Hotel D - Basel

This was an excellent boutique hotel near the center of Basel. It is a short walk to the central rail station, the stores/restaurants and also to some of the Rhine River cruise docks. The staff was courteous and helpful, particularly those in managing the breakfast area. The front desk representatives provided helpful information on the city, which was great. The hotel was clean and seemingly updated. The room was not overly spacious but certainly adequate. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom had excellent facilities. The hotel provided a very nice breakfast buffet, which exceeded most mid-priced hotels in our experience. The lobby had a nice common area for guests to sit and socialize. The only issue to report was that our room opened to a back alley apparently adjacent to a helicopter landing pad on one of the nearby rooftops. Each night it was quite loud for short periods of time as a result.

Great location very close to the center of old city, easy to walk, get public transport. Room is super new and beautiful decorated, breakfast is also very good. Enjoy our one night transfer stay in Basel.

Perfect place to staying in Basel. Friendly atmosphere, kind and professional staff, always helpful. The rooms are perfect, the bed is comfortable, huge, and the sleeping is like in a cloud. The bath is great, clear, and really like the shower hand and body soap. The breakfast is very good. Everything is close, all the sites, city center, and very good connection to the airport. The price is absolutely reasonable. Strongly recommend.

Our AMA Waterways cruise was departing from Basel and we arrived a day early. Hotel D was a wonderful boutique hotel. Very clean with friendly and helpful staff. Just across the street was a wonderful Italian restaurant. City center was a short distance away. We would definitely return.

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights prior to embarkation on a Riviera river cruise. Tax from the airport was quick. Check in was easy. We were given cards to travel on the trams and buses all over the city. The bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept in. It was quiet at night. The room was a good size and a nice shower room. Breakfast was really good. Lovely cold meats, boiled eggs, fruit, cereal and pastries and bread. It was a short walk to the market place and trams to everywhere. Several restaurants just across the road. Staff are really helpful with directions and restaurants. Kept luggage there after check out.

Lovely lovely hotel! The staff exceptional in every department. Most helpful front desk; from giving me directions to calling a cab! | Breakfast was a delicious bountiful feast! |Location terrific! Great area for walking and shopping.

Great location, handy for the tram from the station, and right in the heart of Basel, 5 minutes walk to the Marktplace. Hotel decor was modern and warm, and staff were friendly and efficient. The hotel is on a main street so can be a bit noisy, especially if you open the windows. The air con was a bit weak and the room seemed too warm. Separate duvets were provided on the double bed, which I am always pleased to see. A comfy bed and nice linens. The room itself was really nice, two chairs, plenty of space. Shower over the bath, a bit of a big step in and out, with a nice powerful shower and a screen. The rather weird concept of having windows into the bathroom was mitigated here by the use of frosted glass. As in many Swiss cities there is a significant tourist tax, but it does get you the Basel card (issued by your hotel) which gives free public transport, you can also use it to get to your hotel, just need a copy of your booking confirmation - not that there was any checks on our trips. Would happily stay here again.

I stayed here for a week for a work conference. The location is top notch- a short walk to Old Town, cathedrals/museums, Marktplatz, Middle Bridge (for beautiful walks along the Rhine), and tons of restaurants, cafe, and shopping. There is a bus and a tram stop just outside the doors with convenient lines to access anywhere you may need to go. Despite being centrally located, it’s not in a noisy section of town. The accommodations are tastefully decorated and very comfortable/cozy. The bed was comfortable and the sound dampening from the windows was great - I couldn’t hear the street noise when the window was closed. I heard some noise in the room above me, but the person staying below me couldn’t hear me, which leads me to think the person above me was just particularly loud. Skip the hotel breakfast - Overpriced and you can get better food at one of the MANY cafes within a short walking distance, some of which have views of the Rhine! There are 3 within walking distance that open at 7am and earlier that worked well for our conference schedule. The rest open at a very reasonable 8am. Overall, a wonderful and very reasonably priced choice for Basel! Would stay here again!

One might want to mute the sound on the computer before opening the hotel link, or be faced with some hideous musak. That aside it is truly a non-cheesy experience staying at the Hotel D. HD calls itself a 'design hotel', and that would seem to be accurate. The lounge adjacent to check-in is all clean lines and tasteful yet cheerful colors. I enjoyed an espresso while leafing through a copy of Gala after a long afternoon of hoofing around town. (Did you know that Seal has moved on from Heidi and that Prince Albert of Monaco is being upstaged in the 'class' department by his nephew? It's all there in Gala!) I absolutely loved the standard-sized room we stayed in facing the back of the hotel (read: no street noise). The room was 'klein aber fein'. The bed was firm, the shower was like a water fall pouring from the ceiling, and all was tastefully decorated. The hubs felt like he was wasting water using the shower, and took the shortest showers possible out of guilt. The TV had, as one could imagine, German, Swiss, French, and Italian channels. The BBC was also available, and I think we were able to catch a re-run of Graham Norton. The gym, tidy yet small, has one stationary bike, one stair machine, and one treadmill. I went early enough in the morning to do a little sweating, so I didn't not have any competition for the machine I wanted to use. We skipped breakfast (not included), and braved the streets for our fare. I'll share a pretty rockin' brunch spot we found out toward the German border in a soon-to-be-written post. On both check-in and check-out we dealt with the same young woman who was friendly yet professional. I forgot to mention that Hotel D is located approx. one street over from the Rhein, and, on a sunny day, that's right where one wants to be!

