At the end of our Europe trip in May, we need a hotel near the Basel airport. The flight is before the birds get up, so it doesnt need to be real nice cause we wont be there long! Just not a dump with recycled cardboard walls. Thanks!
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I’d stay somewhere at the train station (my favorite is Hotel Schweizerhof, but there are a couple of decent alternatives and the Ibis Budget hotel on the back side of the station is also doable). First airport bus leaves directly from the station to the airport terminal at 4:10am, takes about 15 minutes and will be free with your hotel-provided Basel Card. Best way to go. If you need to be at the airport earlier than that, taxis are always available outside the station.
The only hotel “at” the airport is the imaginatively named “Airport Hotel Basel” which is still some distance away, but the same airport bus also stops there at 4:19am, 5 minutes ride to the terminal. There is, oddly, a casino attached to the hotel and a basic hotel bar/restaurant. Should be ok for one night, but you’ll probably want to go into the city to have dinner etc. with the bus, as the area around the hotel is semi industrial and not that interesting.