I travel for a living and have stayed in a number of hostels before. This by far was the most…read moreunpleasant. First thing is no one answers the phones. Check in was at 3 pm, and I wanted to know if I could drop my bags and no one answered. Upon arriving to the hostel , the guy behind the bar didn't even acknowledge me , never looked me in the eye .. I had to say "excuse me " two times . I asked about check in , and while on his phone says "you're early ", then thru me a key and said where I could stow my bags ... Very unpleasant, however he flirted with every woman who came in the cafe . Actually all the guys were not too pleasant , the women were sweet however. Otherwise the hostel was very clean and kept . Nice clean bathrooms and dorms. Hot water only lasted maybe ten minutes, but is expected with hostels , where there are numerous people. I wish there was more than one bathroom , that was kind of brutal, but luckily I stayed in a six bedroom where I only saw two other girls Nice hostel to meet people, in the party area , but customer service here sucks .. and I probably wouldn't stay here in again.

If you want to stay in the red light district of Zurich in a place above a bar where old men hit on…read moreyoung girls then this is the place for you. For the price you pay it is not worth the money other than the fact that it is semi-close to downtown. There is one dirty bathroom for a room of 8 people in the mixed room making it nearly impossible to get ready when you want to. Not to mention the bed's squeak every time someone moves waking you up each time. Because you are downtown you hear noises that sound like people fighting followed by sirens. STAY IN AN AIRBNB OVER THIS!

Wow, what a thrill it is to write a review about this hostel on YELP! Looks like I will be the…read morefirst...in English. For full disclosure, I stayed here in early 2009 and paid $50 for one night. I arrived pretty late in the evening, so my first impression of the building was the clean, minimalist look of the interior. Can I say I loved it?! It was really refreshing, unlike some hostels I have stayed in that were, well, not that great. There was always someone on duty at the front desk, which made me feel safe and check-in was a breeze. With that, the space downstairs was very open, which made socializing pretty easy. The room I stayed in (a 4-bed female) was empty (lucky me!), and the bed was standard. The wall of the showers were a dark grey, possibly concrete, which was consistent with their simple and bold interior. One issue I had was this was that this hostel was pretty far from the train station (HB). You would have to take a taxi or figure out public transit to get there, but it's nestled in a residential area, so might be a quieter escape to the downtown noise. Overall, this hostel was clean and beautiful inside, and Zurich being expensive on the whole, it's an average price, and you should consider staying here.

I had a really pleasant stay in Zurich and Hotel Krone played a major part in said experience. I…read morebooked a single room which was of course small, but well laid out for maximum efficiency. Housekeeping was reliable and even left a fresh glass bottle of water in the room each day, which was nice. There was also an air conditioner in the room which was much appreciated in the Swiss summertime. The hotel was also conveniently located directly in front of two different bus lines which made getting around very easy! Only drawbacks that I can think of would really be the lack of inclusions I was provided at other Swiss hotels. They did not provide any bus tickets for the Zurich zone as other hotels did and the onsite restaurant was very expensive (even for Zurich) and no discount was offered to hotel guests. The breakfast is also an upgrade charge which I did add but found the variety to be ample and very tasty. Ultimately a very good stay made better by the very friendly staff!

NOT SAFE for solo travelers. Restaurant staff overheard me on the phone talking about traveling…read morealone. Next thing you know some locals show up and talk to the staff allegedly to pick up food to go but then they sit down and order a bottle of wine. They eventually approached me and asked to join my table and buy me a glass of wine. They were asking lots of questions about my travels and where my room was in the hotel. Paying the bill got very sketchy, felt like they were trying to get my credit card number off my card and were disappointed I didn't have cash or a purse with me. Whole thing was very suspicious so I got out of there as soon as I paid the bill. The hotel part isn't bad but who knows if the restaurant staff is doing that what else could be going on. Glad I was only here for 1 night and had an early flight to catch.

We stayed at this hotel for three days and the lack of air conditioning when it was hot and humid,…read moremade it very restless for sleeping. The location wasn't bad if you wanted to take the tram to other areas of the city. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful especially when hooking up to the Internet.

My wife and I just completed a stay at the Steigenberger Bellerive au Lac Hotel in Zurich! With…read moresome History of our trip you will understand our "rather negative attitude" staying at this Hotel. We made our reservation, some 6 months prior, through our Travel Agent, in Lincoln, California. We chose the Pay Now Price, which allows no cancellation, for two nights stay, checking in April 8th, and out April 10th. Our trip was to start with the Viking Ocean Cruise Ship SKY on March 27th, 2019. However, I am sure most folks watched TV News regarding the Viking SKY ship being stranded off the Coast of Norway, on Saturday, March 23rd with people being taken off the ship by Helicopter. Within a few hours we got notified by Viking that our upcoming trip on the SKY ship had been cancelled. Panicked, we contacted our Travel Agent, to see what to do, as we knew our "stop over" in Switzerland was mostly non-refundable! Swiss Air from Copenhagen to Zurich Airport, two night stay at the Raddison Blu in Luzerne, then Two nights say at the Steigenberger in Zurich. Our travel agent came up with a "last minute" plan to take a Viking River Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland. Thus we would be able to continue the Stop over in Switzerland! However, that would put us in Switzerland ONE-DAY LATE! Meaning we would have to push out or stay by one day at each Hotel. The Raddison Blu in Luzerne, gave us NO problem with this, no extra charges. However, the Steigenberger was not as KIND! We had to keep our Original Reservation, then pay additionally for one extra night! (basically stay for two nights, pay for three). After all, we were NOT asking to Cancel, nor get any monies back, just move out the Reservation by ONE DAY! Thus our Feelings for this Trip began to change! We were only taking this whole trip to Celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. Plus the cost for the extra one night, cost more then the two nights individually. In other words, our original cost was $504.16 USD for two nights, or $252.08 USD per night. The addition cost they required for the one extra night was $294.56 USD. This only furthered the INSULT! Our travel agent said she tried couple of times to get the reservation just moved out the one day, but they would not concur! We value Rules, but sometimes exceptions can be made! When we checked in on April 9th, 2019, there was some confusion regarding how many nights stay, etc, since we basically had two Reservations..............but we got that straightened out! When the nice young man gave us our Key he said, "your room number has been changed". Instead of getting the City View, we PAID FOR, we got a room with an Office Building across the road from us, which caused us to keep our curtains closed most of the time! The room changed from 401 to 314, as noted on the Folder with the Keys! This tells me that Steigenberger re-rented the room we paid for, hence double dipping, which I believe in the US may be illegal. Never again!!!

