The renovated, modern Basel Youth hostel provides 234 beds in a variety of room types (double room to six-bed rooms. The Design - Youth Hostel is perfectly located within walking distance of most sights in Basel.
It is glorious to stay here in this quiet, green, sleepy oasis of Basel, not far from the river Rhine. The youth hostel is to be found in the venerable St Alban quarter, the original home of the Basler 'Daig', as the old established Basler families are called. Behind the building flows the St Alban Canal, which earlier linked the various factories in the quarter to the Rhine.
From the hostel it�s only a 10 minutes walk to the effervescence of Basel�s city life. The optimal starting point from which you can set out to discover Basel and its unique way of life: from the Old Town to the famous museums and the Carnival.
*PLEASE NOTE: There is an extra charge for Non-YHA-Members of CHF 6.00 per night, payable on arrival*
Open: From 15th March 2010 all year around
Check-in: At anytime, rooms are ready from 3pm
Check-out: Until 10am
Reception hours: 24-h-service
Accommodation: 21 rooms with 2 beds and shower/WC 3 rooms with 4 beds and shower/WC 36 rooms with 4 beds and washbasin 6 rooms with 6 beds and washbasin
A total of 234 beds. Showers and WC on floor.
Infrastructure: Common area with a bar Conference room Games room Kiosk Washing facilities Internet corner Suitable for wheelchairs
Directions
By foot from the main railway station in 15 minutes via Aeschenplatz. Or take tram No. 2 from the station as far as the 'Kunstmuseum' stop, thereafter 5 minutes on foot through the Alban quarter and down the M�hleberg, passing St. Alban�s Church to the youth hostel (sign). Parking possibilities in the neibourhood.
Facilities
Breakfast Included, Restaurant, Internet Access, Laundry, Wheelchair Friendly, Linen Included, Bar, Towels, Security Lockers, Luggage Storage, Telephone/Fax Facilities, 24 hour reception, Key Card Access, Bureau de Change, Common Room, Lift / Elevator, Bike Parking, Non Smoking, 24 Hour Check In, Meeting Facilities
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