Basel Backpackvshotel brasserie au violon
Basel Backpack and hotel brasserie au violon are both highly recommended by experts. On balance, hotel brasserie au violon scores significantly better than Basel Backpack. hotel brasserie au violon is ranked #4 in Basel with positive reviews from 5 reviewers like Fodor's, Time Out and DK Eyewitness.
Basel Backpack
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
hotel brasserie au violon
Im Lohnhof 4, Basel CH 4051, Switzerland
From $112/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
- Breakfast buffet
Fodor's
"Housed in a 12th-century building that served as a cloister and then a prison, the hotel now captivates its clientele with subdued elegance, a peaceful location, and a terrific restaurant." Full review
Frommer's
"This historic site, once a 12th-century cloister for priests and from 1835 to 1995 a famous prison, is now an offbeat hotel of comfort and grace." Full review
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One generally tries to avoid overnighting in a prison, but not in this case.
DK Eyewitness
"This old prison was converted into a modern hotel in the Old Town with a lively French brasserie. The guest rooms
were knocked together from old cells, and look into quiet inner..."
The Telegraph
8.0
"This historic converted prison is modest but charming with a touch of class." Full review
Time Out
"A prison until 1995, the building has been beautifully converted into a 20-room hotel that oozes charm. " Full review