We checked out every hotel in Appenzell and far preferred this to the more expensive, flasher places. Staff made us feel incredibly welcome - and even gave us a present when we left, even though we'd only been there one night. Beautiful view of mountains and roof tops from our room on top floor. Cosy, very popular restaurant with classic... More

My husband and I had a six day walking holiday in the Hof, we loved our stay the staff were very friendly and helpful, we were greeted by Theres, who was very warm and showed us to our room, the rooms were clean and comfortable. We could not fault the hotel food was good and always served to us in... More

Check in is in the restaurant. Walk in, when they come to seat you, tell them you are looking for a room. The staff was VERY helpful. They speak almost no English, and we speak no German, but it was not a problem. We stayed in a room for four people. It was good sized, with two single beds and... More

We stayed at the Gasthaus Hof for our first night of a 3 week trip in Switzerland. We drove here straight from downtown Zurich after picking up our rental car. The town is definitely the “quintessential Switzerland” and was very fun to see. To check in we went into the restaurant and the girl (really sweet) showed us our room... More

By Swiss standards, this hotel is a real bargain. Rooms are simple but cosy and clean, and the bathrooms have decent showers. There is some limited parking available. What made it memorable for us was the wonderful food and atmosphere in the restaurant (both at dinner and breakfast) and, in particular, the extraordinarily warm welcome we received from the restaurant... More

We stayed 2 nights in a family room with 4 beds (room # 4 on the 1st floor, no elevator) at the Gasthaus Hof during the Landsgemeinde weekend (last Sunday in April). Hotels looking on the voting square were all booked when I called in January. The Gasthaus Hof is located right behind the Hotel Appenzell (which is facing Hotel... More

Spent a week staying here whilst working in St Gallen. St Gallen has a shortage of hotel beds but a large Conference Centre and cannot cope with the larger Conferences. So we moved out to Appenzell. The Hotel is all that one could wish for in a small Alpine village. it is the focal centre of village life during the... More