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Royal HotelvsThe Passage
Royal Hotel and The Passage are both rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, The Passage ranks significantly better than Royal Hotel. The Passage has a TripExpert Score of 76 with positive reviews from 3 sources like Time Out, The Telegraph and Fodor's.
Royal Hotel
Lonely Planet
Schwarzwaldallee 179, Basel 4058, Switzerland
From $124/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Business Center
- Meeting Rooms
"The best of a smaller hotel bunch around the German train station on the northern bank. Its 15 rooms scream modernity and are superbly equipped... Reception shuts up shop on weekends." Full review
The Passage
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Time Out
Independent
Steinengraben 51, Basel 4051, Switzerland
From $119/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"The hotel is an architectural "passage" from the bustling modern city at its front to the quiet medieval Spalenberg behind." Full review
8.0
"The Passage is a functional four-star city hotel with lashings of cool, somewhere between Scandi chic and space age." Full review
"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
"The Passage has urban design plus a fitness room and sauna"
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