Advantages: Great value for a spacious clean room including breakfast Disadvantages: The multi-complex is an architectural design disaster
The hotel is on the top 3 floors of a multi-complex. Nothing luxurious but good value for a clean spacious room, breakfast included with 3 drinks from the minibar. The entrance to the hotel is not obvious - look for the glass door next to the house-number and mailboxes - on the door it says in black letters "Hotel Rezeption". Enter and take the elevator to the 6th floor for the hotel reception. The hotel is an architectural / design disaster but if you follow the signs you'll make it to the reception and your room. Corridors and staircases are dimly lit until you press on one of the light switches with a small orange lamp on it.
A day pass for all public transport for one zone (for the Tri-zone) costs EUR 6 per person. If you stay in Maximilian Hotel, take Bus 16 on Hauptstrasse to Rathaus (about 5 min) and change to Bus 55 to Basel ...
Advantages: Great for travelling, friendly, easy to get around, clean Disadvantages: Swiss German is impossible to understand unless you grew up with it!
bridge' to Clarastrasse in Kleinbasel, heading towards the new exhibition square of Messeplatz. Although at first Basel may seem a small city (only the third largest in Switzerland) there are layers and layers of hidden depths that I was still discovering after a year.
Getting around is a breeze with an extensively interlinked tram and bus system. Many hotels will provide you with travel passes for your stay giving you free use of these, and the regularity of the transport is astounding. If you've landed at the nearby EuroAirport you can catch the number 50 bus straight to the train station, and get a tram to pretty much anywhere from there. Just be aware that you have to buy your tickets before you get on any transport, and the fines are hefty if you don't have a ticket - although playing the stupid Englishman often works well ...
sonofsanta 09.11.2006 (10.11.2006)
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Advantages: Close to German train station, free public transport when you stay, quiet rooms, stylish decor Disadvantages: Some rooms are smaller than others, quite a way out from the center
is excellent and you even get to travel free for the duration of your stay. There are two tram lines that go to the centre and buses that go elsewhere.
In conclusion, at £40, it is London prices, but it is a good choice compared to other hotels in Basel. The rooms were worth it if you get the larger ones, if not then you might feel a bit out of pocket. ...
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