Name: Hotel Europe
Address: Dufourstrasse 4, Seefeld, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Canton of Zürich, CH
Price range: $189–$558 per night
Rating: 8.55

What guests think

At Hotel Europe, travelers praise the central location near the lake and opera and the friendly staff, while noting an older, characterful building with rooms ranging from compact to spacious and a recurring lack of air conditioning in warmer months.

Rooms are generally clean and comfortable, though some mention dated elements, limited plugs or storage, very high beds, and occasional noise. Breakfast and the restaurant earn many compliments, yet a few guests found the buffet basic, service slow, hours limited, or venues closed for private events. Overall, it suits travelers who value character and convenience over extensive amenities.

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Facilities

Amenities are limited, and many highlight the lack of air conditioning; fans are sometimes provided. A few guests noted restricted restaurant/bar availability due to early closing or private events.

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Vincent

Dec 10, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Disappointed that when we arrived Friday evening we were unable to use the bar or the restaurant as it was closed for a private event!! The man in charge was very unhelpful even rude just saying it was closed for a private event !! I asked where should we go and he just shrugged his shoulders! Ended up next door in the ambassador hotel mush better and spent my money there instead of our hotel !

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Darryl

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Very European style hotel. Not much on the amenity side and no air conditioning. They have done what they can with an older building to make it comfortable. Staff is great very professional. My only negative comment is with Zurich being a major business and tourist hub I would like to have had breakfast available to me earlier than 7 am. Most hotels I have stayed in offer a 6 am start time. Other than that it was a pleasant stay.

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QUN

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Property is too old, ceiling shakes when people upstairs walking.

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Jose

Jun 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice location, no A/C. Staff kindly gave us a portable unit.

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Ana

Dec 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Funcionários muito atenciosos. Óptima localização. Poucos serviços dentro do hotel.

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Aaron

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property close to the limmat River. Room was perfect for a single guest and beautifully decorated. Bathroom had good fittings and good shower. No Aircon but they provided a fan. I took the duvet off and used just the cover as a blanket.

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Nicholas

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An amazing spot, just around the corner from the lake. Dont expect a cold room in the summer as we got there and the room did not have AC. Another note is that we ended up missing dinner one night because the kitchen closed early. Be there before 930 if you want food

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sean

Jun 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location and wonderful staff. Property was a bit dated but could be considered "charming". It was hot and muggy so lack of AC or a fan in the room made it a bit uncomfortable. Overall would stay here again.

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Avoni

Aug 4, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

It was a pleasant stay with everything available that is required for a solo traveler. The location was perfect and just a street away from the lake. It felt safe to walk back at night. The only thing missing was sufficient fans or air conditioning in the summer.

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David

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff was very helpful and attentive. AC would have been nice. It was warm during our stay. The room fan and open windows allowed for good sleeping. Location is terrific. Close to the lake and the public transportation.

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Cleanliness

Most reviews describe rooms and bathrooms as clean and well kept; a handful mention dated areas or minor maintenance issues.

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Sandra

Oct 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful spacious suite, very clean and well appointed. Couch was made into a comfortable long twin bed. Excellent location near lake, parks, and restaurants

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Obin

Sep 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice area in Zurich with plenty of restaurants, cafe and shops around. Friendly reception personnel and hotel is well maintained. The rooms are decorated in a Victorian era theme with striped wall paper on walls which needs repairing in some places. Bathroom was comfortable, bed was ok, the restaurant breakfast was good and the staff as well yet it’s definitely not worth 250 euros a night.

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Michael

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great staff; clean room; excellent location; room was decent size but even with the window open and fan blowing, was quite warm for mid October. Very firm mattress.

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Donna

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean safe

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Cinzia

Aug 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Ottima posizione, camera pulitissima, letto comodo, colazione internazionale con buon assortimento, personale gentilissimo.

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Ronald

Apr 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

We stayed in Hotel Europe for three nights - three fantastic nights! From the moment we checked in to the moment we checked out we loved every moment of our stay. The staff were extraordinarily welcoming and genuinely friendly and engaged at all times. The room was very clean and comfortable with good amenities. The WIFI was spotty at times but mostly the first night - it was ok after that. The elevator is tiny but so quaint. It works perfectly well and that’s all we wanted. We had zero issues with our stay and have zero problem recommending it. Fantastic staff, fantastic room, fantastic location…fantastic experience!

