Hotel HelmhausvsOpera Hotel Zurich
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Hotel Helmhaus is preferred by most professionals compared to Hotel Opera Zurich. Hotel Helmhaus scores 79 with praise from 6 reviews including Frommer's, Michelin Guide and Oyster.
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
Opera Hotel Zurich
Dufourstrasse 5, Zurich 8008, Switzerland
From $151/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
Michelin Guide
"This business hotel is named after the opera house across the road. Tasteful lobby with tea-making facil ities and friendly staff. Modern classic rooms, some with a balcony."
Frommer's
"Cozy, comfortable, and unpretentious, this hotel was built in 1970 as a cousin to the also-recommended and more elegant Hotel Ambassador." Full review
Star Service
"This fashionable operation remains a much more sophisticated version of the urban-rustic and more affordable Seegarten Hotel farther south just off Duforstrasse." Full review
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The small single rooms should be avoided, although efforts were clearly made to preserve enough space to move around.