This hotel is located in the Old Town area. The tram stops just a few steps away. It is a short walk to the train station. The staff is tremendous. The rooms are very clean and the shower is outstanding. They offer free water and Coke Zero 24 hours a day. There is a restaurant attached to the hotel which serves a nice buffet breakfast if you book that option. If noise is an issue for you ask for an inside room. The streets can be loud late into the night. You get what you pay for and the hotel Adler is an excellent hotel for the price. read more

I booked this hotel far in advance during a flash sale because hotels in Switzerland are so expensive. It was nonrefundable but that worked out fine. The hotel staff were very responsive to my many email questions. I also reserved dinner at the hotel restaurant by email. I was running late coming back from Victorinox so I asked the store staff to call the hotel and they allowed me to push my reservations to later. They're also helpful in booking taxis though those are super pricy here. Checkin and out were very fast and you can store luggage. The entrance has a few steps you have to carry your luggage up to get to the small reception. There's a room behind with tables and chairs you can hang out. The best part is that it includes a fridge with drinks, free and unlimited. Water at the tourist sites are so expensive! I started bringing water with me when I went out. On Jungfraujoch one bottle standard size was almost $8!! The room I booked was the single room. It was small but had everything and was designed well to maximize the small space. Everything was clean. Pillow was too flat but there was an extra in the cupboard. There was one free glass bottle of water upon arrival which was not replaced since drinks were available downstairs. Bathroom was small but fine. The toiletries smelled too earthy for me I appreciated having hair conditioner. The walls are paper thin though so if you don't have a quiet neighbor like I did, it'll be a huge problem. When she was on the phone I heard every word through the wall next to my bed. Luckily I didn't have a neighbor for most days and she went to sleep early so I was fine. Imagine this wouldn't be the case during peak season. Blackout curtains were good. Location of this hotel is excellent. It's a few minutes walk to the main Zurich train station and bus station for any excursions. It's also next to the tram which I didn't use. It's right by the river so you have all the best views and can walk to all the main sites too. There are many nearby grocery stores and restaurants as well. It's a 5 minute walk to Victorinox flagship store, which has more customizable options for the Swiss Army knife shell than any other store I checked. My group tour started at a hotel across town that had much nicer rooms but I would still choose this one for the location alone. They also leave a toblerone chocolate and card on the pillow which was a nice touch. They also give you a reusable fabric shopping bag which I loved. read more

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Nice hotel in great location of old town. Lots of shopping and excellent restaurants nearby. The fondue restaurant in the lobby was very good and fun. Comfortable beds and great service. I would highly recommend this hotel! read more

Hotel Adler - Hotel on the square - Hotels Near Me - Zürich, ZH

We stayed at the hotel the night before our flight back to the States. I liked a number of things about the hotel. First, the price was reasonable. Zurich is a very expensive city, yet this hotel was reasonably priced. Second, they had a machine that provided free water and soft drinks throughout our stay. Third, it was an easy walk from the train station to the hotel. Fourth, it is right on the edge of old town which allows you to walk around the nicest part of the city. Fifth, we paid extra(20 francs) for breakfast. As expensive as the city is I thought this was a bargain. The breakfast was a buffet that included many different items that will fulfill anyones needs. The buffet also included lochs and bagels which was a treat. Overall, I would recommend this hotel. read more

Perfect for a short stay. Having landed early in the morning, I was able to check in early. I was gifted a bar of toblerone. Included was sparkling/still water and a Coke Zero. Water-warm and great pressure Bed-not the worst but also not the best Setup-there's definitely thoughts put into this including room darkening curtains, the way the lighting is set up, moveable bedside shelf, and a reading light. Clean overall, no microwave if you are trying to eat leftovers Breakfast-buffet and worth the included price considering sit down breakfast can be ~20 CHF and you may have limited options in the surrounding area Sound- definitely soundproof to most outside noises when windows are shut, but you can hear hallway noises -- not a huge bothersome for myself but it could very well impact a light sleeper Very walkable, great location. read more

