The best thing about this hotel was the proximity to the Opera House. I was overall disappointed. Yes, there is old world charm but the small superior room on the first floor was rather noisy to say the least and badly needs renovation. Peeling paint aside, there was also no minibar and not much of a Romantik touch. They charged my credit card before arrival with no pre-warning, which has never happened to me. The breakfast ambience and selection is okay but with harried staff and ordered a ham omelette and got one with salami. Another first. I wouldn’t stay there again.

Works very poorly. We got a poor room and there was no apology. the changed room was also not fully cleaned. The building is very old, there is a cold smell of fungus. There are better and the same price around the hotel. Not worthy of attention.

Totally solid stay, and very affordable.

I had a 20 hour layover from Rome on the way back to the States, and wanted someplace easy to get to from the airport and close to the lake so I could take a long walk on a balmy summer eve before the long flight the next day.

Location: one block from the lake and one block from the opera house. Amazing area for strolling, and 4 min walk from the Stadelhofen train stop, which is an 18 min direct ride to the airport. Felt extremely safe late at night (although is this just Zürich in general?).

Room: a single room with a twin bed on the 2nd floor, the window overlooked the street (my room was just above the Hotel Europe sign) and had a lovely tree to dapple the sun. Pleasantly quaint, super clean, felt almost Viennese in style (that chandelier!). Bed was very comfortable, and the bathroom and shower - while modest - was very thoughtfully designed. Water pressure was great.

Service: front desk was extremely polite and helpful, gave me a small piece of paper with instructions on how to get back to the airport in English! Danke, Hotel Europe!

I'd definitely stay here again if I'm ever passing through Zürich!