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Property Description
Oldtown Hostel Otter is located in the heart of Zurich with a trendy bar where you meet locals as well as other travellers. The legendary Hotel Otter changed 2016 into a hostel right in the old town of Zurich. The hostel is above the trendy Wueste Bar, guest from the hostel get a discount before 10 pm.
If you are used to staying in dorms, you will appreciate the central location with the possibility to have a great night at the bar and meet many people, locals as well as other travellers. The tourist sights are all within walking distance from the hostel. The Lake of Zurich is just 200 meters away. Although the art museum and the opera house are only five minutes walking distance and the legendary Cafe Odeon is just around the corner.
The hostel offers 45 beds at the Oberdorfstrasse that leads through upper part of the old town. It offers 10 dorms and 3 private rooms for moderate prices.
There is a small kitchenette with a microwave, fridge and oven to prepare some small food. Free tea and coffee is available 24 hours in the common area. Free hi-speed wifi in all rooms and although free luggage storage before check-in and after check-out in a lockerbox in the common rooms on the 2nd floor (locks provided). We provide bedsheets and one towel for free.
Reception is open from 8:30 to 10:00 am, after we are cleaning. From 3 pm the reception is open again, before we might be at the reception as well. After 5 pm we are at the bar until around midnight (sunday closed during summer). On the day of arrival we charge the balance due on the creditcard, if it is not paid, and leave the key in the keybox at the entrance of the hostel when we close the office after around 7pm - the code for the box are the last 4 digits of your confirmation-number. Please let us know after reservation, if you don't want that the card will be charged in the evening of the arrival day. So we leave the keys in the bar, and you can pay there (it might be busy, sunday the bar is closed during summer but the reception stays open until 10 pm)
If you are used to staying in dorms, you will appreciate the central location with the possibility to have a great night at the bar and meet many people, locals as well as other travellers. The tourist sights are all within walking distance from the hostel. The Lake of Zurich is just 200 meters away. Although the art museum and the opera house are only five minutes walking distance and the legendary Cafe Odeon is just around the corner.
The hostel offers 45 beds at the Oberdorfstrasse that leads through upper part of the old town. It offers 10 dorms and 3 private rooms for moderate prices.
There is a small kitchenette with a microwave, fridge and oven to prepare some small food. Free tea and coffee is available 24 hours in the common area. Free hi-speed wifi in all rooms and although free luggage storage before check-in and after check-out in a lockerbox in the common rooms on the 2nd floor (locks provided). We provide bedsheets and one towel for free.
Reception is open from 8:30 to 10:00 am, after we are cleaning. From 3 pm the reception is open again, before we might be at the reception as well. After 5 pm we are at the bar until around midnight (sunday closed during summer). On the day of arrival we charge the balance due on the creditcard, if it is not paid, and leave the key in the keybox at the entrance of the hostel when we close the office after around 7pm - the code for the box are the last 4 digits of your confirmation-number. Please let us know after reservation, if you don't want that the card will be charged in the evening of the arrival day. So we leave the keys in the bar, and you can pay there (it might be busy, sunday the bar is closed during summer but the reception stays open until 10 pm)
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Mar 12, 2024
Great Location. Get to meet new people through common area. Breakfast included. Spacious lockers and rooms.
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Mar 06, 2024
Such a good location! It has a decent bar downstairs and is super close to transit. It also comes with free lockers, a towel, and free breakfast/ coffee. The lounge area is pretty nice too. I really liked that the room had a mini fridge. The showers are not in the room, but I think each floor has a bathroom + shower. My adapter also didn’t work and reception let me borrow one for free. I only rated it lower because laundry is so so expensive (like 20 CHF) and the room smelled pretty musty.
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Mar 05, 2024
Excellent, well run hostel in the heart of Zurich.
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Facilities
Free
- Linen Included
- Free City Maps
- Towels Included
- Free WiFi
- Free Internet Access
General
- Security Lockers
- Key Card Access
- Common Room
- Elevator
- Meeting Rooms
- Adaptors
- Book Exchange
- Hot Showers
- Fridge/Freezer
- Reading Light
- Hair Dryers
- Microwave
Services
- Internet access
- Luggage Storage
- Housekeeping
- Reception (limited hours)
Food & Drink
- Bar
- Vending Machines
- Cafe
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
Entertainment
- Wi-Fi