The room was pretty decorated and had a great balcony. But the we sleep in different rooms that way if someone snores we won't get disturbed but it was just one room read more

We stayed here for two nights on the last leg of our 17 day Europe trip. We wanted a place with central location given our short stay in Zurich. Front desk was helpful in helping us get acquainted with the city and the hot spots. Room was comfortable and the shower pressure was next level. Boutique hotel with history and character. Big bonus is you get priority reservations at the hotel restaurant downstairs which is one of the busiest restaurants in Zurich and famous for its Fondue and other traditional Swiss dishes. They also arranged a shuttle to the airport for 36 francs which saved the headache of scrambling looking for transportation. read more

What I appreciate about this hotel: 1. Space is huge. Our room had coat room or what I would call a walk in closet. 2. Helpful and friendly staff. 3. It's in Old town, it's busy I love that. 4. 10 min walk to the main station (close to the Covid testing site) 5. If you're worried that it's loud at night, the windows are sound proof. 6. Clean 7. Free breakfast! 8. They offer shuttle to the hotel just make a reservation. Not free but worth taking advantage of. read more

It was very clean, old charm boutique hotel with modern facilities. It is in the heart of Old Town. Has many bars and restaurants around it. Comes with free breakfast and they replenish your soda and water in the mini fridge. Very thoughtful they put a postcard and a mini Toblerone chocolate on your pillow. The bathroom was clean with free toiletries. They had so many sockets in case you didn't have the European plug, they had USB outlets. I also liked the fact they give you a channel guide for the TV so you don't have to search for the English channels. That's what I always have to do when staying in a hotel in Europe so this simple thing they do was a very big plus. I was in room 309 for a single traveler it was the perfect size. The staff was always so helpful. There is a Swiss restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel with delicious cheese fondue, the restaurant also is the room where they serve breakfast. Limited options for breakfast no hot food but you can't go wroNg with staying here if you want to be close to everything. The beds and pillows were a little lumpy that is my only complaint. For someone like me with a bad back it was not the best nights sleep. It is very quite though. For New Year's Eve I could hear the music from the bars below but it was not annoying. My stay was pleasant and would recommend it to people visiting Zurich! read more

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Would you stay in a hotel, built in 1455? Made reservations here about 2 months in advance of our mid July stay, based on Tripadvisor, which rated this the #4 best value hotel in Zurich, out of 305 places to stay. The other three hotels rated better values, could not compare to the Hotel Adler which was rated as the maximum 100 for walkability, 223 restaurants within 0.3 miles, and 90 attractions within 0.3 miles. We got in after 20 hours of flights and airport stays at Zurich airport at 8:30am, took the train to the main train station for 6.50 chf each, and walked 10 minutes to the hotel, towing 2 carry-ons and 2 daybacks. Place is in the middle of old town, and had to draw a zig zag map by hand using google maps from home, as the streets in old town are only a few blocks long, with lengthy German names. Google maps would not work on the European cell phone app here in Zurich. 4 story old style hotel, with maybe 20 rooms per floor. Came dragging in, as it was 10am local time, or 1am California time, and no sleep on the red eye from Atlanta to Zurich. We notified them in advance of our arrival time, and they had our room ready at 10am! On the way up, noticed the spacious lobby with plenty of couches and lounges for those unfortunate to have to wait for their rooms, along with a PC to surf the web or print out airline boarding passes. Third floor room 9' x 13' smallest of the 5 hotel rooms that we stayed in our 2 week trip in Europe, and we paid an extra 30 chf for an extra 20 square feet of space! Two twin beds side by side, with their own comforters and sheets. Did not try sleeping on the crack between the two beds, for fear of falling through! Large window opened up on a square behind the hotel, where artisans set up their wares on this Saturday. Some of the units on the other side of the building had individual balconies. This was the only hotel in our stay without a balcony. Room only had a shower in the bathroom, the only hotel in our 2 week stay without a bathtub. Wife stubbed her toe several times on the raised lip on the edge of the bathroom. Also very tight space on the counter of the sink, which looked like something from the 1950s. Would have preferred to have the TV mounted near the ceiling, as it took up too much of the very limited counter space on the desk area. Nothing of interest on TV anyway, as everything in German. Room came with complimentary breakfast, which included cooked hard boiled eggs, besides the usual fruit, ceral, pastries, and sliced meat. The first night that we were here was Saturday night, and seemingly the entire town was up until 4am, celebrating our arrival with beer drinking, rowdiness, and singing from the restaurants on the bottom floor, on all sides of the hotel. Got up and checked the lobby area facing the front of the hotel, and the noise was deafening! All other nights were quiet. read more

