I stayed here with a colleague who had been to Basel many times. It's a very nice hotel with a small reception area and a small bar in the main lobby. The room was very clean and the internet service worked without any problems - which isn't always the case in European hotels, in my experience. The hotel offers a... More

There is no ventilation in the rooms and so you are forced to keep the window open. The window looks at the VERY noisy street and the tram railway, which altogether makes it really extreme - I wonder how people ever manage to go to sleep here. I have specifically asked for a quiet room since I have an early... More

We stayed at the Spalentor for the Easter week end. This hotel is great: spacious room, nice breakfast, helpful staff. Location is great too, you are within walking distance of the center of Basel and opposite the Botanical Garden. Pity about the noise, the tram is running under your window, and the ambulances going down to the hospital pass under... More

My good friend and I booked two single rooms during the famous Basel Carnival known as "Basler Fasnacht". Despite we booked almost three months in advance many hotels were already full, so we ended up at Spalentor. The location was convenient (close to downtown) and on the web site the rooms looked charming. We were very happy and looking forward... More

Lovely hotel. Very friendly reception. Very clean. Beds were very comfortable. Room was quite large. Right on the bus line. Located on a rather busy street so ask for a room on the quiet side if the noise bothers you. Breakfast was delicious and plentiful.

We enjoyed our stay at the Spalentor. Both the room and the bathroom were very spacious, bright and clean. The room was very comfortable and pleasant, but it is not a fancy hotel (for example - there was no bath in our room, only a shower), The location is great - the hotel is a few steps away from the... More

Room was dirty, bland and cold. Looked more like a youth hostel rather than the four-star hotel that was advertised. Expensive and very disappointing.

Nice hotel on the edge of Basel, with reasonably sized clean rooms, helpful friendly staff. Internet access in rooms. Limited number of parking spaces.

My wife and I booked at Spalentor during our 11 day Switzerland trip in July of 2009. We had not booked the majority of our hotels prior to our arrival in Switzerland because we had flexible travel plans, we chose Spalentor based on Tripadvisor reviews and price. We arrived at the train station in Basel and within a few minutes... More