Oldtown Hostel Otter

Oldtown Hostel Otter, an excellent hostel in the heart of Zurich with a trendy café-bar where you will meet locals and other travelers. The former Otter Hotel has recently been converted into a youth hostel in Zurich's Old Town. The hostel is located above the Wueste, a trendy café-bar. The upper floors retain the old standard of the hotel, while the lower floors have been converted into dormitories. The private rooms retain the same services as the old hotels, with the additional use of the common room with its kitchenette and lockers.

If you are used to sleeping in dormitories, you will appreciate the central location, with the opportunity to spend a good night in the bar and meet many people, locals and other travelers. The sights are all within walking distance from the hostel. Lake Zurich is only 200 meters away. The Art Museum and Opera House are just a five-minute walk away and the legendary Café Odeon is just around the corner.

The hostel offers 45 beds in the Oberdorfstrasse which runs through the upper part of the old town. It offers 7 dormitories and 8 private rooms at moderate prices. There is a small kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator and oven to prepare small foods. The price includes breakfast: the dormitories have a basic self-service breakfast in the common room (toast, cereals, jam, margarine, instant coffee, tea, orange juice and milk), while Private rooms have a breakfast buffet. (bread, meat, cheese, jam, butter, boiled egg, coffee, tea, orange juice) at the café-bar. Complimentary 24-hour complimentary tea and coffee in common areas.