I am planning a trip later this spring to Interlaken this spring with our 6 and 8 year old daughters. The basic plan is as follows,

Day 1: Train from Geneva to Montreaux then take the Golden Pass scenic train from Montreaux to Interlaken. We will rent an AirBNB or equivalent in town.

Day 2: Take a train to Lauterbrunnen and then a bus the falls and caves at Trümmelbach

Day 3. Head back to Geneva.

I could use some advice for family friendly restaurants, bakeries, and other food sources in Interlaken and Llauterbrunnen. I can also use a light activity in Interlaken for late in the first day if the kids need to spend some energy after being in the train all day.

Thanks!

Dan

Interlaken itself consists, from the tourist eye, of a narrow street lined with post-card stalls and over-priced restaurants. However, outside Interlaken is wonderful, which is why wour bus idea is very good.

Set back a little from that tourist street is a large, open sports field. If the wind conditions are right, it is used as a landing spot for parachutists (or was it deltas? or both? can't remember exactly). We spent a lovely picnic there once, munching away while watching them float down and land.

My three boys really enjoyed breakfast at Hooters, sitting outside overlooking the park.

It wasn't just the friendly and easy-on the-eyes staff but they could also watch all the paragliders come into land.

Despite it being a tourist destination, all the food shops in Interlaken seem to close incredibly early on a Saturday.

At Hooters?

If I went to hooters with my boys, none of us would be watching the paragliders I can assure you

Sorry I can't help further as I don't know the area that well.

There is a big swimming pool complex in Interlaken with both indoor and outdoor pools.

They also have a crazy golf course outside if the kids don't fancy a swim.

Just recalled seeing this when I drive past. I think the boys will love it:

http://www.interlaken.ch/en/explore-jungfrau-park.html

That place gets incredibly bad reviews. I would avoid it if I were you.

Interlaken is just a tourist trap, a base point for other places.

however, the youth hostel is right next to the train station 'Interlaken Ost' - it's very new - plus the bonus is that they do basic meals and it's not expensive...and the other bonus is that it's kid-friendly.

But personally, I would go further to stay overnight in Wengen, Grindelwald or Mürren, then you will really be in the mountains.

My preference would be Mürren. There is a kids playground on the mountain above at 'Allmendhubel' or you can go from there down to the trummelbachfalls if you really want to... or if the weather is particularly nice, up to Schilthorn on the cablecar. You can go direct from Geneva to Mürren in one day, just pick the right connections...everything is linked...

It's a very pleasant, very easy flat walk with kids from Lauterbrunnen to Trümmelbach. From there you can get the bus back to Lauterbrunnen.

Grindelwald youth hostel is lovely!
https://www.google.ch/search?q=grind...ih=637&dpr=0.5

I agree that these other places may be more typically Swiss. I would still recommend Interlaken though as it is much more central and makes many more places easily accessible

Good to know thanks. As I said, I've only ever driven past the place.

I agree, Interlaken seems like nothing special. A convenient city along our route and nothing more. Murren looks fantastic and will make a better place to stay. Taking the lifts up and down the mountain will be a thrill all by itself for the girls. Now to find an AirBnB for the family to use...

We like to use the tourism service for the local town. They often know the best 'kid friendly' places to stay...
https://muerren.swiss/en/winter/

We did stay at the Pension Sonneberg....it was quite an adventure as you have to take a little funicular up and walk back down the mountain to get there, but it was very kid-friendly.. not convenient, though, for carrying luggage (but we knew that, and took our rucksacks)...

At Interlaken Ost there is a large coop and at Interlaken West there is a large Migros so you should be covered for basics, the coop in Matten is also open on Sundays and the Ortsbus (104) drives past it.
In terms of bakeries if you look hard enough you will find them, there are two (Michel and Mohler) close to each other in Unterseen who take it in turns to open also on a Sunday and both have places to sit in for a coffee and a gipfeli.
Our Tagesmutter takes the kids quite regularly to Jungfraupark (a passable wet weather option) but they are younger than yours and as others have suggested the Bödelibad is good for rainy afternoons.
In terms of eating out I would recommend the Stadthaus, they don't seem to mind us dragging our 2 & 4 year old there, and prices are OK by swiss standards.