Basel Hotels and Accommodation: Budget

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• Youth Hostel St. Alban, Alban-Kirchrain 10, Grossbasel, +41 61 272 05 72, fax +41 61 272 08 33, basel@youthhostel.ch, www.youthhostel.ch. Take tram no. 2 from SBB train station to Kunstmuseum, then follow signposts and walk 10 minutes through St. Alban quarter, one of the most picturesque areas in town, where Basel's patrician families used to make their money in the silk band business. The hostel is in a converted 19th century factory, however, the area is not at all industrial but quiet and charming. It's close to the Rhine, allowing for nice strolls along the water and to the nearby Museum für Gegenwartskunst (see See, Museums). You can also get carried across the river to Kleinbasel by a Fähri (ferry, see Get around, By Boat). The hostel has single and double rooms and dorms. Prices range from 30 CHF for dorm beds to 80 CHF for single rooms.

• Youth Hostel Basel-City, Pfeffingerstasse 8, +41 (0)61 365 99 60, fax: +41 61 365 99 61, basel.city@youthhostel.ch, www.youthhostel.ch. Just 3 minutes away from the main station in a more lively and central location in the Gundeldingen (or Gundeli) part of town. Only single and double rooms.

• Basel Back Pack, Dornacherstr. 192, +41 61 333 00 37, fax +41 (0)61 333 00 39, info@baselbackpack.ch, www.baselbackpack.ch. Basel's first and only backpackers hotel is also located in the Gundeli part of town, right behind the train station. Single and double rooms and dorms. 30 CHF for dorm beds to 80 CHF for single rooms.

• YMCA Hostel Basel www.ymcahostelbasel.ch/home_1_e.php, Gempenstrasse 64, +41 (0)61 361 73 09, Fax +41 (0)61 363 93 35. The hostel is located approx. 300 meters from the SBB Basel railstation, exit Gundeldingen. Single and double rooms and dorms. Price range from 29 CHF for dorm beds to 85/95 CHF for single rooms.

• www.youthhostel.ch
• www.baselbackpack.ch
• www.ymcahostelbasel.ch/home_1_e.php