This is one of the nicest small hotel in Basel. Yes, if you want to have a grand hotel with grand entrance and grand pool etc to impress your in-laws, this hotel is not for you. But, for business traveller or family, this hotel is very nice. Service is great. They always smile. The room is not big but elegant and modern. The shower .... ahhh the best.

I had a wonderful stay at Hotel D. I came there for business and since the hotel is very well located in town, it was very easy for me to move around. The staff was very welcoming and helpful, they advised me on how to get to places and where to eat in town. The rooms were perfect, very clean, brand new, with a large comfortable bed. The bathroom had an italian shower and I was especially happy to find organic beauty products for the shower. They even had a charity box at the reception for an organization called Pro Natura. I'm very attentive to details like that because I work for an NGO and I like going to places which 'cares'. Overall it was a memorable stay, next time I am in Basel I will make sure to come back. This is my second stay already.

Cute little very clean boutique hotel in a great location. Everybody is friendly and helpful. The only issue I had was when I went to bed there was a long hair in the sheets. Not mine. I told manager when I checked out and showed her a photo which she asked to have it emailed to her. I thought maybe because of that they might not charge me for the Pringles I ate in the middle of the night. No such luck. The breakfast was very nice.

Very nice small hotel in Basel. Only stayed here one night but enjoyed the very clean, but small, modern room. Close to the river and shopping areas. I would gladly stay here again on our return. Very helpful front desk staff as well.

We booked a 3 night stay with friends prior to catching a Rhine cruise and were very pleased with Hotel D American travelers tend to have different expectations so understand this is Europe modern boutique hotel in every sense of the word. Rooms are typically smallish; we were glad we had upgraded to a junior suite. Again, not a 'suite' in the American sense but larger, and Room 605 was on the top floor with a lovely partial view of the river and a sweeping view of city surrounds, really awesome. Furnishing is upscale 'IKEA-ish, and designed with Swiss efficiency and practicality. The bed was amazing, so appreciated after 12 hours of travel from California. The bath was spacious and beautifully appointed. Bonus points for heated towel rack, rain shower, and L'Occitane Bath products (no hair conditioner, no face cloths). Conditioner was no biggie, I travel with my own, but face cloths were sorely missed. A couple of ticks off for no in room coffee making (room service is not a feature here), but there is a mini bar featuring wine and spirits, and Pringles (go figure!) for snacks. Tap water is crystal clear, but small drinking glasses necessitated a trip to Co-Op (a very cool market/deli a short walk) for 6 packs of water for room and day tripping. Let me emphasize that the location is directly across the street from the Rhine, unparalleled for walking to the Marketplatz, museums, and all places of interest. The bus and trolley system is modern and extensive - not user friendly unless you're Swiss - no English translations - but we figured it out eventually and the city is so beautiful getting lost is not a waste of time. Final comment on hotel front staff - so sweet and friendly and helpful, they made our stay even more pleasurable. Continental breakfast is available for 24chf, but there seems to be bakery cafes on every block, each more yummy than the last for breakfast selections and espresso and smoothies, so venture out. PS: bring comfortable sturdy shoes because you will walk your butt off in Basel

The staff was very accommodating and they did everything they could to make my 10 day stay go well. The hotel is clean, in great shape and very modern. The location was great and located close to the Rhein River. The workout facility had one of everything you need. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I am from the U.S. and I am used to more accommodations such as room service and in room movies. I would definitely stay there again on my next trip to Basel.

I booked Hotel D because it is a convenient location for the meetings I have set up in Basel. I usually stay in the Ramada. Hotel D is a small, boutique style hotel. The kind I would normally not think about for business. In fact, the hotel is delightful and in the heart of the city. My room is spacious by European standards, well equipped, and has a view from the window of a nice higgle-dee-piggle-dee side road. There's no restaurant at the hotel but an excellent restaurant across the road with fine food and a lovely view over the river. There is also a variety of restaurant in walking distance. The hotel staff are casual, professional, and friendly. I arrived a little late, but the check in was quick & easy, and I got excellent advice for dinner. I came down late for breakfast, but they accommodated me cheerfully. I made my booking the same day and took a discounted “special”. The discounted price was low for European cities.