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Corinne Schaub

Corinne Schaub

Editor · practical info, getting there and where to stay

Corinne spent six years on the front desk of a hotel near the Badischer Bahnhof, answering the same questions about trams, zones and the border every day. She writes the pages she would have liked to hand to her guests. She checks every fare with the operator, never in a guidebook.

27 published articles
La Villa K in Saint-Louis: spa hotel near the EuroAirport
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La Villa K in Saint-Louis: spa hotel near the EuroAirport

A former brewery from 1906, a hotel since 2011 with 41 rooms and a spa, plus a free shuttle to the EuroAirport: the Fren…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
B&B Hotel Weil am Rhein/Basel: budget beds over the border
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B&B Hotel Weil am Rhein/Basel: budget beds over the border

90 air-conditioned rooms in Weil am Rhein, 19 minutes by tram 8 to Basel's Marktplatz: the budget alternative when Basel…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Basel Youth Hostel: a converted factory on the St. Alban-Teich
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Basel Youth Hostel: a converted factory on the St. Alban-Teich

A converted factory on the St. Alban-Teich, a few steps from the Rhine: 234 beds from double rooms to six-bed dorms, in …

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Novotel Basel City: modern and family-friendly near the station
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Novotel Basel City: modern and family-friendly near the station

A 2014 building with 145 rooms of at least 24 square metres, 13 minutes from Basel SBB station: the practical choice for…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Hotel Victoria Basel: opposite Basel SBB station
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Hotel Victoria Basel: opposite Basel SBB station

On Centralbahnplatz since 1907, one minute from Basel SBB station: 107 rooms, a bar and bistro and trams in every direct…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Hyperion Hotel Basel: staying in the Messeturm
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Hyperion Hotel Basel: staying in the Messeturm

224 rooms on the 5th to 14th floors of the Messeturm, right on Messeplatz: the hotel with the shortest walk to Art Basel…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Pullman Basel Europe: the trade-fair hotel on Clarastrasse
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Pullman Basel Europe: the trade-fair hotel on Clarastrasse

141 rooms on Clarastrasse, three minutes from Messeplatz, with a bistro and lobby bar: the practical hotel for fair days…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Hotel Wettstein Basel: quiet, between the Messe and the Rhine
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Hotel Wettstein Basel: quiet, between the Messe and the Rhine

73 rooms on a residential street near Wettsteinplatz, breakfast in the winter garden and nine minutes to the Messe: the …

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Hotel Krafft Basel: the historic house on Rheingasse
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Hotel Krafft Basel: the historic house on Rheingasse

Since 1873 the Krafft has welcomed guests on Rheingasse in Kleinbasel: 48 rooms with 1950s Swiss furniture, a restaurant…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Motel One Basel: design hotel on Barfüsserplatz
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Motel One Basel: design hotel on Barfüsserplatz

143 rooms right on Barfüsserplatz, the lounge as a meeting point and one of the cheaper locations in the Old Town: the h…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Hotel Märthof Basel: four stars right on Marktplatz
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Hotel Märthof Basel: four stars right on Marktplatz

68 rooms behind a neo-baroque facade on Marktplatz, a roof terrace looking onto the town hall, sauna and steam room: you…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Der Teufelhof Basel: art hotel and gallery hotel in the Old Town
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Der Teufelhof Basel: art hotel and gallery hotel in the Old Town

Two 18th-century townhouses on Leonhardsgraben, an art hotel, a gallery hotel and the Atelier restaurant: the most origi…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois: Basel's grand hotel on the Rhine
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Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois: Basel's grand hotel on the Rhine

An inn recorded here since 1681, Amadeus Merian's neoclassical building since 1844: the city's leading hotel, with its R…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
BaselCard and Mobility Ticket: free public transport in Basel, discounts and what pays off
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BaselCard and Mobility Ticket: free public transport in Basel, discounts and what pays off

Stay overnight in Basel and you ride trams and buses free and pay less at many museums. Which zones and lines the BaselC…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Is Basel expensive? A budget for hotels, food, transport and museums in Swiss francs
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Is Basel expensive? A budget for hotels, food, transport and museums in Swiss francs

Basel is expensive, especially for rooms and restaurants, but the guest card makes trams and museums cheaper. What each …

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
The best time to visit Basel: weather, events and hotel prices month by month
Itineraries

The best time to visit Basel: weather, events and hotel prices month by month

No month is best for everyone. How warm and wet Basel is each month, when Fasnacht, Art Basel, the Tattoo, Herbstmesse a…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Messe Basel: Basel's trade fairs, getting there and hotels during fair weeks
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Messe Basel: Basel's trade fairs, getting there and hotels during fair weeks

Which fairs take place on Messeplatz in 2027, which of them fill Basel's hotels, how to get there without a car and why …

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Art Basel hotels in Basel: prices, booking deadlines and alternatives in the region
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Art Basel hotels in Basel: prices, booking deadlines and alternatives in the region

During Art Basel, a room near the Messe is the scarcest commodity in town. Which districts are genuinely close, which pr…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Basel train stations: SBB, Badischer Bahnhof and SNCF, where do you change for where?
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Basel train stations: SBB, Badischer Bahnhof and SNCF, where do you change for where?

Basel has three stations and four names, and "Basel" on your ticket is not enough. Which train leaves from where, how mu…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg: bus 50, the Swiss sector and the way into Basel
Getting there

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg: bus 50, the Swiss sector and the way into Basel

EuroAirport is in France but has a Swiss sector, and that difference decides your exit, taxi, hire car and customs. The …

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Luggage storage, toilets and drinking water in Basel: what exists and what it costs
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Luggage storage, toilets and drinking water in Basel: what exists and what it costs

Where to leave luggage in Basel, what the lockers at SBB station and Badischer Bahnhof cost, how the "Nette Toilette" ne…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Where to stay in Basel? The districts compared, with prices and visitor tax
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Where to stay in Basel? The districts compared, with prices and visitor tax

In Basel the district matters more than the stars: the Old Town for museums, Kleinbasel for evenings by the Rhine, the M…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Park and ride in Basel: Oberwil, St. Jakob and the options on the edge of town
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Park and ride in Basel: Oberwil, St. Jakob and the options on the edge of town

Basel has no dense network of park-and-ride sites with a combined ticket. What it does have: the Oberwil P+R with number…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Basel city map: Grossbasel, Kleinbasel and the districts at a glance
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Basel city map: Grossbasel, Kleinbasel and the districts at a glance

How Basel is laid out: Grossbasel on the hill, Kleinbasel on the flat bank, the Messe to the north, the station to the s…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Getting around Basel: trams, buses, fares and what the BaselCard covers
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Getting around Basel: trams, buses, fares and what the BaselCard covers

How to get around Basel: the 13 tram lines and their terminals, which line goes to the Messe and to Riehen, what the day…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Parking in Basel: car parks, prices, the blue zone and the costly mistakes
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Parking in Basel: car parks, prices, the blue zone and the costly mistakes

Verified parking rates in Basel, car park by car park and dated, the blue-zone rules with their lunchtime exception, and…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026
Live parking availability in Basel: free spaces in the 16 guidance-system car parks
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Live parking availability in Basel: free spaces in the 16 guidance-system car parks

The number of free spaces in the 16 car parks of Basel's parking guidance system, read at the source every time this pag…

Corinne Schaub · 23 October 2026