Hotel Märthof Basel

Hotel Märthof Basel

The market stalls of Basel's Marktplatz set up directly below the windows of Hotel Märthof, a 68-room hotel built into the old town, two minutes from the Rhine and five from the Minster. Six floors up, a roof terrace opens off the banquet room and the meeting room Jakob-Meyer zum Hasen, giving guests and delegates a view over the square and the rooftops of the old town that few hotels this central can offer as part of the building itself. Downstairs, the Bohemia restaurant and its Parisian-style boulevard terrace cover breakfast and evening meals, with a separate bar for later in the day. Rooms come as Superior, Signature, Deluxe or Junior Suite, each mixing furniture from earlier style eras with modern pieces rather than repeating one template across all 68. There is a sauna, a spa and a fitness room on site, convenient rather than expansive, plus a business center, conference hall and meeting facilities for guests here on work. Every stay includes a Nespresso machine, a minibar, and a BaselCard covering free public transport and a quarter off culture and leisure spots around town. Pets travel for a flat 25 CHF per stay. Someone drawn to old-town streets, a working market square and a terrace with an actual skyline earns the address; someone chasing a resort-scale spa circuit or total quiet should look further out. A 100 CHF daily deposit against damage applies at check-in, and mandatory gala dinner charges can appear on Swiss hotel bills, worth confirming directly before arrival. What separates Märthof from its old-town neighbours is that roof terrace, doubling as banquet space, right over the market square rather than tucked behind a pool deck. On Basel's Marktplatz, Hotel Märthof's sixth-floor roof terrace and banquet room look straight over the market square and old-town rooftops, two minutes from the Rhine. Its 68 rooms mix period details with modern pieces, and every stay includes a Nespresso machine, minibar and BaselCard for free transport.