Cycling holidays
Are you on the road with an e-bike, touring bike or mountain bike? Here you will find all the information you need for a stay during your bike tour or for cycling holidays with us at Hotel Florida. Do you have any unanswered questions? We will be happy to help you.
Safety
Our staff are familiar with the area and can give you tips on safety and possible difficulties for the respective bike routes. Many different bike routes pass close to Hotel Florida. All routes can be viewed at www.veloland.ch. The website also points out possible difficulties and precautions. You will also find valuable safety information at www.provelo.ch or www.suva.ch/velo. Please wear a bicycle helmet on all your bike tours and adapt your speed to the surroundings and your riding ability.
Weather forecasts
Our staff at the reception will be happy to help you with questions about the weather forecast. You can also get information at any time on the Internet at www.wetter.com,www.srf.ch/meteo or www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch (free WiFi throughout the hotel or guest computer in the lobby). The website www.veloland.ch also offers a section with a weather forecast for all areas of Switzerland.
Card material
At our reception you can look at various maps of the surrounding area or borrow them for a day (leisure map of the Three Lakes Region, leisure map of the Jura Region). Our staff will be happy to help you with specific questions about the routes in the area. The website www.schweizmobil.ch is also very informative when it comes to maps. Here you can create your own virtual tours with our login. Please ask us for the login for this service.
Public transport
Our Hotel Florida is well connected to public transport. The bus stop in the immediate vicinity is called "Studen Grien". At www.sbb.ch you will find all possible connections from your place of residence to our hotel. Bicycles are allowed on the bus and in the trains, but it is necessary to buy a ticket for the bike. Day tickets are available for this purpose or you pay half the route price for your bike. On some trains, a reservation for the bike may be obligatory or the transport capacity may be limited. Please check the above website or call the SBB hotline 0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/min. from the Swiss fixed-line network) for more information.
Bicycles are permitted on the nearby Funis Leubringen and Magglingen. An additional ticket for the bicycle must also be purchased on these trains. The ticket can be purchased from the ticket machine at the respective stations. Further information on this:www.funicar.ch
Bike room
The Hotel Florida has a large, easily accessible and lockable bike room. You may store your bike in this room at any time. The bike room has electricity, light and hanging facilities for your bike. There is also a workbench, an assembly stand and a repair kit. The key is available on request at the reception.
Bike cleaning station
Directly in front of the hotel you will find enough space to clean your bike after a tour. There is a water connection and a cleaning kit available. Please report to the reception.
Gastronomy
For early risers, our rich breakfast buffet is ready every day from 6:30 am and on Sunday from 7:30 am. If you would like to start your tour earlier, you are welcome to order a packed lunch. For larger groups, an earlier start of the breakfast buffet is also possible by arrangement.
You can have your evening meal with us until 10:30 pm.
Drying service
We will be happy to dry your clothes and shoes for the next day free of charge. Please hand in the clothes and shoes to be dried at the reception by 6 pm at the latest. This way we can ensure that you can start the next day with dry clothes. There is also a shoe drying machine in the bike garage.
Showers
If you would like to take a shower before check-in (2 p.m.) or after check-out (11 a.m.), this is easily possible in our fitness centre.
Massage and sauna
What could be better than unwinding in the sauna after a strenuous bike tour and relaxing your muscles again? That's exactly what you can do here with us. For our hotel guests, the use of the sauna, steam bath and fitness centre is included in the room rate.
The opening hours are:
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
For a soothing massage, you are welcome to contact Mrs Nicole Obergsell (079 888 87 98) and make an appointment directly with her.
Our partners
Veloatelier Biel
Antonio Quintal
Juravorstadt 6
2502 Biel
Tel 032 322 86 21
Email: veloatelier@gmail.com
www.veloatelier-biel.ch
Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 am to 12:30 pm / 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Offer:
All kinds of repairs, shop for bikes and accessories
every Tuesday at 18:30 guided mountain bike tour of approx. 1.5h duration
(approx. CHF 60.00 per tour and per guest, own mountain bike required)
private tours possible on request (price depending on number of guests, time, level of difficulty)
Jumpin Ghost
Karl-Neuhaus-Strasse 33
2502 Biel
032 323 49 43
www.jumpinghost.ch
Öffnungszeiten:
Montag geschlossen
Dienstag bis Freitag 08:30 Uhr bis 12:00 Uhr / 14:00 Uhr bis 18:30 Uhr
Samstag 08:30 Uhr bis 16:00 Uhr
Offer:
Repairs of all kinds, shop for bikes and accessories, rental of bikes, guided tours possible on request.
(request at least 2 weeks in advance, price depending on number of guests, time, level of difficulty).
One80
Hauptstrasse 59
2557 Studen
032 355 15 80
www.one80-shop.ch
Opening hours:
Monday 13:00 to 19:00,
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10:00 to 12:00 / 13:00 to 19:00
Thursday closed
Friday 16:30 h to 19:00 h
Saturday 09:00 h to 14:00 h
Offer:
Repairs of all kinds, shop for bikes and accessories
Bike Factory
Dorfstrasse 1
3274 Bühl
032 381 14 80
info@unterrassner.ch
www.unterrassner.ch
Opening hours:
Monday: closed,
Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am to 12:00pm / 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Saturday: 08:00h to 14:00h
Offer:
Repairs of all kinds, shop for bikes and accessories, rental of bikes and e-bikes, rental of bike helmets, e-bike riding technique courses as published on the website.
Bike base sports GmbH
Hausmatte 2
Postfach 370
3032 Hinterkappelen
031 822 12 68 / 079 954 45 24
www.bike-base.com
Opening hours: Call and mail always possible.
There is no main shop, tours and courses take place at different locations.
Offer:
Technique courses, guided mountain bike tours (dates, times and prices are communicated on the website), private tours possible on request (price depending on number of guests, time, difficulty level), bikes can only be rented for a requested tour.
Fischer Cycling
Heinrich Fischer
Seestrasse 26
2563 Ipsach
032 331 50 01,
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Opening hours:
Call and mail always possible/There is no main shop/Tours and courses take place at different locations.
Offer:
Courses and tours as published on the website.
Bike or e-bike can be rented on request for a tour (rented from a third party).
Bike helmet can be rented on request for a tour. Individual e-bike tours can be booked on request (bookable at least 1 week in advance, price depends on number of guests, time, level of difficulty).
Individual mountain bike tours can be booked on request (bookable 10 days in advance at the latest, price depending on number of guests, time, level of difficulty).
All our mentioned partners are specialists in the field of cycling.
Nevertheless, Hotel Florida assumes no liability for tours, rentals, repairs or other services carried out by the partners.
For questions about the individual offers and prices, please contact the bike specialists directly.