Hotel HelmhausvsHotel Florhof
Hotel Helmhaus and Hotel Florhof are both recommended by writers. On balance, Hotel Florhof is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Helmhaus. Hotel Florhof has a TripExpert Score of 83 with praise from 10 reviewers including Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and The Telegraph.
Hotel Helmhaus
Schifflaende 30, Zurich 8001, Switzerland
From $197/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"This carefully run hotel is in the city centre near the lake. It will impress with its cosy, good val ue and up-to-date furnishings. There is a friendly and modern breakfast room."
Frommer's
"In the center of Zurich, Helmhaus is 5 minutes from Paradeplatz/Bahnhofstrasse, the opera house, major museums, and the lake." Full review
Star Service
"Quality is high at this B&B, and service cheerful, but you'll find little outside of your well-insulated contemporary room." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The Hotel Helmhaus is a upper-middle-range, family-run boutique hotel set on a cobbled square overlooking the River Limmat in Zurich's Old Town." Full review
Time Out
"Ideally located in the Niederdorf and just by the banks of the Limmat river, this four star establishment is rated amongst the best in town." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Featuring an enviable Old Town location within walking distance of everything, this four-star place on a pedestrianised street has 24 rooms spread over five floors." Full review
Hotel Florhof
Florhofgasse 4, Zurich 8001, Switzerland
From $213/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Country house furniture and appealing details, such as beautiful fabrics and wallpaper."
Frommer's
"This is the most charming and tranquil of the little boutique hotels of Zurich, located on the eastern edge of the Old Town." Full review
Concierge
"If, instead of joining the Zurich design revolution, you hanker after old-Europe romance, this 16th-century patrician merchant's house is more your speed."
Fodor's
"Replete with an away-from-it-all atmosphere, this is a pretty-as-a-picture 17th-century merchant's mansion." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Elegant and captivating, this small boutique hotel in a historic building has an evocative garden featuring an 18th-century fountain and a fig tree."
Star Service
"This hotel occupies a tastefully transformed 16th-century merchant's house that is superbly located for anyone with business at the university." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel occupies a tastefully transformed 16th-century merchant's house that is superbly located for anyone with business at the university." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Florhof Hotel is one of the loveliest spots you'll find in the city." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Hotel Florhof, an 18th-century silk factory and aristocratic mansion in Zurich’s evocative historic quarter, oozes charm and character while capturing a comfortable modern aesthetic." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Set in a lovely garden, this onetime noble family’s mansion contains 35 tastefully appointed rooms and is a stone’s throw from the Kunsthaus." Full review