Central Plaza HotelvsAlma Hotel
Both Central Plaza Hotel and LADYs FIRST Hotel are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Central Plaza Hotel ranks slightly better than LADYs FIRST Hotel. Central Plaza Hotel comes in at 78 with positive reviews from 4 sources including Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Oyster.
Central Plaza Hotel
Central 1, Zurich CH 8001, Switzerland
From $200/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"This 1883 hotel with its classic fac;ade and spacious lobby is located opposite the railway station and beside the Limmat."
Star Service
"Once a prized midrange hotel with sensible rates, this hotel has made its way back into guests' good graces with a steady round of renovations." Full review
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Adjoining rooms are available by request.
Frommer's
"The rooms are fully soundproofed, and many have views overlooking the River Limmat. It's worth paying extra for a "superior" room—they are more spacious and have all been more recently renovated." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The three-and-a-half-pearl Central Plaza Hotel occupies a prime location in the heart of Zurich, right along the Limmat River, near dining, nightlife, and public transportation." Full review
Alma Hotel
Mainaustrasse 24, Zurich 8008, Switzerland
From $203/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Michelin Guide
"Old building charm meets modern design."
Concierge
"A 19th-century town house near the opera was renovated by architect Pia Schmid in a minimal, if colorful, style."
DK Eyewitness
"Owned and operated by a team of five women, this unusual fashion hotel is aimed towards women."
Frommer's
"The first hotel of its type in Switzerland, this is a boutique hotel with its top floor, rooftop terrace, and its spa facilities available only to women." Full review
Fodor's
"Once a rooming house for country girls attending school in the big city, this boutique hotel has two floors that cater exclusively to women—a first in Switzerland." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A bijou hotel in an art nouveau townhouse, just paces from Zurich’s lakefront promenade." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Immaculate and generally spacious rooms provide a pleasant mixture of traditional parquet flooring and designer furnishings." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The Alma Hotel is a contemporary-styled boutique, a stone’s throw from Lake Zurich, with views of the water from the top floor rooms...all of the 18 rooms, though, are stylish, with parquet floors" Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This tranquil and light-filled hotel near Zurich old town features a spectacularly scenic rooftop terrace but it's the Alma's social ethos that really sets it apart" Full review