I am an American and my Swiss husband and I have recently moved to Switzerland to make our home here.
We picked the IBIS Budget Hotel because my husband had stayed there overnight once some years ago and we thought we would only stay a few nights until we found an apartment.
We also thought we had researched all the current buzz about the area of Winterthur but sadly, we lacked one important piece of information: there is not one available apartment in the entire area and people are lining up in droves to rent even marginal ones.
So our stay at the IBIS turned into one lasting almost 7 weeks!
I have to say the we both have stayed in swank hotels in America and in Europe over the years and had something to base this review upon. That said, this little place stacked up to all of them is so many ways.
Don't get me wrong, The rooms are tiny with a double bed and a "berth" bed over the top of it which is perfect for a child, or if three kids want to stay in one room or for our purposes- it was a good place to put our enormous luggage.
But the major praise I have to give is that the room and the hotel were fastidiously clean, with everything one would need for basic comfort and with a staff as good in service and attitude as any 5 star venue.
Everyone there bent over backward to make our time there comfortable and believe me, after 7 weeks, we were not exactly "low" maintenance people.
If you are visiting Winterthur for one of the many festivals or events the city offers or have young people going
there or just stopping for one night's rest before going on to another destination, I urge to make the IBIS Budget Hotel your choice. Why not save the money you would spend on a fancy hotel room you will never be in and spend it on something more fun...like chocolate. read more