There are accommodations for most budgets in Bern, but as the federal capital, Bern hosts many conventions and international meetings, so the hotels are frequently fully booked; make a reservation. You can reserve a hotel room in advance either by phone (tel. 031/328-12-12) or by Internet (www.berninfo.com). The service is free.
Altstadt is built on a peninsula so compact that everything is literally "around the corner," including nearly all hotels, more than 150 restaurants, the major sights, 6km (3 1/2 miles) of arcades for shopping -- even the weekly farmers market and the Houses of Parliament.
