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Basel Back Pack
Basel, Switzerland
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BaselBackPack - urban hostel culture. Basel‘s first Backpacker-Inn and Guesthouse with Bar-Cafe. Inexpensive guest- and family rooms in middle of culture and leisure, 10 min from Basel SBB station. Basel mobility-ticket incl. |
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| Dornacherstrasse 192 | | Basel, Bs, Switzerland | | 4053 | | | | Property type: Hostel | | 14 guest rooms/units | | Last renovated in 2008 |
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User Rating: 4.1 (5 reviews) |
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| Standard Rates: 36.00 - 36.00 (Swiss Franc) |  | Available Discounts: 100% for infants up to 2 years, 30% for children 2-7years | | Deposit requested prior to arrival |
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| Overview | [ Top ] | [ Bottom ] |
 | The BaselBackPack lies in the Gundeldinger Feld, a refurbished factory from 1826. Freshly renovated with warm colors, the BaselBackPack offers a cozy ambience in loft style. There are 80 beds in private double-, triple-, quad- and family-rooms and inexpensive beds in dorms, shared showers and toilets are next to the rooms. | | A self-catering kitchen, a lounge and hang-out with internet, vending machines, laundry and dryer , everything is handicapped accessible and operates according to the 2000-Watts-Society. Our Bar-Café PriMateria serves snacks and refreshments from breakfast to a late cocktail to cool sounds. The Gundeldinger Feld area offers restaurants, bistros, bars, playground, indoor climbing, pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theater, circus- and dancing schools, and houses various offices and services. | | The BaselBackPack in- and outside:
* 80 Beds in single-/double-/triple-/quad-/5bed- or 10-bed rooms
* Cafe/Bar with lounge and terrace
* Breakfast, half-, full-board and catering to your needs
* Self-cooking kitchen, elevator, handicap friendly
* Internet, drink- and snack vending machines
* laundry machine and dryer
* 10 min (750m) to the station Basel SBB, tramway 100m
* Basel mobility-ticket (zones 10/11) included in your room rate
* The Gundeldinger Feld with its restaurants, bistros, playground, indoor climbing,
pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theatre, circus- and dancing schools |
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| Location |
| A self-catering kitchen, a lounge and hang-out with internet, vending machines, laundry and dryer , everything is handicapped accessible and operates according to the 2000-Watts-Society. Our Bar-Café PriMateria serves snacks and refreshments from breakfast to a late cocktail to cool sounds. The Gundeldinger Feld area offers restaurants, bistros, bars, playground, indoor climbing, pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theater, circus- and dancing schools, and houses various offices and services. | | Directions | How to get here with public transportation:
- To Basel SBB, in the train station on the main passenger bridge, exit next to Media Markt
- On Guterstrasse turn left and walk 700m towards the church you see
..or take tramway 16 from the station for 2 stops and get off at Tellplatz
- On square Tellplatz turn right into Bruderholzstrasse, walk one block
- On Dornacherstrasse it says D192 & Gundeldinger Feld on the wall of the building left hand side.
- Inside this area, walk up the yard about 150m straight to reception - welcome! | | 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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| Features and Amenities | [ Top ] | [ Bottom ] |
Basel - culture unlimited, the cultural capitol of Switzerland:
* 40 Museums, from Historic to the Vitra Design Museum
* More than 20 galleries, from Armin Vogt to Rusterholtz
* Theater, musicals, operas, famous carnival and fun fair
* Concerts from pop in the Atlantis to Pink Floyd in the St.Jakob stadium
* Art&Architecture from Herzog DeMeuron to Tinguely
* Fine dining, going out, shopping
* Bike- and Sightseeing-tours in the ancient city and river Rhine
* EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse with EasyJet destination
* Fair host city Basel (IGEHO, BaselWorld, MuBa, Orbit,..)
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 (extra charge) | | Breakfast available | | Childcare or babysitting | | Children permitted | | Currency exchange | | Elevator/lift | | Express checkout | | Handicap access | | Historic site | | Internet access | | Internet wireless (free) | | Linen included | | Linen rental | | Meeting facilities | | Multi-lingual staff | | Newspapers/magazines | | No Smoking | | No curfew | | Pets allowed | | Restaurant on site | | Tour assistance | | Tour/sightseeing assistance | | The BaselBackPack in- and outside:
* 80 Beds in single-/double-/triple-/quad-/5bed- or 10-bed rooms
* Cafe/Bar with lounge and terrace
* Breakfast | | half- | | full-board and catering to your needs
* Self-cooking kitchen | | elevator | | handicap friendly
* Internet | | drink- and snack vending machines
* laundry machine and dryer
* 10 min (750m) to the station Basel SBB | | tramway 100m
* Basel mobility-ticket (zones 10/11) included in your room rate
* The Gundeldinger Feld with its restaurants | | bistros | | playground | | indoor climbing | | pilates-studio | | library | | ateliers | | theatre | | circus- and dancing schools |
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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 | | Double | | Female Dorm | | Handicap facility | | Male Dorm | | Mixed Dorm | | Quad | | Single | | Standard | | Triple | | Twin | | double (1 bed) | | handicap facility | | quad (4 beds) | | single | | standard | | triple (3 beds) | | twin (2 beds) |
| Amenities
| Backpacker facilities | | Coffee/tea maker | | Cribs available | | Handicap facilities | | Internet access | | Kitchenettes | | Lockers | | Microwave | | Non-smoking rooms | | Refrigerator | | Shared bathroom | | Showers without bath | | Television | | Television (cable/satellite) | | 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 |
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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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