Hotel Helvetia Zurich

Name: Hotel Helvetia Zurich in Zurich
Address: Stauffacherquai 1, Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8004, CHE
Telephone: +41 (0)44 297 99 98
Rating: 18.3

Stauffacherquai 1, Zurich, Switzerland

36 Rooms

Contemporary Classic & Lively

It’s a common knock against Switzerland to say that the uniformly high quality of life somehow crowds out anything in the way of personality. Now, there are certainly places where this might ring true, but the Hotel Helvetia Zürich is not one of them. This place positively drips with character, all without sacrificing the coziness and comfort that’s quintessentially Swiss.

It starts with the neighborhood: the Helvetia makes its home at the edge of Kreis 4, one of Zurich’s most vibrant districts, and it’s picturesquely perched above the Sihl river, south of where it meets the Limmat. The 19th-century building itself is well preserved, its historical character left largely intact, but its interiors have seen some recent interior-design attention. The result is tasteful, attractive, and effortlessly hip, unmistakably individual — a great homegrown, organic exception in a world of off-the-shelf boutique-hotel concepts.

Thirty-four rooms and two luxury apartments are the sum of the accommodations, which means the Helvetia sticks to a fairly intimate scale. They’re comfortable and contemporary, and the top-floor apartments add kitchenettes and daybeds to the mix. And you’d do well to make time for the hotel’s restaurant — here the dining room is a local attraction unto itself.

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Hotel Helvetia Zurich

Stauffacherquai 1, Zurich, Switzerland

18.3

Tom

Stayed July 2025

Good location. Good service.

Mariano

Stayed July 2025

The location and atmosphere are surrounded by art.

Katie

Stayed March 2024

Very well appointed hotel in great neighborhood. The common spaces were chic and thoughtful and the room was very cool. Highly recommend.

Hannah

Stayed over two years ago

Great idea for a 'pool bar', I liked the attentiveness of the restaurant staff. Simple, clean rooms - just perfect to stay on a work trip and super easy to get to Zurich HB, close walk distance to Schwimbad Enge (I staid during Art Basel), and to central city to enjoy the Fraumunster church.

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