BUYING PROPERTY IN GRINDELWALD, SWITZERLAND

The picturesque village of Grindelwald is an alpine ski idyll with extensive skiing and a typical Swiss charm. Located in the heart of Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland beneath the iconic peaks of the Eiger and Jungfraujoch, Grindelwald has year-round appeal for an international clientele.

The Jungrau mountain range is the backdrop to 220km of pistes with skiing for all levels. For summer visitors there are 300km of hiking trails; the attractions of Interlaken and Lauerbrunnen are also close by.

The Piz Gloria revolving restaurant at Schilthorn, featured in the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’, dominates the mountain restaurant scene. The Spycher Bar at the top of the Männlichen ski area is the place for a sundowner overlooking the Jungfrau panorama.

In the village, head to the tiny Espresso Bar in the Hotel Spinne for lively après or the Gepsi Bar in the Hotel Eiger for live music. The Hotel Spinne is also home to the resort’s best nightclub, the Mescalero. The Restaurant Francais in the Hotel Belvedere is one the resort's finest restaurants.

Grindelwald Properties

Grindelwald’s reputation as one of the world’s oldest ski resorts, typical Swiss charm and an unbeatable range of mountain activities make it a popular choice for property purchase by families and buyers looking for an alpine base with year-round usability.

Property investment by foreign buyers is tightly controlled in the Bern canton. Property purchase by non-Swiss in Grindelwald and the nearby ski resorts of Murren and Wengen is limited to properties of a specified size and market value. As a result property purchase is generally restricted to buyers within a certain budget range. Overall, ski apartments are more readily available than chalets.

The Fiescherblick Apartments are an exciting new development and a rare opportunity to invest in this quintessential Swiss village. As part of the renovation of the Hotel Fiescherblick, scheduled for completion in Spring 2010, there are no restrictions on purchase by foreign buyers.