Hotel Metropol Basel

In Basel’s Sankt Alban quarter, this city-center 4-star hotel sits at Elisabethenanlage 5 — about an 8-minute walk to Basel Zoo and roughly 13 minutes on foot to Basler Münster. Marktplatz and Congress Center Basel are within about 1.4–1.5 miles, and EuroAirport is approximately 8.9 km away.

The hotel has 46 guestrooms with memory foam beds and flat-screen TVs. Rooms include a minibar (extra charge), coffee/tea maker, desk, telephone and private bathrooms with tub or shower plus hairdryer and complimentary toiletries; some rooms note bathrobes and slippers. Central air conditioning is on a timed schedule and runs only during specific hours.

Expect 24-hour reception, a 24-hour fitness center, bicycle rentals, a bar and a breakfast room, plus complimentary wireless internet and an elevator. Onsite parking and laundry services are available for an extra charge, and concierge services help with local tours and museum visits — perfect for short city-street mornings and museum-hopping.

Complimentary wired and wireless internet, a business center and computer station, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and onsite self-parking (charges may apply).

There’s an onsite restaurant and bar, plus buffet breakfasts on weekdays (6:30–10:30) and weekends (7:00–11:00) for a fee, and room service during limited hours. The location makes it easy to sample Basel’s nearby cafés and restaurants on foot.