their two young children. They speak English well and have traveled in the U.S since Hans-Peter was born there.
" The hosts are friendly and helpful. They invited us for dinner the last night. We hiked with Hans-Peter and his friend in the surrounding mountains and had a great time. The hosts make this a good home stay." Sherry Chang
"Hans-Peter and Daniela were wonderful hosts. We enjoyed them immensely. We feel we made new friends". Alex & Rhonda Walter
Property details
Here's some important details about this property.
Occupancy
This property sleeps 1-2 people
Sleeping
Sleeping: 1 bedroom with twin beds pushed together (cannot be separated), 1 child bed (same bedroom).
Bathrooms
1 with shower stall, no tub.
Kitchen
Full kitchen facilities with microwave, oven, coffeemaker, raclette grill, fondue set, toaster.
Laundry
Host does laundry for fee.
Level
Ground floor
Accessibility
No steps
Transportation
1-minute walk to bus stop, bus runs hourly from 6am-10pm 10-12 minutes to train (uphill).
Minuses
Small, but well appointed.
Pluses
Cable TV, radio, CD player, microwave, Wi-Fi
Special Features
Patio, garden with use of fire pit, internet access
Reviews
Here's what our guests have to say
Shirley Hoffmeister
The apartment is small but very comfortable. The host family was extremely helpful and went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable.
Emily Jones
Apartment was lovely, bright, cheerful and with a wonderful garden with moutains in the distance. We highly recommend Chalet Selg.The Selg family is lovely. The stay here was excellent. On the Sat. night was a fantastic concert of an organist and saxophonist. There was much to do in Frutigen.
Alex & Rhonda Walter
Kitchen was very well equipped and easy to use. Their garden and patio with its excellent views proved an excellent place to relax at the end of the day. Hans-Peter and Daniela were wonderful hosts.
Disclaimer
Our staff have inspected this property and the above description and photographs reflect what they saw at that time. It is possible that the owner has made changes to the property without our knowledge. While we do our best to keep up with any changes or improvements made to our properties, we cannot guarantee that everything in the above description will be accurate.
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- Rooms are ventilated thoroughly.
- All high-touch surfaces are cleaned and sanitized with disinfectant.
- Soft, porous surfaces like sofas and rugs are cleaned before each arrival.
- Linens are washed at the highest heat setting recommended by the manufacturer.
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