Marine and her husband Xavier went above and beyond any expectation we could have had as an airbnb host. My husband and I traveled from France to Switzerland by train during a strike in France. This caused a lot of anxiety and stress as our trains into Switzerland were delayed several hours. As a result, we were extremely late getting into Bex, which is the station you must travel to in order to board the mountain train that takes you to Gryon. We arrived very late at night (10PM) and most everything was closed, all except for a small diner that, thankfully let us use their landline. We had been relying on wifi for all of our navigation, which made this a living nightmare.
Marine was exceptionally fast with all of her responses through the entire duration of our trip, including the experience mentioned above. She was constantly checking in with us to see where we were as we were traveling. Without hesitation, she made a 15-20 minute drive, away from her family, at 10PM or 2200, to personally pick us up and take us to her home. AMAZING!
Marine and her husband were extremely welcoming and kind to us upon arrival and even asked if we were hungry (we were) and gave us some pasta to eat after our long trip. After about 12 hours of travel, we arrived at their home, which had the most breathtaking view I have ever seen in my life, from our balcony. We had a very spacious living quarter that was on the third floor. Equipped with a fully furnished kitchen, a spacious bedroom and bathroom. She even had some toiletries for us in the bathroom as well. Because my husband and I were traveling for our honeymoon, she even bought us a delicious bottle of wine, which was not something that we ever thought would happen. She spent lots of time explaining everywhere we should visit, and gave recommendations for hiking trails and good eats.
Her friends have a cottage located in a very small village that serves authentic Swiss Fondue to die for. Probably the most scenic walk of our entire trip, long, but worth it. Marine was everything that we needed after the trouble that we had traveling from France, and we would gladly visit Gryon again in the future just for the conversations we had with her and her husband. Thank you so much for everything you have done for us as newcomers to your beautiful country. We will see you soon, hopefully in the winter months so we can see everything in a whole new light!
Anthony & Selena