We are finalizing our plans for a Christmas trip to Switz-Italy, with much help from this website! I don't know where to stay when we arrive in Zurich, probably at 11 p.m, via a train from Venice. Should I just focus on a place next to the train station? Does anyone have any ideas? We have two teenage children with us and probably prefer a quad room, but I've not found any. Do buses run that late at night? We are all doing the one-bag thing. Thanks so much.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17422 posts
Laurie, Hotel Bristol, a 5-minute walk from the train station, has quad family rooms. We had the one on the top floor, which was very nice---bright and spacious, with hardwood floor and modern decor.
http://www.hotelbristol.ch/home_e.html
It is across the river and up some steps. The easiset way there is just to walk; a bus or taxi would take a longer route.
Posted by
Zurich
65 posts
Hotel Krone is very nice and not far from the main train station. You can reach it by tram lines 11 and 14 from the station, and they run until shortly about 1 am. Not sure about quad rooms there. http://www.hotel-krone.ch/
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Kyle, TX, USA
92 posts
Thank you very much Lola and Ellen. I've sent inquiries to both hotels.
Posted by
Tulsa, OK, USA
126 posts
Laurie,
If your train passes by Richterswill on the west side of Lake Zurich, you could get off the train there, walk across the tracks, and be at a very nice youth hostel on the lake. We stayed here the night before we flew home out of Zurich. It was easy, and the train went right to the airport. It was very clean, stark as are most, and cheap for Switzerland.
Posted by
Arlington, Texas
35 posts
I also recommend Hotel Bristol. It's only 2 blocks from the station and the walk is pretty, especially at sunrise. Weekends are much cheaper in Zurich.
Posted by
Des Plaines, IL
6 posts
Although we haven't stayed there before, I just booked a quad room (for early April) in Zurich at the Hotel Adler. It received very high ratings at tripadvisor, and the rates are reasonable for a quad and for an expensive city like Zurich. It is in the city center, so not too far from the train station. www.hotel-adler.ch