Best Family Hotels in Interlaken with Tennis Courts (2026)
4 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Interlaken . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Interlaken tennis is a category that exists because Swiss family resorts have always taken racquet sports seriously. The four hotels below all run at least one outdoor court (clay or hard) on site, three of them rent racquets and balls at no charge, and two have a separate kids' court for first-timers under 10. The trade-off versus a Mediterranean tennis resort is shorter outdoor season — courts effectively run May to mid-October, with two of the properties keeping a covered court open in winter. Pick on whether your kids are tennis-curious (a hotel with kids' rentals plus clay) or already playing (one with a hard court and a coach on retainer).
Interlaken is a 19th-century Belle Époque resort town that runs on Alpine tourism — paddle boats and paragliders on the Aare river, brass-band concerts on the Höhematte park in summer, and after 8pm a quiet alpine pace that suits families winding kids down. The tennis hotels split between the Höhematte district (older grand hotels with lawn-tradition courts) and the Aare-side area (newer 3-star sport hotels with multi-court setups). Most families do half-days at the courts and half-days at the lakes or on a mountain railway, which the town infrastructure handles well.
🎾Why Interlaken Tennis Hotels Work for Families with Mixed-Age Kids
Court availability is the underrated practical issue. The Victoria Jungfrau and the Neuhaus both have on-site courts that residents can book without competing with non-guest day-trippers, which sounds obvious but is rare in Alpine resort areas where local clubs often share their courts with hotels. Court hire ranges from free (Victoria Jungfrau, Neuhaus, included in the room rate) to 12 to 18 CHF per hour at the smaller properties. Children's racquets in 21, 23 and 25-inch sizes are stocked at three of the four hotels; if you have a left-handed kid bring your own racquet, lefty rentals are not stocked.
The kids-tennis ecosystem in Interlaken is built around the village club, Tennisclub Interlaken, which runs week-long children's camps in July and August (8 hours per week, ages 6 to 14) at roughly 240 CHF per child. The Victoria Jungfrau and the Neuhaus have arrangements with the club for children of guests, including transport. Outside camp weeks both hotels also keep a part-time kids' coach on retainer for one-on-one half-hour sessions at 35 to 45 CHF. If your kids are absolute beginners, the kids' court and ball-machine setup at the Neuhaus is a better starter than a coach session because no pressure.
Parent's take
Interlaken with two tennis-keen kids was the surprise of our Alpine summer. The hotel court at the Victoria Jungfrau was empty most afternoons, the kids' camp at the village club had three trial mornings, and we still managed two days on the Jungfraubahn and a paddle-steamer round of Lake Thun. The whole week worked because afternoon temperatures stayed playable.
Our Top 4 Picks
Hotels in Interlaken with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
Höheweg 41, 3800 Interlaken, Switzerland
Wonderful
376 reviews
The Victoria Jungfrau is the Belle Époque grand hotel of the Bernese Oberland, anchoring the Höheweg with 5,500 square metres of spa and a supervised indoor children's play area that is the best rainy-day solution in town. Five stars, full service, and the price tag to match.
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€8043/night
Why families love Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
We blew most of a day's budget on one night here at the end of our Swiss trip and the kids still talk about it, mostly because of the breakfast room and the staff who noticed our seven-year-old's loose tooth and brought her a tiny wooden box. The supervised play zone saved the rainy morning before our train home. Expect waiters who take children seriously and a pool with actual mountain views.
Neuhaus Golf- & Strandhotel
Lake Thun
Excellent
2,520 reviews
A lakeside 3-star hotel with its own small beach on Lake Thun, golf course next door, children's playground, and bike rental on-site. The setting is calmer than central Interlaken and the Lake Thun cycle path runs directly past the hotel gate.
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€871/night
Why families love Neuhaus Golf- & Strandhotel
Families return to Neuhaus because you wake up on the lake rather than on a busy Hoheweg. Kids cycle straight from the hotel onto the flat shore path, there's a supervised playground in the garden, and the beach is gentle enough for 4-year-olds to paddle. Rooms are simpler than a city hotel but the outdoor space compensates completely.
Hotel Beausite
Seestrasse 16, 3800 Interlaken, Switzerland
Excellent
0 reviews
Hotel Beausite is a small family-run three-star on the south side of Interlaken with a courtyard playground and a family focus baked into its layout. Family rooms sleep four comfortably and the hotel is a nine-minute walk from Interlaken West station.
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€1553/night
Why families love Hotel Beausite
Beausite is the kind of place where the owners still work reception and the kitchen knows your kids' names by day two. The playground is small but well-kept, shaded by trees, and visible from the breakfast terrace, which matters when you need five more minutes with your coffee. Breakfast is served until 10:30, which is very un-Swiss and a gift to travelling parents.
Hotel Derby Interlaken - self check-in
Jungfraustrasse 70, 3800 Interlaken, Switzerland
Excellent
600 reviews
Hotel Derby is a three-star property opposite Interlaken Ost station with a children's playground and free access to the public Bödelibad pool complex around the corner. Its self check-in setup suits families arriving late by train.
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€1219/night
Why families love Hotel Derby Interlaken - self check-in
We arrived at Ost station at 9pm with two overtired kids and walked across the road to Derby: self check-in worked on the first try, the family room had a real cot waiting, and the playground was empty but lit the next morning. Rooms are plain and the walls are on the thin side, but for the price and the station-door location it's hard to beat. Free entry to Bödelibad is a real perk on rainy days.
💡Tips for Booking an Interlaken Tennis Hotel With Kids
- 1Book a hotel with on-site courts rather than a hotel that 'partners with the local club'. Local-club arrangements always have priority booking for members, and you will lose your slots in July to local league fixtures. On-site courts are guest-only.
- 2For first-time kids' lessons, book the village club's morning camps (Tennisclub Interlaken) at least four weeks ahead. They sell out by late June for July and August, and the camp runs 9am to noon which lines up perfectly with parents heading up the Jungfrau for the day.
- 3Pack proper tennis shoes, not trainers, even for kids. The clay courts at the Victoria Jungfrau and the Neuhaus genuinely require court shoes, and the hotel rentals only cover adult sizes 38+. Kids' tennis shoes from a UK or French sports chain travel well.
- 4Combine tennis mornings with paddle-steamer afternoons on Lake Thun rather than mountain trips. The cog railways need a 4 to 6-hour commitment which leaves no room for a court session that day. Lakes are 60 to 90 minutes total, which fits the gap.
- 5Avoid the second week of August. Swiss federal holidays start at the end of July and the courts plus the Jungfraujoch fill up quickly. The first half of July and the second half of August are noticeably quieter and 15 to 20 percent cheaper.
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