Hotel St. GotthardvsAlma Hotel
Both properties are recommended by travel writers. On balance, LADYs FIRST Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel St. Gotthard. LADYs FIRST Hotel scores 76 with praise from 6 sources including Michelin Guide, Frommer's and Concierge.
Hotel St. Gotthard
Bahnhofstrasse 87, Altstadt, Zurich CH-8023, Switzerland
From $222/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Providing traditional hospitality since 1889, the St Gotthard's guestrooms offer modern elegance in a classical setting."
Frommer's
"A longtime favorite of the Swiss, Hotel St. Gotthard is located on the main shopping street, only a block from the railroad station." Full review
Star Service
"Facing the main shopping street, this hotel's 2012 renovation transformed this once fusty period piece into a trendsetting modernist." Full review
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The few smoke-free and connecting rooms must be requested, and those wishing to pay a higher fee can enjoy a balcony overlooking the action below.
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