The Volkhaus Basel is a 3* boutique hotel perfectly located in Basel, northern Switzerland, in the Kleinbasel district, near the Rhine River and close to many art exhibitions. It is the perfect place to stay for a romantic and cultural getaway in Basel. The French and German borders are only a few minutes away by car.

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Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, two Swiss architects, are behind the renovation of the hotel. They are already responsible for the two majestic Roche Towers in Basel, which are almost 200 meters high, and the National Stadium in Beijing. They have succeeded in creating a very special and pleasant atmosphere here.

The price per night starts at about 200€ per night for 2 people. The hotel is very popular with couples looking for a unique place to stay. Among the qualities that often come up are the extremely welcoming multilingual staff (German, French, English and Japanese), the outdoor terrace and the collective minibar on each floor with unlimited coffee, tea, herbal tea, apples and chocolate squares.

There are 45 rooms and suites, all of which combine luxury and simplicity. All rooms have a unique wallpaper that shows the Peterplatz in Basel from a photo from the 17th century. It's stylish and aesthetically very nice. Depending on the room or suite you choose, you get the following amenities: queen or king size bed, 32" flat screen TV, private bathroom and a view of the Grossbasel and Basel Cathedral.

In the morning, you can have breakfast in the hotel's brasserie, completely redesigned by Herzog & de Meuron. It is possible to eat there during the day and in the evening. On the menu: beef tartare, homemade meatloaf, Wiener Schnitzel or perfectly grilled steak frites. If the weather is nice, you can have a drink or a meal in the hotel's very pleasant inner courtyard.

In the evening, there is also a bar that doubles as a hotel lobby, a café and a local bistro. Again, we appreciate the design here: hand-laid mosaic floors, hand-blown lamps and walls filled with modern art. It's a real architectural gem, which has also found an imitator in New York with the bar of the famous Public Hotel.

The location of the hotel is perfect. You are right in the center, in the Kleinbasel district, near the Rhine. Basel has a lot to offer: a beautiful pedestrianized old town centered around the market square, more than 40 museums and a very pleasant cosmopolitan atmosphere: France and Germany are only a few minutes away by streetcar. Don't miss the Basel Art Museum (Kunstmuseum) which is the largest and oldest in Switzerland.