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The food at Hotel Adler was amazing. The fondue was awesome. In old town Zurich , this hotel / restaurant is centrally located and very accessible. The waiter was very friendly and it was a wonderful evening . read more

The horrific cheese smell in the lobby and in the hallways ruined my stay at this hotel. I will never come back, nor do I recommend this hotel to anyone. The smell makes me want to vomit. Yuck. Terrible terrible experience here. read more

Fantastic hotel in Niederdorf neighborhood of Zurich. The location is ideal -- a charming cobblestone pedestrian-only street lined with open air restaurants near all the tourist attractions. There is a quite good fondue and raclette restaurant downstairs. The rooms are very reasonably priced by Zurich standards, clean, and decorated with lovely murals of local buildings in every room and wooden furniture. It just feels good to be in one of their rooms. The one downside is that they are a bit small. I stayed in the double room, room 403, which was awesome and had a views of a bustling courtyard, which I loved. They also have rooms in quieter locations if that's what you prefer. I appreciated the free mini-fridge, which was stocked every day with bottled still water, sparkling water and Coca-Cola. There was also plenty of space in the fridge to store some cheese and other snacks that I bought from the grocery store. The water pressure of the shower was great. Really appreciate being able to take a nice shower. The breakfast is nice but not amazing -- croissants, breads, cheese, cold cuts, cereal, fruit (apples, oranges, pears) juices, tea, coffee, jam, scrambled eggs and soft boiled eggs. read more

Love it!!! Love it LOVE it!!!! I have been staying at Hotel Adler for the past 5 years & it is exceptional!!! Rooms are beautiful staff excellent food yummy!! I come every July from NYC and always stay with them. My requests are always met with kindness & professionalism absolutely the best hotel in Zurich!!!! I always feel valued and respected as a customer. Love you guys!! Keep UP the great work! A go to hotel for anyone staying in Zurich! read more

Highly recommended! Excellent experience! Conveniently located in old town and only 10 minutes walking distance from main train station! Very clean room, delicious breakfast! Exceptional customer service! read more

Literally the worst experience of my life , went here for a quite romantic weekend and directly behind the hotel was a club scene with music blaring until 3am , Bass was so loud the floors were shaking even with all the windows closed. Then they came into the room and cleaned and threw out all my hand rolled cigarets, customer service is terrible when we asked to switch to a room on other side to try and move away from the music. DO not stay here unless you are looking to be up partying all night definitely not a quite hotel. read more

Perfect room for my Zurich visit and a walk away from everywhere :-) Love the host service, the closeness to everything, and it's got a cozy feel. Definitely will come here again if I can. Thank you :-) read more

Great hotel close to all landmarks and 12 min drive to the airport Good restaurant and great staff to help you read more

I am already looking forward to returning! First time in Zurich and got lucky by finding this little gem. Very inexpensive compared to all the other hotels in the area and what a great location! Right in the middle of restaurants and shops. The room was spacious and comfortable. My hubby said he slept so well! As did I! They provided a toddler bed for my little one. Our room had a balcony with a table and chairs to watch the action down below. One block from the river. Very clean and comfortable with easy check in and out. Spoke English and were very courteous. I really can't wait to go back and stay there. We were able to walk everywhere! read more

