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Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

3.5 star property

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Daily buffet breakfast (CHF 30 per person)
Villa Ambiance Double Room
Reception
Exterior
Villa Ambiance Double Room

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Centralbahnplatz 1, Basel, BS, 4002
  • Place, Basel Zoo
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Basler Muenster
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Marktplatz
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Basel (BSL-EuroAirport)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Economy Single Room

Economy Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Business Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(48 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room | Living area

Superior Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(27 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Villa Business Double Room

Villa Business Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Villa Ambiance Double Room

Villa Ambiance Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Basel

With a stay at Hotel Schweizerhof Basel, you'll be centrally located in Basel, within a 10-minute walk of Basel University and Basel Zoo. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Basler Muenster and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from St. Jakob-Park.

What's nearby

  • Basel University - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Basel Zoo - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Basler Muenster - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Marktplatz - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • St. Jakobshalle - 3 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Basel SBB Station - 2 min walk
  • Bhfeingang Gundeldingen Tram Stop - 5 min walk
  • EuroAirport Airport (BSL) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Spettacolo - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Brezelkönig - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lora - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

Hotel with a bar, 10-minute walk to Basel Zoo
Hotel Schweizerhof Basel offers 89 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Basel hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 89 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Additional features at this hotel include discounted use of a nearby fitness facility and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite from the snack bar/deli, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Parking on site (CHF 23 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; CHF 30 for adults and CHF 25 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet (86 centimetre high)
  • Handrails in stairways (91 centimetre high)
  • Lift (79 centimetre wide door)
  • Raised toilet seat (84 centimetre high)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (112 centimetre high)

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1864
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 70.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 4.20 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 30 for adults and CHF 25 for children
  • Self parking fee: CHF 23 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: CHF 70.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 star Superior and is displayed on this page as 3.5 stars.

Property is also known as

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Hotel Schweizerhof Basel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 668 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 292 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 1000 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sherie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located hotel with friendly service, clean, quiet. Only negative was the pricey breakfast buffet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

nice hotel

i just love this hotel and the very friendly team
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Saul, Pegeia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent choice for a 3 star hotel. I’d say it’s nearly 4. Extremely clean rooms, just off the train station which makes it very convenient for travel around the country. Just be aware that many rooms are overlooking the tram station working 24/7. You might feel a little noisy when you open the window. At the meantime, soundproof is very good and you can sleep well if you close it. Highly recommended.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay.

Everything was great. Just didn’t realize how close to the train station it was. Very convenient but noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sahar

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel it could be more than 3 stars. It is located close to Basel SBB which makes a bit noisy the area. Everything else were great.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very professional on every level. Property in excellent condition. Good location for the train station and old town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good value in Switzerland!

We only stayed one night but location was good coming from airport on the bus. Also tram stops right putside hotel.Some vibration from trams but not particularly noisy. Large room and bathroom. Very comfortable bed. Staff very helpful with perfect English. Breakfast excellent with lots of choice and tea or coffee served at our table.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Staff very helpful. Love the location by the bustling Basle train station. A real step back in time. We all need that nowadays . Book and enjoy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raphael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Schweizerhof is a very modern and comfortable hotel. Quiet and comfortable rooms. The hotel has excellent facilities including a bar on the ground and ice and fresh water rooms on each floor. The breakfast was great. Great transport links with the train and tram outside. I liked as a hotel guest the hotel gives you a free pass around Basel. I highly recommend the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Oak Park

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The hotel is beautiful, conveniently located near the train and the rooms are extremely clean and comfortable. We loved our stay. The best part was the staff who were so accommodating. We had an extremely difficult journey to get to Basel due to our train being canceled, and the front desk woman so graciously allowed us to check in early. It honestly made our first day in Switzerland such a dream. I will look for their hotels whenever I travel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely hotel, so welcoming. Spacious, clean single room at the front overlooking the trams, as I requested. Excellent WiFi / internet. UK channels on the TV and a kettle for a cuppa. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Henrik

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for public transport OK rooms for short stays
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Great location by the train station. If you're looking for something in the city center, this might not be the hotel for you - but as a someone pass through and stopping in Basel for a night, it was perfect. Affordable for Switzerland. Very large rooms. We were there during a heatwave and not only was the AC great, but the hotel had ice and water. Very good internet (I had some work video calls and was a little nervous after traveling to some other hotels around Europe). Would 100% stay there again. Felt like it was a great find.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Botanic Ridge

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facilities. Good breakfast. Handy to train station. Excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aya

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Piyavan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Next to the main train station and the major tram stops is right in front of the hotel. Grocery stores are only 1-2 mins away. Staff were great. Shout out to Jay and Thomas for great recommendations. Housekeeping also super nice and friendly. Breakfast was good but it would be better if there are more varieties. We stayed there for 6 nights and majority of items were the same.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

bobbi

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marla

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Close to trains. Comfortable property.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great experience staying at the Schweitzerhof Basel! We found breakfast to be quite good , the staff extremely helpful and friendly and the bed was very comfortable. It is just a few yards from the central train station, which was very convenient, as we arrived by train and its quite well located to walking around the alt stadt.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location makes it very easy to navigate the city. The staff was great. The rooms were clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice facility, large clean room, but train noise becomes annoying
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carmen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Right across the train station
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025