Hotel Bern
Bern, Switzerland
Built 1914 · Last completed renovation 2013
Hotel Bern in Bern was last renovated in 2013, and originally built in 1914 (sourced renovations: 1981, 2013). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 5.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
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 · Bern, Switzerland
Timeline
1914
Volkshaus opened, precursor of today's Hotel Bern
1981
New building erected on the site
2013
Restaurant Volkshaus 1914 reopened after renovation
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2013 renovation
“it returned to its roots in 2013, reopening the Volkshaus 1914 restaurant and bar on 23 August after a 53-day renovation phase.”— source · retrieved 2026-09-12
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1914
Last completed renovation
Sourced2013
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1981–2013). 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.
“it returned to its roots in 2013, reopening the Volkshaus 1914 restaurant and bar on 23 August after a 53-day renovation phase.”
“A new building was erected behind ... in 1981,”
“Before the new Volkshaus on Berne’s Zeughausgasse, today’s “Hotel Bern”, was opened in 1914,”
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When was Hotel Bern built?+
Hotel Bern (Bern, Switzerland) was built in 1914.
How old is Hotel Bern?+
Hotel Bern is 112 years old — it was built in 1914 and last renovated in 2013. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Bern last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2013.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Bern?+
Its Chrono Score is 5.5/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric.