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Cheap hotels in the old town, Gstaad

Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 5 Gstaad hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Gstaad, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.85 down to 4.6.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $131.

Standard 3 - Private Bathroom - Heiti Lodge

Highest rated of the five

Standard 3 - Private Bathroom - Heiti Lodge

★★★★★4.85 from 171 reviews

Standard 3 - Private Bathroom - Heiti Lodge comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.85 from 171 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under old town and around $131 a night on the dates we checked.

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All five, ranked

  1. Standard 3 - Private Bathroom - Heiti Lodge1

    Standard 3 - Private Bathroom - Heiti Lodge

    ★★★★★4.85 from 171 reviews

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    • Heiti Gstaad2

      Heiti Gstaad

      ★★★★★4.7 from 171 reviews

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      • Alpenchalet Weidhaus3

        Alpenchalet Weidhaus

        ★★★★★4.8 from 80 reviews

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        • Pension B&B Panorama Lauenen4

          Pension B&B Panorama Lauenen

          ★★★★★4.8 from 64 reviews

          • Parking
          • Kid friendly

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        • Jugendherberge Gstaad Saanenland5

          Jugendherberge Gstaad Saanenland

          ★★★★★4.6 from 299 reviews

          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly
          • Kid friendly
          • Air conditioning

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        How this list was put together

        5 Gstaad hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Luca Ferreira

        Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

        Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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