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GAIA Hotel Basel vs hotel brasserie au violon

GAIA Hotel and hotel brasserie au violon are both highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, hotel brasserie au violon ranks slightly higher than GAIA Hotel. hotel brasserie au violon comes in at #4 in Basel with endorsements from 5 sources including The Telegraph, Time Out and DK Eyewitness.

GAIA Hotel Basel
GAIA Hotel Basel
7 / 10
Centralbahnstrasse 13 - 15, Basel 4002, Switzerland
From $0 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Lonely Planet 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 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 The Telegraph
8.0
"A light and bright family-run hotel opposite Basel main station that puts guests’ wellbeing first." Full review
Time Out 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 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."
hotel brasserie au violon
hotel brasserie au violon
7 / 10
Im Lohnhof 4, Basel CH 4051, Switzerland
From $112 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Free Internet
  • Restaurant
  • Multilingual
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Breakfast buffet
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Fodor's 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 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 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 The Telegraph
8.0
"This historic converted prison is modest but charming with a touch of class." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"A prison until 1995, the building has been beautifully converted into a 20-room hotel that oozes charm. " Full review