First of all, Hotel Adler is a hotel and Swiss Chuchi is a restaurant, I believe they are the same owner, since Hotel Adler's breakfast is served in Swiss Chuchi, but they are different. I don't know why the two previous people posted review about Swiss Chuchi. The hotel itself is located about 10 ~12 mins walk from the Central Train Station (Zurich HB) or 15 mins walk from the Bus Station. It is in the middle of Old Town, so you pretty much can get anywhere in old town on foot. It is also located on a busy street with many restaurants, so you will never be hungry. The room (one bed) is a bit small, but that's standard Europe. The bed is comfy and shower is great. Wifi works everywhere in the building. Since it is in old town and next to the bar and restaurants, and there is no AC in the room (again, standard in Zurich), if you leave the window open, it can get noisy at night and early morning, especially on the weekend. But if you close the window, it reduces the noise by a lot, although you can still hear a bit. Overall, we enjoyed our stay, and even extended an extra night. read more

Great location in old town. The hotel staff is friendly, engaged, and helpful. They will store your luggage, give you directions, etc, all with the the polite Swiss response to things: "of course". Junior suite we had overlooked the platz with a balcony. The attached restaurant is really good with very friendly staff. We normally avoid hotel restaurants but I doubt we would do better if we had done the usual walk about. It is Swiss cuisine but there are French, Italian, and budget kabob places nearby. I give the Adler 5 stars because we expected and paid for a 3 star hotel but got a 4 star plus experience. read more

We are American tourists and had a wonderful stay here. Everything is perfectly clean and pleasant. The employees are pleasant and helpful. The location is incredible, we absolutely love this old part of the city. read more

I stayed @ Hotel Adler on 5/12 for 1 night with my 2 parents. We booked your hotel that same day after a change in our flight plan required an overnight in Zurich, for an early departure back to the US out of Zurich Airport. We booked a "double room" with the assumption we'd squeeze into the 2 beds for our mere 8 hour stay (10:00 pm arrival - 6:00am departure)... I'd like to inform you of a case where your front office worker completely manipulated my reservation and ended up charging me +92% more than my original confirmation. I have attached the "original" (144CHF) and "final" (277CHF) invoices. What makes this case even more severe: A hotel attendant did not tell the truth directly to my face and took advantage of me. I think you would find it rather interesting how my bill could possibly change from 144 CHF to 277 CHF? Well, I'm interested in knowing that as well. Upon arrival after 10pm, we checked in with the front desk. There was one staff member at the front desk (who was fairly new), and another man who works at Adler who stopped by to merely check up on the front desk attendant. After I checked in and went to the room, I noticed there was only one bed in the room. This clearly was not going to work given my parents and I. So I went downstairs to discuss the situation. The attendant who stopped by managed the situation from here on out. He informed me there was no way to accommodate a cot, so I needed to upgrade to a room for 219 CHF. I was not happy with the price adjustment, and needed a few minutes to talk this over with my parents. After coming to the conclusion this was my best option, I agreed to stay @ new rate. We relayed this to the staff members. As we were about to walk upstairs to add a cot to the room, he verbally communicated the room rate of 219 CHF but mentioned a 60 CHF tax. This infuriated me. He did not tell me the truth about the room rate. And clearly at this point I was limited on options. He said he actually did me a favor and took 10 CHF off. If you look at my final bill, the "room rate" was 270. Clearly, this was not a tax, but a shiesty move by this guy. I think the hotel workers are rewarded for this misleading behavior -- that is a bad business practice. read more

The stars are for the resto, never stayed at the hotel but by far the best fondue in Zurich. Get past the smell walking in and you will have one of the best meals of your life. read more

I just ate at the Swiss Cuchi, which is apparently part of this hotel. I paid the equivalent of 52 Euros for a small portion of mediocre chicken, a large portion of very blonde (certainly frozen) French fries and a so-so salad. This is known as a fondue place and is in the old town. The manager was turning people away it was so full. I have been traveling in Europe for 2 weeks and this was, by far, the worst and most over-priced meal I have ever had the displeasure of partaking in. For 10 Euro it would have been just OK. Pease get the word out. It looks authentic, maybe the fondue is good, but some Chinese tourists left quickly before me with an air of being quite unimpressed with the bread dipped in melted chocolate. Stay away! read more