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Basel Back Pack
Basel, Switzerland

Dornacherstrasse 192
Basel
Basel-Stadt (Kanton Basel-Stadt), Switzerland 
4053

BaselBackPack - urban hostel culture. Basel‘s first Backpacker-Inn and Guesthouse with Bar-Cafe. Inexpensive guest- and family rooms in middle of culture and leisure, 10 min from Basel SBB station. Basel mobility-ticket incl.

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Property type: Hostel     14 guest rooms/units   Renovated: 2008
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Overview

The BaselBackPack lies in the Gundeldinger Feld, a refurbished factory from 1826. Freshly renovated with warm colors, the BaselBackPack offers a cozy ambience in loft style. There are 80 beds in private double-, triple-, quad- and family-rooms and inexpensive beds in dorms, shared showers and toilets are next to the rooms.

A self-catering kitchen, a lounge and hang-out with internet, vending machines, laundry and dryer , everything is handicapped accessible and operates according to the 2000-Watts-Society. Our Bar-Café PriMateria serves snacks and refreshments from breakfast to a late cocktail to cool sounds. The Gundeldinger Feld area offers restaurants, bistros, bars, playground, indoor climbing, pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theater, circus- and dancing schools, and houses various offices and services.

The BaselBackPack in- and outside:
* 80 Beds in single-/double-/triple-/quad-/5bed- or 10-bed rooms
* Cafe/Bar with lounge and terrace
* Breakfast, half-, full-board and catering to your needs
* Self-cooking kitchen, elevator, handicap friendly
* Internet, drink- and snack vending machines
* laundry machine and dryer
* 10 min (750m) to the station Basel SBB, tramway 100m
* Basel mobility-ticket (zones 10/11) included in your room rate
* The Gundeldinger Feld with its restaurants, bistros, playground, indoor climbing,
pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theatre, circus- and dancing schools

Location & Transportation

A self-catering kitchen, a lounge and hang-out with internet, vending machines, laundry and dryer , everything is handicapped accessible and operates according to the 2000-Watts-Society. Our Bar-Café PriMateria serves snacks and refreshments from breakfast to a late cocktail to cool sounds. The Gundeldinger Feld area offers restaurants, bistros, bars, playground, indoor climbing, pilates-studio, library, ateliers, theater, circus- and dancing schools, and houses various offices and services.

  DirectionsHow to get here with public transportation:
- To Basel SBB, in the train station on the main passenger bridge, exit next to Media Markt
- On Guterstrasse turn left and walk 700m towards the church you see
..or take tramway 16 from the station for 2 stops and get off at Tellplatz
- On square Tellplatz turn right into Bruderholzstrasse, walk one block
- On Dornacherstrasse it says D192 & Gundeldinger Feld on the wall of the building left hand side.
- Inside this area, walk up the yard about 150m straight to reception - welcome!
  TransportationFREE public transport in and around Basel! Tram N° 15 (coming from town) stops in front of our doorstep and links us directly to the fair grounds. Very good bus and tram network locally, Swiss railways excellent nationally.
  AirportBasel-Mulhouse EuroAirport, 5km

Amenities & Attractions

Basel - culture unlimited, the cultural capitol of Switzerland:
* 40 Museums, from Historic to the Vitra Design Museum
* More than 20 galleries, from Armin Vogt to Rusterholtz
* Theater, musicals, operas, famous carnival and fun fair
* Concerts from pop in the Atlantis to Pink Floyd in the St.Jakob stadium
* Art&Architecture from Herzog DeMeuron to Tinguely
* Fine dining, going out, shopping
* Bike- and Sightseeing-tours in the ancient city and river Rhine
* EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse with EasyJet destination
* Fair host city Basel (IGEHO, BaselWorld, MuBa, Orbit,..)

  Local Attractions
Basler Münster (gothic cathedral)Augusta Raurica, Augst (Roman Amphitheatre)
Goetheanum by Rudolf Steiner, Dornach (CH)The Basel Zoo
Chappel by Le Corbusier, Ronchamps (F)Herzog & De Meuron buildings
Vitra Design & Architcture Museum, Weil a.R. (D)Mario Botta buildings
Arcitecture Museum, BaselKunstmuseum Basel (Museum of Modern Art)
The River Rhine & Ferry Boats - take a ride!29 other museums in Basel!
  Amenities
Bar/loungeBicycle rentalBreakfast (extra charge)
Breakfast availableChildcare or babysittingChildren permitted
Currency exchangeElevator/liftExpress checkout
Handicap accessHistoric siteInternet access
Internet wireless (free)Linen includedLinen rental
Meeting facilitiesMulti-lingual staffNewspapers/magazines
No SmokingNo curfewPets allowed
Restaurant on siteThe BaselBackPack in- and outside: * 80 Beds in single-/double-/triple-/quad-/5bed- or 10-bed rooms * Cafe/Bar with lounge and terrace * BreakfastTour assistance
Tour/sightseeing assistanceateliersbistros
circus- and dancing schoolsdrink- and snack vending machines * laundry machine and dryer * 10 min (750m) to the station Basel SBBelevator
full-board and catering to your needs * Self-cooking kitchenhalf-handicap friendly * Internet
indoor climbinglibrarypilates-studio
playgroundtheatretramway 100m * Basel mobility-ticket (zones 10/11) included in your room rate * The Gundeldinger Feld with its restaurants

Guest Room Amenities

Domitories: 8 to 10 beds, high cielings, partitioned rooms so as to provide more privacy, lockers (for free!) in the rooms, special feature: double-lof- beds for couples sharing queen-sized matress at dorm price!

Single and double rooms: queen-sized bed plus single if you want a twin room, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor.

Rooms o'3: queen-sized bed plus single, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor.

Family/small group rooms (4-6pers): queen-sized bed plus singles upper & lower level, all non-smoking, showers/wcs on the same floor.

  Room Types
DormitoryDouble
Female DormHandicap facility
Male DormMixed Dorm
QuadSingle
StandardTriple
Twindouble (1 bed)
handicap facilityquad (4 beds)
singlestandard
triple (3 beds)twin (2 beds)
  Room Amenities
Backpacker facilitiesCoffee/tea maker
Cribs availableHandicap facilities
Internet accessKitchenettes
LockersMicrowave
Non-smoking roomsRefrigerator
Shared bathroomShowers without bath
TelevisionTelevision (cable/satellite)
bedside lamps.double beds
lockerssingle beds

Food & Restaurants

  On site Restaurants
Mük DamIn-house Thai restaurant & take-away, excellent cooking, very good prices!
In-House BarAt reception. Try the local brew Unser Bier!
Eo IpsoBistro restaurant & bar on the yard. very en vogue...
Blinde KuhExperience eating as a blind person would - in utter darkness!
Transform KantineLuncheon cantine, Mon. - Fri., just next door
  Local Restaurants
Café MomoGood traditional Swiss cooking
Restaurant AlanyaAnatolian/Turkish food & Pizzas, real good!
Café SchneiderhahnEarly breakfast, skewer specialities for lunch & supper
Sutter BeggSunday morning brunch à l'éxclusivité
ElisabethenstübliSwiss cheese fondue

Payment Information

Available Discounts: 100% for infants up to 2 years, 30% for children 2-7years
Deposit requested prior to arrival: After confirming your reservation, you will be contacted by Basel Back Pack.
Additional charges: A charge may be incurred for extra persons in a room.
Credit cards accepted on location: Visa  MasterCard  American Express 
Cancellation policy: (booking payments are non-refundable, unless specified otherwise)
up to 5 persons: 2 full days before arrival date, larger groups to be arranged by phone or mail.

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