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Steliana

Sep 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Decent location clean . Front office staff was ok nothing about and beyond. A bit curt. VIP access was non existent until I mentioned as they said I already had a good rate. Then Expedia called and they offered a very basic wine bottle

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Andrea

Dec 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located in Zurich a block behind opera house. Friendly reception staff. Rooms large for a city break and clean.

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Aida

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Amazing location , very clean great employees

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bastien

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

clean and great room, nice space and furniture

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Rooms

Room sizes vary from compact to spacious with generally comfortable beds, but the absence of air conditioning can make stays warm, and some guests report awkward layouts, limited outlets or storage, very high beds, or occasional noise.

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Francesco Saverio

Dec 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Small room but nice

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Michael

Jun 27, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Room gets very hot with no option to increase AC to cool it off.

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Chia-jung

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

旅館只有表面看似弄得漂亮，但房間設計很難用，插頭很少，沒有櫃子，只有設計像是櫃子的木板裝潢，淋浴間在洗手台裡面，得穿過洗手台才能擠進去淋浴間，但地點確實方便，但不會想住第二次

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Sarah

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Good location, reasonable price and clean. Rooms are small and compact, for example, my knees touched the shower door when sat on the loo! But for one night, it’s absolutely fine.

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Michael

Oct 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great staff; clean room; excellent location; room was decent size but even with the window open and fan blowing, was quite warm for mid October. Very firm mattress.

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peter

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Gammelt hyggeligt hotel der er blevet delvis opdateret. Store værelser.

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Aaron

Aug 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property close to the limmat River. Room was perfect for a single guest and beautifully decorated. Bathroom had good fittings and good shower. No Aircon but they provided a fan. I took the duvet off and used just the cover as a blanket.

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Laurie

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful hotel in a central location. Comfortable bed, quiet, nice shower, spacious bathroom, and a small balcony. Breakfast was included and it was excellent. Made to order eggs/omelettes, smoked salmon, fruit, coffee, and pastries. Very close to main attractions and transportation. Highly recommend!

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Chantay

Jul 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly and professional staff. Clean property with character. Fantastic breakfast, comfortable bed (very high!) and great location. Only negative experienced was the chandelier rattled with upstairs guests movements.

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David

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff was very helpful and attentive. AC would have been nice. It was warm during our stay. The room fan and open windows allowed for good sleeping. Location is terrific. Close to the lake and the public transportation.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful, and proactive, with strong concierge support; however, some report issues such as reception closing at night, curt or rude interactions, confusion over VIP perks, and disputes about extra charges.

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Richard

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff at this hotel provides 5-star service. The room was quiet and the bed very comfortable. Thank you.

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Emily

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent breakfast buffet. Comfortable room. Close to transportation.

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Daniel

Jun 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Despite emails from myself to Hotel Europe inquiring about a third bed and cost and receiving an email reply that did not mention a charge, Hotel Europe decided to charge me a significant amount for a roll away bed. I showed them the emails and the receptionist working the morning of June 15 was rude and dismissive. No reason to stay here when other hotels are nicer, friendlier and don’t come up with hidden costs.

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Shunki

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were satisfied with the hotel room facilities, but there was an accident. The circuit breaker of our room tripped around 10 pm. Front desk was already closed. I couldn't get through on the phone. The hotel was final accommodation for our trip, so we were so sad.

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Francesco Saverio

Jul 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

it was very good but the employees specially the breakfast ones has been nasty and not polite and not kind at all.

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Ana

Dec 16, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Funcionários muito atenciosos. Óptima localização. Poucos serviços dentro do hotel.

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Alberto

Jun 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is NOT aware of the VIP perks, so none of them were given! That is not good if in the hotels website they say VIP! Please take a note of this

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maxine

Jan 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Concierge helped us with bags, train tickets, finding lost handbag, getting taxi service to train, everything perfect.

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Steliana

Sep 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Decent location clean . Front office staff was ok nothing about and beyond. A bit curt. VIP access was non existent until I mentioned as they said I already had a good rate. Then Expedia called and they offered a very basic wine bottle

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David

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff was very helpful and attentive. AC would have been nice. It was warm during our stay. The room fan and open windows allowed for good sleeping. Location is terrific. Close to the lake and the public transportation.

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Location

Consistently praised as central and walkable, steps from the opera house, lake, trams, shops, and restaurants.

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Samuel

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Verbrachte zwei Nächte hier. Matratzen bequem, Schlaf war großartig. Lage unschlagbar, direkt hinter dem Opernhaus. Komme wieder.

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Pinaki

Aug 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely great location and easy access to everything. Loved the facility and its charming neighborhood and proximity to lake Zurich. Will recommend highly.

