The Best Cheap Hotels in Zurich

Budget-Friendly and Affordable Places to Stay in Zurich

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Zurich, Switzerland is a vibrant destination with plenty of fun activities and attractions. If you're traveling on a budget, finding an affordable place to stay might be a challenge, though. But does Zurich have cheap hotel rooms? Absolutely. With so many budget-friendly hotels and motels available, there is no need to break the bank for a comfortable and relaxing stay here. So, if you're looking for where to stay on a budget, or trying to figure out how to find cheap rooms in Zurich, we've figured it out for you already. When looking for affordable places to stay, everyone should consider a variety of factors, including the price, but also the location, amenities, level of service, and guest ratings. While low prices are important, travelers should also consider the comfort and relaxation of the rooms, as well as the location of the hotel, which can greatly impact their experience in Zurich. Some of the best budget-friendly hotels in Zurich offer amenities such as pools, providing guests with a great place to cool off and unwind after a long day of exploring the city. When considering guest ratings, travelers should look for hotels with a proven track record of providing comfortable stays, while also being easy on the wallet. We've analyzed the best budget-friendly hotels and motels in Zurich based not just on the prices, but also the locations, guest ratings, amenities, and nearby activities as described. So, below you'll see the results of our research, which includes the best values and great bargain hotels in Zurich. Whether you're traveling solo or with a group, there are plenty of cheap stays available in Zurich that will meet your needs and your budget. So, let's get to it: here's where to sleep cheap in Zurich.

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

25hours Hotel Zurich West

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Low Cost Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 25hours Hotel Zurich West has great rooms from $133 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 4.1 km from the city center, budget travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, car rentals, and laundry facilities at this affordable hotel. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in. The price of this hotel is less than average for budget hotels, which makes it a great value.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Hotel Sternen Oerlikon

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $100 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Very Affordable Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Hotel Sternen Oerlikon which has nice rooms starting at $100. Offering a restaurant, a bar, parking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Schaffhauserstrasse 335. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers city views, kids meals, laundry facilities, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 4.7 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for budget hotels, so it's a great value.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Sorell Hotel Seefeld

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $212 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Cheap Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

We found Sorell Hotel Seefeld to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $212. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Seefeldstrasse 63. You'll also find breakfast, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Sorell Hotel Rutli

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Budget Stay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $150, Sorell Hotel Rutli, at Zähringerstrasse 43 provides skiing, a casino, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Budget travelers will really like this budget-friendly hotel which also offers parking, hiking, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for budget hotels.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Air-conditioned
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly


Engimatt City & Garden Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Deals in Zurich
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Engimatt City & Garden Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and outdoor tennis. The great rooms here start at $181 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Engimattstrasse 14. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for visitors. Just 2.1 km from the city center, this low-cost hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for budget hotels.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly


Design Hotel Plattenhof

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $130 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Fantastic Bargain in Zurich
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Design Hotel Plattenhof is 8.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $130, and it's located at Plattenstrasse 26. We also love the pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a multi-lingual staff, and a beauty salon which are great for travelers. And since it's just 0.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for budget hotels, which makes it a great value.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly


Marktgasse Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Values in Zurich
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Marktgasse Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $140. It has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Marktgasse 17. Only 0.8 km from the city center, budget travelers will especially love laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa at this affordable hotel. It's also less than the average price for budget hotels, so it's a great value.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Boutique Hotel Wellenberg

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Inexpensive Hotels in Zurich
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for budget hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Boutique Hotel Wellenberg offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $184 (before taxes). It's located at Niederdorfstrasse 10 and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, and a game room which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for budget hotels.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Hotel Glockenhof Zurich

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $195 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Low Cost Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for budget hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Sihlstrasse 31, Hotel Glockenhof Zurich has great rooms from $195 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and breakfast. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and kids meals which travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for budget hotels.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Sorell Hotel Zurichberg

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $178 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Very Affordable Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Sorell Hotel Zurichberg which has nice rooms starting at $178. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Orellistrasse 21. Budget travelers will really like this budget-friendly hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and kids meals. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for budget hotels.

Budget Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Laundry facilities
  • Budget
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Air-conditioned
  • Family-Friendly


Also, take a look at the Budget hotels in nearby destinations: Lucerne, Interlaken, Freiburg im Breisgau, and Grindelwald.

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


Is it expensive to spend the night in Zurich?

Zurich Average Budget Hotel Price
$201

Travelers to Zurich, Switzerland will have a large number of terrific budget accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of budget hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 24 budget hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $201. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Zurich.

The average prices of our suggested budget hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $413
  • 4-star hotels: $182
  • 3-star hotels: $162


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