Hotel Gotthard Basel

Our room at the Hotel Gotthard in Basel was a spotlessly clean and quiet room with modern Swiss décor. It was a very short walk from the train station, which is right across the street! The Gotthard is next to the Victoria hotel, and the Gotthard’s sign is partly hidden.
I requested a quiet room facing the courtyard, away from the tram that runs in front of the hotel, and they gave us a very quiet room facing the back. If you do get a room in front facing the trams, note that the rooms do have triple glazed windows. I booked directly through the hotel’s website.
Breakfast: Our room rate included an organic breakfast with a nice variety. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, mustard, preserves, breads, butters including organic cow butter and sheep butter. They order the whole cheese and slice it themselves, which is why the cheese is so fresh. Breakfast also included boiled eggs, euro style sliced meats, potatoes, fresh fruits, cereals, dry fruits, yogurts, juices, good espresso drinks and hot tea.
Such an accommodating and welcoming lady welcomed us to the breakfast room! She brought out new scrambled eggs just for us to the buffet. She thoughtfully allowed us plenty of time for seconds before clearing the buffet at the end of breakfast.
The front desk staff was friendly and helpful. I believe it was the manager that we spoke to, and he was very knowledgeable. This hotel is family owned and family run, which is one of the reasons that I chose it. It is VERY clean, and extremely convenient to the Basel train station.
We really enjoyed our 1-​night stopover in Basel, and next time we may spend 2 nights in Basel, which is a charming city. As a hotel guest, you get a free pass for transportation in Basel, including the convenient trams, so it’s easy to visit the city. I’ll definitely choose the Hotel Gotthard Basel on my next visit to Basel.
Keep in mind that this hotel is very convenient to the train station, but it’s not located in the most charming area of Basel. But for a 1-​night stay, I believe it’s best to sleep near the train station, and take the free trams to visit the charming old town area of Basel. We walked to dinner near the Hotel Gotthard Basel, and then took the tram into the city to see the old town on the river.

Nice little family-​owned hotel right across from the train station. The Hotel St. Gotthard is a delightful alternative to the Hilton and other big places nearby.
Basel isn’t really a tourist destination. It’s more a business center and finance crossroads. But it has a beautiful old town area, with the River Rhein running beside it.
Hotel St. Gotthard provides nice rooms which are well appointed, immaculately clean, quiet, and very comfortable. The rooms facing the rail line can be noisy due to the sounds of the trolley, although if you request one, you can get a standard room facing the courtyard in the back, which will be very quiet. The breakfast buffet, which is included in your room rate (along with free Wi-​Fi and free goodies in the minibar) works well although it can be spotty like everywhere else.
I highly recommend Hotel St. Gotthard Basel.

Das Hotel liegt relativ zentral, am Zentralbahnhof von Basel. Zur Altstadt sind es zehn Minuten zu Fuß, die Hauptverkehrsstraßen sind sehr leicht zu erreichen.
Wer mit dem Auto anreist kann im Parkhaus in der Gartenstrasse (zuführende Straße), im Parkbereich P 2 – 4 parken. Mit dem Aufzug erreicht man die Centralbahnstraße und von dort sind es nur 30 Meter zum Hoteleingang.
Die Größe des Standardzimmers ist für zwei Personen ausreichend. Zur Ausstattung gehören TV, WLAN, Safe und Minibar. Die Zimmer sind trotz der Nähe zum Bahnhof und zur Straße sehr ruhig und sehr sauber.
Das Hotel bietet leider nur Frühstück an, wobei alleine der Frühstücksraum sehenswert ist. Über den Umfang des Frühstücksbüffets und den Service gibt es keinen Grund zur Klage — alles Bestens. Das Hotelpersonal ist allgemein sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend.
Alles in allem ist das Hotel sehr empfehlenswert.

More than I expected for a central city hotel, though book for a superior room. The standard room, while I’m sure is nice enough, faces onto the main street and rail tracks. After stumbling off my flight from the US, I upgraded for the added peace and quiet. Didn’t hear a peep.
Bed was comfortable, with some high foam pillows (which I like). Standard stall shower, and a simple but good breakfast included in the morning. There is no restaurant in the hotel though, so for meals you’ll need to visit one of the nearby restaurants at other hotels.
Internet was included in the room. WiFi is supposedly usually available, but with some work going on at the hotel, was not.

Top Lage am Bhf. Basel. Mittleres Preissegment. Nähe basler Altstadt.