Venerable Basel institution which began life as a small inn in the eleventh century and is now the haunt of presidents and royalty. Reserving ahead is strongly advised. As a way to service the tide of expense-account travellers, Basel's hoteliers tend to focus more on providing comforting extras, such as minibars and big TVs, than on keeping prices down. Overall, they are more willing than their colleagues elsewhere in Switzerland to surrender atmosphere for the sake of extra gadgets or features. A few of the city's grander piles break this mould, but if you pick a place at random you're more likely to end up with a generic business hotel than an Old Town gem.
Inexpensive hotels are rare.
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