Hotel Silberhorn Wengen
by the TopOfHotel team
Hotel Silberhorn is a 4-star in the centre of Wengen, by the station and the Männlichen cable car, with a spa and Jungfrau views and an 8.9/10 score.
Hotel Silberhorn is a 4-star in the centre of Wengen, by the station and the Männlichen cable car, with a spa and Jungfrau views and an 8.9/10 score.
In-Depth Review
Hotel Silberhorn Wengen is a 4-star Residences & Spa in the centre of car-free Wengen, beneath the Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland. It scores 8.9/10 on Trip.com (from 124 reviews, with a 9.4 for location), and most reviews come back to the walkable central spot and the full wellness area.
Location
The strongest card here is location — it sits in the middle of Wengen, about a 1-minute walk (107 m) from Wengen Bahnhof and next to the Männlichen cable car, which makes heading up the mountain or on to Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch very easy. Wengen is a car-free village at around 1,274 m with the Jungfrau in full view, reached only by the Wengernalpbahn from Lauterbrunnen (about 14 minutes).
Rooms and spa
Rooms are bright and clean in an alpine style, and the valley-side ones look onto the Jungfrau and the Staubbach Fall. There's a panoramic winter garden for taking in the view, and the highlight is the wellness area — whirlpool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, Kneipp, fitness and a massage room — open for guests to unwind after a day hiking or skiing.
Food and getting there
The in-house Silberhorn Stube serves Swiss and international plates, with a bar and a buffet breakfast reviewers call varied. From the hotel you can walk to all the village shops and restaurants. In winter it's close to the ski runs for ski-in/ski-out, and in summer it's a starting point for walks around Wengen and the Männlichen Panorama Trail.
Things to know before booking
The wellness area is complete, but there's no full-size pool — only the spa whirlpool, so check first if swimming matters. Wengen is also car-free, so every trip in and out is by train from Lauterbrunnen, and rates climb over the December-to-March ski high season — book ahead.
Our take
If you value the most walkable base in the village plus a spa to unwind in, Silberhorn is a tidy way to close the list — right by both the train station and the Männlichen cable car, with Jungfrau views from the rooms and the winter garden. At 8.9/10 and a 9.4 location score, it's a 4-star that earns its place as a base for the Jungfrau Region.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A central spot in Wengen — next to Wengen Bahnhof and the Männlichen cable car, so everything is a short walk (location score 9.4).
- A full wellness area: whirlpool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, Kneipp, fitness and a massage room.
- Bright, clean rooms with mountain views, plus a panoramic winter garden looking onto the Jungfrau.
- An in-house restaurant, the Silberhorn Stube, a bar, and a varied buffet breakfast.
- Close to the ski runs, which makes it handy for ski-in/ski-out in winter.
- There's no full-size pool — only the whirlpool in the spa, worth knowing if you plan to swim.
- Wengen is car-free, so getting up and down means the Wengernalpbahn train from Lauterbrunnen every time.
- Rates climb over the December-to-March ski high season, so book ahead.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a Jungfrau-facing room on the valley side — bright, with the full cliff in view.
- Use the winter garden for the panorama in the evening, or the whirlpool after a day on the trails.
- It's about a 1-minute walk to the Männlichen cable car — head up for the Panorama Trail in the morning.