Around the hut
The Kiental is a quiet side valley of the Kandertal. Here is what you need nearby.
Shopping
the Aellig village shop in Kiental sells bread and groceries and has a post office counter, about 2 km from the hut. It delivers on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for CHF 5. The nearest Coop supermarket is in Reichenbach. aellig-kiental.ch
Eating out
Hotel-Restaurant Alpenruh (just over 1 km, closed Tuesday and Wednesday), Hotel Bären in Kiental, Berghaus Ramslauenen, Berggasthaus Golderli, Naturfreundehaus Gorneren and the hotels at Griesalp.
Guest card
it gives you free rides on the bus from Reichenbach to Kiental, the chairlift to Ramslauenen, the train from Mülenen to Kandersteg and the buses to Adelboden. Niesen railway, Blausee and Oeschinensee are cheaper. adelboden-lenk-kandersteg.ch