Ambassador Hotel ZurichvsSavoy Hotel Baur En Ville
Both properties are highly recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Small Luxury Hotel Ambassador a l’Opera scores significantly higher than Savoy Baur En Ville. Small Luxury Hotel Ambassador a l’Opera comes in at #8 in Zurich with recommendations from 6 sources such as The Telegraph, Star Service and Travel + Leisure.
Ambassador Hotel Zurich
Falkenstrasse 6, Zurich 8008, Switzerland
From $353/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"This former patrician's house is right next to the opera house. As an extra in the rooms: electrically adjustable beds and espresso machines."
Frommer's
"One of our favorite hotels in Zurich is a small-scale gem with a lot of charm and pizzazz." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The Ambassador à l’Opéra is an upscale, boutique property across the street from the Opera House and just a block from Lake Zurich." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"This exceptional property, with 45 rooms and one suite, is located inside a former castle directly across from the opera house." Full review
Star Service
"This well-run hotel fits comfortably into the boutique category and delivers some serious competition to the more straightforward Eden Au Lac." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Ambassador à l’Opéra cuts a fine neo-Baroque figure beside Zurich Opera House. A good price to comfort ratio plays out in feather-soft beds, shiny bathrooms with natural toiletries and relative quiet." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Ambassador Hotel pairs neo-Baroque exteriors with sophisticated design to suit its handsome neighbour, Zurich Opera House" Full review
Savoy Hotel Baur En Ville
Am Paradeplatz Poststrasse 12, Poststr 12, Zurich CH-8022, Switzerland
From $771/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide
"The building of this wonderful hotel in 1838 laid the foundations of a long and lasting hotel tradition."
Fodor's
"Directly on Paradeplatz, at the hub of the banking, shopping, and sightseeing districts, this is one of Zürich's 19th-century landmarks." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Majestic and imposing as the historic building is, the Savoy likes to call itself “the small grand hotel”."
Star Service
"Romantics will love the level of pampering and tried and true fashions adorning this prosperous dame." Full review
Time Out
"Located off Paradeplatz in central Zurich, the Savoy Baur en Ville is an elegant and luxurious hotel." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"This belle dame of a certain age (two-hundredth birthday within sight, since you’re asking), has the city’s riches at her feet." Full review