,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(7.592368,47.540516)/7.591727077960968,47.54401824293421,13.36311148029442/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
GAIA Hotel Basel vs Basel Backpack
Both hotels are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, GAIA Hotel ranks significantly higher than Basel Backpack. GAIA Hotel ranks #5 in Basel with accolades from 4 reviews like The Telegraph, Star Service and Lonely Planet.
GAIA Hotel Basel
Lonely Planet
Star Service
The Telegraph
Time Out
Independent
Centralbahnstrasse 13 - 15, Basel 4002, Switzerland
From $0 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet
"This four-star hotel opposite the train station is a treasure trove of unique and unusual works of art. Rooms are spacious and elegant, and the location could not be handier."
Star Service
"Gaia Hotel Basel sits next the train station and eyes the trams and its peers, the top-tier Hotel Victoria and Grand Hotel Euler, and the racy Schweizerhof Hotel."
Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A light and bright family-run hotel opposite Basel main station that puts guests’ wellbeing first."
Full review
Time Out
"In addition to the warm welcome you can expect from the staff, the rooms and suites are cheerfully non-corporate with bright accents and all mod-cons to help you feel at home. "
Full review
Independent
"The family-run property has a big focus on sustainable living, including organic breakfast, a zero-waste strategy...you can enjoy the sauna all to yourself for an hour as part of your stay."
Basel Backpack
Lonely Planet
Dornacherstrasse 192, Basel 4053, Switzerland
From $27 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Accessible
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Converted from a factory, this independent hostel has cheerful, colour-coded eight-bed dorms and more sedate doubles and family rooms. It has a crisp feel."
Full review
