Grand Beau-Rivage
Interlaken, Switzerland
Built 1874 · Last completed renovation 1984
🔒 Closed for renovation · freshness pending
Grand Beau-Rivage in Interlaken is currently under renovation. Its last completed renovation on record was in 1984. HotelChrono Chrono Score: 0.5/10 (freshness pending).
Data check
- · Closed for renovation — not currently bookable; current freshness pending reopening
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Confidence by dimension
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Interlaken, Switzerland
Timeline
1895
Destroyed by fire
1899
Reconstruction after fire
1904
First renovation
1972
Modern extension with pool, gym and snack restaurant
2026
Partial renovation (Mar 15 – May 31 2026)
1984
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 1984 renovation
“Due to the total renovation of the building in 1983/84 it was possible not just to maintain these characteristics, but also to improve them, so that the hotel has since then had a five-star rating.”— source · retrieved 2026-07-16
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Sourced1874
Last completed renovation
Sourced1984
Renovation in progress
announced/started 2026
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1895–1984). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“The property will be renovating from March 15 2026 to May 31 2026 (completion date subject to change).”
“Due to the total renovation of the building in 1983/84 it was possible not just to maintain these characteristics, but also to improve them, so that the hotel has since then had a five-star rating.”
“In 1972 expanded with a modern extension including a swimming pool, gym and a snack restaurant.”
“The Grand Hotel Beau Rivage, which was renovated for the first time in 1904, experienced an increase in foreign traffic in the renowned golden twenties.”
“The reconstruction work, which started in 1899, in accordance with the plans of Davinet, gave the hotel a new splendour, although still in keeping with the style of years gone by.”
“This particularly successful example of the architecture and artistic structure of the 'Belle Epoque' era, was the victim of a great fire in 1895.”
“In 1874, the Grand Beau-Rivage opened its doors for the first time”
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When was Grand Beau-Rivage built?+
Grand Beau-Rivage (Interlaken, Switzerland) was built in 1874.
How old is Grand Beau-Rivage?+
Grand Beau-Rivage is 152 years old — it was built in 1874 and last renovated in 1984. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
Is Grand Beau-Rivage being renovated?+
Grand Beau-Rivage is currently under renovation. Until the works are completed and verified, we do not count it as a completed renovation; its last completed renovation was in 1984.
What is the Chrono Score of Grand Beau-Rivage?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10, but freshness is currently pending — Grand Beau-Rivage is under renovation, so the score reflects its last completed state rather than the works in progress.