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Basel Back Pack Basel, Switzerland
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Basel's 1st backpacker with a cosy atmosphere, good service, advice & interesting surroundings on the Gundeldinger Feld Estate just 7 min walking distance from the SBB main station. |
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| Dornacherstrasse 192 | | Basel, Bs, Switzerland | | 4053 | | | | Property type: Hostel | | 14 guest rooms/units | | Last renovated in 2002 |
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User Rating: 4.1 (5 reviews) |
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| Standard Rates: 36.00 - 48.00 (Swiss Franc) |  | Available Discounts: 100% for infants up to 2 years, € 3.60 for children 2-7years |  | Deposit requested prior to arrival |
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| Overview | [ Top ] | [ Bottom ] |
 | Check in staff are friendly and keen to show you around the facilities. The dorms are large and have lockers although a CHF20/€20 deposit is required for the key. The bedding was warm and each bed has a small light which is useful. There is no lockout or curfew but the checkin hours are a little restrictive 8am to 1pm and 5pm to 12pm. The dorms have 4 bunk beds but since they overlook an internal courtyard, it's usually quiet at night (with a few week-end exceptions). |  | The showers were warm and the bathrooms, like the rest of the hostel were kept very clean. There is a large kitchen with the usual appliances – but one thing to note is that Swiss powerplugs have the usual 2 prongs but a special hexagonal shape prevents all non-Swiss European appliances from being plugged in and used. |  | # 75 beds
# 5 dorms
# 5 rooms with three beds each &
# 4 rooms with double beds plus two high-beds
# free MobilityTickets for public transport all around town (zone 10 & 11) for the length of your stay!
# in-house mük dam thai restaurant = yummy food at good prices!
# cosy house-bar & lounge
# community kitchen & dining area
# good wheel-chair accessability
# youth-room Creopolis on the same yard
# covered play-grounds & family centre services
# in co-operation with transform. |
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| Location |
| basel back pack is situated on Gundeldinger Feld Estate which used to be a machine factory and is now reutilised as a community centre with a theatre, youth room, bistro restaurant, our own THAI RESTAURANT & TAKE-AWAY "mük dam", covered play-grounds for kids, artist's studios, workshops (instrument-maker, ceramics & glass-blowing, metal-work, a joiner, painter) library, etc, etc. | | Directions | The hostel is easy to get to from any of the Basel railway stations but is closest to Basel SBB (the Swiss station) and Basel SNCF (the French station). It is about 15 minutes walk from Basel SBB although it is possible to take tram 16 from Unterfuhrung SBB (near the station) to Tellplatz and change for tram 15 to Bruderholzstrasse, right next to the hostel. Once there, the hostel is a little hidden, in an internal courtyard. | | Transportation | FREE public transport in and around Basel! Tram N° 15 (coming from town) stops in front of our doorstep and links us directly to the fair grounds. Very good bus and tram network locally, Swiss railways excellent nationally. | | Airport | Basel-Mulhouse EuroAirport, 5km | | |
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Nearby Points of Interest
 | Basler Münster (gothic cathedral) |  | Augusta Raurica, Augst (Roman Amphitheatre) |  | Goetheanum by Rudolf Steiner, Dornach (CH) |  | The Basel Zoo |  | Chappel by Le Corbusier, Ronchamps (F) |  | Herzog & De Meuron buildings |  | Vitra Design & Architcture Museum, Weil a.R. (D) |  | Mario Botta buildings |  | Arcitecture Museum, Basel |  | Kunstmuseum Basel (Museum of Modern Art) |  | The River Rhine & Ferry Boats - take a ride! |  | 29 other museums in Basel! |
| Amenities
 | Bar/lounge |  | Bicycle rental |  | Breakfast available |  | Childcare or babysitting |  | Currency exchange |  | Elevator/lift |  | Linen included |  | Meeting facilities |  | Multi-lingual staff |  | No Smoking |  | No curfew |  | Parking (free) |  | Pets not allowed |  | Restaurant on site |  | Tour assistance |
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| Room Features |
| Domitories:
8 to 10 beds, high cielings, partitioned rooms so as to provide more privacy, lockers (for free!) in the rooms, special feature: double-lof- beds for couples sharing queen-sized matress at dorm price! | | Single and double rooms: queen-sized bed plus single if you want a twin room, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor. | | Rooms o'3: queen-sized bed plus single, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor. | | Family/small group rooms (4-6pers):
queen-sized bed plus singles upper & lower level, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor. |
| Room Types
 | Dormitory |  | Female Dorm |  | Handicap facility |  | Mixed Dorm |  | Triple |  | Twin |  | double (1 bed) |  | handicap facility |  | quad (4 beds) |  | single |  | standard |  | triple (3 beds) |  | twin (2 beds) |
| Amenities
 | Backpacker facilities |  | Cribs available |  | Handicap facilities |  | Internet access |  | Kitchenettes |  | Lockers |  | Microwave |  | Non-smoking rooms |  | Refrigerator |  | Safe in room |  | Shared bathroom |  | Showers without bath |  | Television |  | bedside lamps. |  | double beds |  | lockers |  | single beds |
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| Restaurants |
On-site Restaurants
| Mük Dam | In-house Thai restaurant & take-away, excellent cooking, very good prices! | | In-House Bar | At reception. Try the local brew Unser Bier! | | Eo Ipso | Bistro restaurant & bar on the yard. very en vogue... | | Blinde Kuh | Experience eating as a blind person would - in utter darkness! | | Transform Kantine | Luncheon cantine, Mon. - Fri., just next door |
| Nearby Restaurants
| Café Momo | Good traditional Swiss cooking | | Restaurant Alanya | Anatolian/Turkish food & Pizzas, real good! | | Café Schneiderhahn | Early breakfast, skewer specialities for lunch & supper | | Sutter Begg | Sunday morning brunch à l'éxclusivité | | Elisabethenstübli | Swiss cheese fondue |
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| Policies and Other Information |
| Credit cards accepted: | Visa MasterCard American Express | | Additional charges apply for extra person in room. | | Cancellation policy: | up to 5 persons: 2 full days before arrival date, larger groups to be arranged by phone or mail. | | |
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