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Hotel California

3.0 star property

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Bar (on property)
Exterior
Outdoor dining
Balcony
Comfort Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Schifflaende 18, Zürich, 8001
  • Zürich Opera House
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Bahnhofstrasse
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • ETH Zurich
    ‪13 min walk‬

Room options

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Comfort Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Comfort Double Room

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Quadruple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Comfort Quadruple Room

  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About this property

Hotel California

3-star hotel in Old Town Zürich
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and concierge services are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and express check-out are onsite.
Hotel California offers 19 accommodations with minibars and safes. Televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Zürich hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A total renovation of this property was completed in March 2022.

Hotel California is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Hotel California has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available for a fee: CHF 25 for adults and CHF 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Art gallery
  • Designer stores

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 5 floors
  • Renovated entire property - March 2022
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee for check-in between 11:30 PM and 7:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 25 for adults and CHF 15 for children
  • Late check-in fee for check-in between 11:30 PM and 7:00 AM

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 stars.

Property is also known as

Hotel California Zurich
California Zurich
Hotel California Zürich
California Zürich
Hotel California Hotel
Hotel California Zürich
Hotel California Hotel Zürich

Hotel California Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 114 out of 304 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 125 out of 304 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 304 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 304 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 304 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

valerie

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and location but extremely noisy
Extremely nice and accommodating staff, great location. Hotel is on the top of so called “ American” restaurant. A lot of bars around so it is extremely noisy. We were not able to fall asleep until 2am. Definitely not the place for families with kids.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Magesh Kumar

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Convenient for all city sightseeing areas
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

albert

Traveled with family
Spare but friendly
Lobby service is minimal. But friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet, although connected to restaurant, not really part of restaurant. Funny, pictures of the Grand Canyon in elevator. Guess geography of Arizona part of hotel California.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

albert

Traveled with family
Not the best stay, overall. The key system is cumbersome, there was no air conditioning for a stuffy room. Noisy on account of construction outside. Not enough towels.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Sanam

Liked: Staff & service
This hotel needs some work
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Edmund

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the property but they charged me a second time for the stay (Expedia had already collected payment even though Expedia said that the hotel should collect) and the hotel refunded the amount they collected but the refund didn’t equal the amount withdrawn due to currency valuations. Bad Expedia for not doing what they said they were going to do. Bad hotel for not making the transaction equal.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Randolph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Wioleta

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is a bit dated & only one key per room. Room was big and clean but the sofa bed for third person was hard as a rock. Staff aren’t always around so you have to call them. They are attentive. Hotel is conveniently located.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Naomi

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel California was a nice hotel, lovely room, great bed though it would be nice to have more than one pillow per person. Great location in the old town and very walkable to everything. The staff was very friendly and very helpful but the only drawback is that if you have a car and need to load or unload your luggage, there is some controversy over how long you can stay. We were told if we gave them our license number they would get a special permit for us to remain there for up to 1/2 hour, but the receptionist in the morning didn't know anything about this and it took several employees to put their heads together to do this. Meanwhile, a delivery person was very angry that we were parked in "his space" even though it was long after deliveries were supposed to arrive. Other than that, our stay was wonderful, the breakfasts were good and plentiful and again, the staff was really nice and really made an effort to help us. Speaking English was a challenge for some of the staff but they spoke much better english than I spoke German. Zurich is wunderbar!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly staff and clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Dublin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We did not know what to expect, but we were so pleasantly surprised by how nice this hotel was. The rooms were large and well appointed, and the location is superb.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

spring

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They dont have AC even though their site says they have AC and there is AC system they never fixed it so they tell you there is no AC. It was miserably hot. Location is good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place to Stay
Great hotel very clean staff very helpful, perfect location. Stayed in a family room would have no problem recommending Hotel California.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tandu

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Noisy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

shaoxian

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is so clean, so convenient to everything, highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is a very quirky little hotel. The rooms are clean and the staff I found to be very polite and helpful. One problem there is no A/C and in the summer heat a little fan is not cutting it to cool you down. We personally dropped unlucky with the smell. They were cleaning the drains outside the property and the smell went right through the hotel. Luckily that was our last day. The restaurant downstairs is pretty cool. Staff are very polite and helpful. Its a great location in the heart of Zurich but the hotel itself is a little dated. Still had a great time in Zurich though so no complaints.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Brian

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Juliana

Traveled with family
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Gaurav

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is in a great location and rooms are decent sizes. Only issue was lack of air conditioning.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randolph

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Atul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient location, easy going staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

chrystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024