Stayed here for a weekend visit. The Leoneck is located about 7 minutes (walk) from the central…read morestation. That said, there is a hill to climb so if you have heavy luggage an option is taking the number 10 tram from Bahnhofplatz stop to the hotel. I somehow got a room on the 5th (top) floor with a balcony and a view. The single room was a decent size with a small bathroom. Room had updated furniture and was clean. Also had a refrigerator with a smartphone travel guide. They offer an incentive each day if you opt to not have your room cleaned. 10 CHF which can be used in the restaurant for food or drinks. They also give you a welcome drink voucher which was a nice touch. The location is ideal. Walking distance to Bahnhofstrasse (The shopping street) Old town & 15-20 minutes by tram to many locations. They have a good variety of hot and cold options for breakfast as well serve dinner at the restaurant (closed on Sunday). Only complaint is they don't have an exercise facility. Check in/out was fast and the staff was friendly & helpful. Ask for a 4th or 5th floor room with a view. I was here right before peak season in May so great value for money!

Very happy with this hotel. Excellent location, a ten minute walk from HB station, or you can take…read morethe 10 there if you don't want to walk. The 10 from the airport, though longer than some other available routes, stops right outside the front door. Our room came with the breakfast buffet included, and I was impressed with it. European hotels do breakfast buffets so much better than US hotels. It's ironic that they call the budget the "American Breakfast Buffet". WiFi is good, but do note that the card they give you is for one connection at a time. You can use multiple devices, but we found that only one device could be connected at a time. Ask for a card per person. We felt like this place was nice, clean, affordable, and in a great location. Would happily stay here again in the future.

Very pleasant, small hotel and bar in the Old Town. Clean, comfortable rooms. Very nice welcome…read moreon check-in. Good value. Recommended.

Hotel clean, very pleasant staff with a great location in old downtown in easy walking distance to…read moreall the sites and train station. They are six stories with a small elevator that has room for two with one bag each. There is a bar and restaurant. Food and drinks not inexpensive. Room was tiny with a small bathroom. For the cost I expected a bigger room. Towels very thin, not plush. No A/C. Window open for cooling so you got lots of street noise from early commercial delivery traffic and them people late at night. Adequate at best.

LOVED the Widder Hotel. After two weeks of traveling and staying in various places and using…read moredifferent modes of transportation - to check in to the Widder was a dream. We were hot and tired and they welcomed us with ice-cold infused water and cool towels. They treated our kids like royalty. Our room was perfect - I believe it was a "family suite" room 404. So large and spacious with lots of air conditioning. Housekeeping twice a day kept things clean, stocked, and orderly. The breakfast was in a beautiful room with all the fruits and pastries and eggs and meats you can imagine. The hotel is in an excellent location for walking, dining, and shopping. It was the best stay of our whole trip and we would be thrilled to return!

We had an absolutely delightful stay in the Widder Hotel. It's located right in Old Town Zurich…read moreand is developed from converted and adjoined historical buildings, yet everything feels brand new and extremely refined in its design--it gives the perfect feel of getting the old world feeling from the city with all the creature comforts and aesthetic pleasures of modern design and construction. Design is clearly a high priority--everywhere you look, the architecture, interiors, furniture, décor, are nothing short of artful. And they are done to cleverly mash-up the history and modernity. It's almost like staying in a museum--it's so beautiful. They have a farm they use to supply a lot of the food across the property and the food is spectacular. The breakfast spread and hot menu items, in particular, were one of the best I've seen--everything was so tasty. They also treated us to a welcome amenity that was a selection of sweet and savory snacks they made. And, we visited their bar, which is also gorgeous with an incredible menu. My partner is celiac and so we need strict gluten free with no cross-contamination to keep him safe. The hotel took this seriously from the moment I asked the concierge for help. The breakfast team was very helpful with navigating the options, and even brought him gluten free bread. Our server in the bar seemed to understand the issue and take it seriously. And, they even managed to make the in-room welcome amenity gluten free for him, which I would have never expected. We felt very safe with their team.

We have stayed at this boutique hotel twice - once on our most recent trip to Zurich, and once back…read morein 2010. It's in a beautiful building that used to be an old theatre in the city. The room itself is small and a bit dated. Beds were comfy but the pillows were pretty flimsy. However the real benefit is staying in old town and only a short walk to the main train station, while still paying a reasonable price. There is free Wifi which was a bonus. Signal was strong and you could get it from anywhere in the hotel. Overall it is a good no frills hotel.

Stayed in room 504 for 4 nights. We notified them that the refrigerator wasn't working and they…read moreoffered to change our room and showed us two others. They were not nearly as spacious or light so we declined. They did not resolve the refrigerator issue later as promised. Nevertheless the location is good although a bit noisy. Short walk to train station, fraumunster church, Bahnhofstrasse, fantastic art museum. Pleasant staff. 3.5 stars overall.