Boutique & Design Hotel Volkshaus Basel
Rebgasse 12-14, Postfach 603, Basel, Switzerland
Altstadt Kleinbasel
45 Rooms
Cutting-Edge & Happening
One MICHELIN Key · A very special stay
It’s something of a surprise to see the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron named in a boutique-hotel project. Outside of Switzerland, the firm is better known for large-scale projects like stadiums and museums. But Volkshaus Basel, while it’s not a football stadium, has been central to this city’s public life for centuries, and to adapt it for use as a hotel was no small task. Once a castle, later a brewery, still later a concert hall and office complex, it’s a site with a history that demands preservation.
What stands here today is both a very thorough update and a sensitive restoration. The long-hidden bones of the 1925 structure dictate the atmosphere, which indirectly recalls Bauhaus in its simplicity and its focus on livability. The 45 rooms are possessed of a warmth beyond the abilities of most contemporary designers, and the facilities are quietly state-of-the-art.
And the Volkshaus Basel is still the people’s house, which means it’s much more than a hotel. There’s a brasserie, a bar, and a leafy courtyard, as well as a surplus of meeting and events space, plus the Festsaal, which is something of an institution in Basel and home to a varied cultural program including music concerts, literary readings, and film screenings.
What stands here today is both a very thorough update and a sensitive restoration. The long-hidden bones of the 1925 structure dictate the atmosphere, which indirectly recalls Bauhaus in its simplicity and its focus on livability. The 45 rooms are possessed of a warmth beyond the abilities of most contemporary designers, and the facilities are quietly state-of-the-art.
And the Volkshaus Basel is still the people’s house, which means it’s much more than a hotel. There’s a brasserie, a bar, and a leafy courtyard, as well as a surplus of meeting and events space, plus the Festsaal, which is something of an institution in Basel and home to a varied cultural program including music concerts, literary readings, and film screenings.
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Boutique & Design Hotel Volkshaus Basel
Rebgasse 12-14, Postfach 603, Basel, Switzerland
Altstadt Kleinbasel
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