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Basel Hotels Rates
There are certain hotels that can accomodate the needs of tourists who wants to spend and enjoy the pleasures of being in Basel and to the tourist that are on the tight budget. Here are some of the hotels with their price range:
Budget
- The youth hostel is located in the St. Alban quarter, one of the most picturesque quarters in town, close to the riverbank of the Rhine. Single and double rooms or dorms. Prices range from 30 CHF for dorm beds to 80 CHF for single rooms. Address: St. Alban-Kirchrain 10, 4052 Basel, phone +41 61 272 05 72, fax +41 61 272 08 33 www.youthhostel.ch/basel/, basel@youthhostel.ch
- A second youth hostel (Basel-City) has opened on 22th of March 2005. It is just 3 minutes away from the main station and has only single and double rooms. Address: Pfeffingerstasse 8, CH-4053 Basel, phone + 41 61 365 99 60, fax: +41 61 365 99 61, http://www.youthhostel.ch/basel.city, basel.city@youthhostel.ch
- Basel Back Pack, Dornacherstr. 192, +41 61 333 00 37, info@baselbackpack.ch. The first and only backpackers hotel is located in the lively Gundeldinger Feld quarter, where you also find some night life, dining and shopping possibilities. Single and double rooms and dorms. 30 CHF for dorm beds to 80 CHF for single rooms.
Mid-range
- Basel Schweizerhof +41 61 560 85 85, located on Centralbahnplatz. Handy access to the train station and tram links.
Splurge
- Teufelhof +41 61 261 10 10, Leonhardsgraben 49, at the border of the old town. This is one of Basel's most original hotels, in a (thoroughly renovated) medieval mansion. Each of the spacious hotel rooms was designed by an artist, giving them a very original look and atmosphere (check out the website). Also features a fairly good restaurant of the same name. If you step out of the building, you find yourself in the middle of a maze of small alley ways. It's a popular spot to watch the Morgestraich and evening processions of the Basler Fasnacht (see Festivals). But reserve about a year in advance if you plan on staying here for that event (and bring earplugs if you intend to sleep at all).
- Les Trois Rois or Drei Könige (Three Kings), +41 61 260 50 50, Blumenrain 8, on the bank of the Rhine near Mittlere Brücke. Reopened in March 2006 after extensive renovation of the existing 1844 structure. A member of the Leading Hotels of the World, this is one of the oldest and finest hotels in Switzerland. Legend has it that the hotel owes its name to the three kings who made peace in Basel in 1026. The long list of illustrious guests includes, among others, Theodor Herzl, who stayed here during the first Zionist Congress, which took place in Basel in 1897. Very expensive, but views of the Rhine from some rooms - and all that tradition!!
- SAS Radisson, +41 61 227 27 27, Steinentorstr. 25, at Heuwaage. Recently renovated, fully air conditioned, great lobby bar and fair restaurants: Steinenpick and Kaffi-Muehli. Expect to pay CHF 150-250 range for a neat and clean room. Most rooms are of modest size unless you go high-end deluxe business class. High speed internet access in some better rooms and (wireless) in the lobby (both at extra cost). Window views are generally of a small inner courtyard built on the roof of the first floor (pretty dismal). Otherwise a good hotel with pleasant and helpful staff.
- Basel Hilton, +41 61 275 66 00, Aeschengraben 31. Typical anonymous business hotel, lacking any Swiss authenticity, but located only one block from the SBB Station. Borders on two multi-lane pass through streets, and sits right next to the Bank for International Settlements building (which in turn has the appealing shape of a nuclear power plant's cooling tower). However, through an underpass you can walk not only to the train station but also to a small park across the street and from there within 5 minutes to the city center.
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