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Lucia

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It's located in a very convenient place. Close to the lake, restaurants, and shopping.

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craig

Dec 13, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. Great people. Great location.

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Marie-Louise

May 28, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautifully furnished, small but lovely bathroom. Friendly and responsive front desk staff, excellent location a block away fro the opera, close to lake Zurich and short walk to the center.

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Laurie

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful hotel in a central location. Comfortable bed, quiet, nice shower, spacious bathroom, and a small balcony. Breakfast was included and it was excellent. Made to order eggs/omelettes, smoked salmon, fruit, coffee, and pastries. Very close to main attractions and transportation. Highly recommend!

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Renz

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Gute zentrale Lage

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Andrea

Dec 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located in Zurich a block behind opera house. Friendly reception staff. Rooms large for a city break and clean.

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Naomi

Jun 2, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

2minute walk to lake Zurich waterfront,across road from opera house,close & next to other hotels,restaurants,stores,tram stop.Staff were really nice and helpful.Definitely will stay here again.

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David

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff was very helpful and attentive. AC would have been nice. It was warm during our stay. The room fan and open windows allowed for good sleeping. Location is terrific. Close to the lake and the public transportation.

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Dining

Breakfast often earns high marks for quality and variety, though a minority found it average or wished for earlier hours. The on-site restaurant receives praise, but some cite high prices, limited hours, or closures for private events.

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Michael

Jul 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was very disappointed with the hotel during my stay. The room was not pleasant, it was quite dark and the shades created a weird orange color in the room, the room did not have proper air conditioning but rather a fan, the reception closed in the night and there was no staff available to help, in the morning I asked for a dental kit and they had run out, and the breakfast buffet was very simple and not good quality ingredients. I would understand all this from a three star hotel but not a four star hotel at a considerable cost. I would not recommend anyone to stay here except with the simplest expectations, and I certainly did not enjoy my stay.

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Emily

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent breakfast buffet. Comfortable room. Close to transportation.

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Vincent

Dec 10, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Disappointed that when we arrived Friday evening we were unable to use the bar or the restaurant as it was closed for a private event!! The man in charge was very unhelpful even rude just saying it was closed for a private event !! I asked where should we go and he just shrugged his shoulders! Ended up next door in the ambassador hotel mush better and spent my money there instead of our hotel !

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Greet

Aug 21, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Teleurgesteld bij de aankomst, een beetje vergane glorie. Bed en douche comfortabel, maar kamer een beetje muf. Personeel vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Restaurant veel te duur, kwaliteit van de producten beneden niveau Goede ligging !

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Darryl

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Very European style hotel. Not much on the amenity side and no air conditioning. They have done what they can with an older building to make it comfortable. Staff is great very professional. My only negative comment is with Zurich being a major business and tourist hub I would like to have had breakfast available to me earlier than 7 am. Most hotels I have stayed in offer a 6 am start time. Other than that it was a pleasant stay.

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Cinzia

Aug 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Ottima posizione, camera pulitissima, letto comodo, colazione internazionale con buon assortimento, personale gentilissimo.

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Lisa

Jun 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff is amazing and super friendly. Hotel located in a great spot for walking about and getting the tram. Breakfast was nice and they accommodated for me being gluten free ( so had gluten free bread each morning already waiting for me).

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Nicholas

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

An amazing spot, just around the corner from the lake. Dont expect a cold room in the summer as we got there and the room did not have AC. Another note is that we ended up missing dinner one night because the kitchen closed early. Be there before 930 if you want food

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Laurie

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful hotel in a central location. Comfortable bed, quiet, nice shower, spacious bathroom, and a small balcony. Breakfast was included and it was excellent. Made to order eggs/omelettes, smoked salmon, fruit, coffee, and pastries. Very close to main attractions and transportation. Highly recommend!

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Michael Walter

Oct 20, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Really nice hotel. Great breakfast and I had dinner one night in the restaurant, Max & Otto’s, which was terrific! So convenient and near everything. I would stay here again.

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Month	Average price
January	$309
February	$287
March	$293
April	$317
May	$412
June	$488
July	$358
August	$326
September	$477
October	$343
November	$331
December	$695

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $334	2 $380	3 $308
4 $232	5 $297	6 $262	7 $379	8 $320	9 $304	10 $289
11 $211	12 $240	13 $265	14 $273	15 $269	16 $245	17 $254
18 $206	19 $253	20 $256	21 $251	22 $262	23 $261	24 $242
25 $189	26 $225	27 $247	28 $248	29 $240	30 $243	31 $250

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