Basel BackpackvsThe Passage
Both Basel Backpack and The Passage are highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, The Passage ranks slightly better than Basel Backpack. The Passage has a TripExpert Score of 76 with praise from 3 publications including The Telegraph, Fodor's and Time Out.
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
The Passage
Steinengraben 51, Basel 4051, Switzerland
From $119/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"The hotel is an architectural "passage" from the bustling modern city at its front to the quiet medieval Spalenberg behind." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Passage is a functional four-star city hotel with lashings of cool, somewhere between Scandi chic and space age." Full review
Time Out
"This quirky boutique hotel offers rooms, suites and loft apartments and is a good choice if you are looking for light, bright accommodation." Full review
Independent
"The Passage has urban design plus a fitness room and sauna"
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