The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Basel

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Basel

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Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Basel, Switzerland? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Basel, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Basel to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Basel, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Basel for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Basel for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Spalentor

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $125 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Basel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Schönbeinstrasse 1, Hotel Spalentor has great rooms from $125 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.7 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Dorint Hotel Basel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Dorint Hotel Basel which has nice rooms starting at $120. Offering room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Schönaustrasse 10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.1 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Balegra

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $108 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Basel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Hotel Balegra to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $108. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Reiterstrasse 1. You'll also find car rentals, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.2 km from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop


Sorell Hotel Merian

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $126, Sorell Hotel Merian, at Rheingasse 2 provides room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, and laundry facilities. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Gast - und Kulturhaus Der Teufelhof Basel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Basel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Gast - und Kulturhaus Der Teufelhof Basel has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $124 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Leonhardsgraben 47-49. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and kids meals, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.6 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel Wettstein

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel Wettstein is 8.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $88, and it's located at Grenzacherstr. 8. We also love the pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, an indoor play area, and laundry facilities which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Airport Hotel Basel - Convenient & Friendly

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Airport Hotel Basel - Convenient & Friendly because it has great rooms that start at $107. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Flughafenstrasse 215. Only 2.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $431 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Basel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $431 (before taxes). It's located at Blumenrain 8 and has earned a guest rating of 9.30/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Basel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Münzgasse 12, Hotel Basel has great rooms from $131 (before taxes). It offers room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, kids meals, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.4 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Krafft Basel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $143 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Basel
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Krafft Basel which has nice rooms starting at $143. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Rheingasse 12. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a coffee shop. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Luxury


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Lucerne, Freiburg im Breisgau, Rust, and Bern.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Basel, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Basel, Best Cheap Hotels in Basel, Best Luxury Hotels in Basel, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Basel, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Basel, Best Hotels for One Week in Basel, Best Hotels for One Night in Basel, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Basel, or Best Business Hotels in Basel.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Basel?

Basel Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$122

Travelers to Basel, Switzerland will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 37 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $122. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Basel.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $431
  • 4-star hotels: $129
  • 3-star hotels: $111
  • 2-star hotels: $59


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