Hilton Basel and nearby sports venues in Basel, Switzerland

Description

The Hilton Basel is a centrally located nine storey hotel, sited within 200 metres of the train station and one kilometre from the old town. The 214 air conditioned guestrooms and suites have modern wood furnishings and include high speed Internet connections, Sony PlayStations, minibars and bathrooms with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries.
Diners can sample contemporary a la carte cooking, international buffets and a traditional English atmosphere in the Wettstein restaurant, or enjoy aperitifs, light meals and digestifs in the City Bar. Fitness enthusiasts can swim laps in the health club's heated indoor pool, complete with a poolside bar serving a range of healthy snacks and fruit juices, and tone up in the fitness room equipped with weights, a treadmill and a cross trainer. After a dip or a workout, guests can top up their tans in the solarium, unwind in the sauna and steam room, or indulge in a massage treatment. In the evening, guests with can salsa until the small hours and sip classic cocktails at the lively, Cuban themed Allegra Club. Multilingual staff at the 24 hour front desk can provide around the clock room service, exchange currency and arrange babysitting services. Public parking facilities are available next to the hotel. Art lovers will find the Caricature and Cartoon Museum 700 metres away, a museum devoted to the sculptor Jean Tinguely within three kilometres, and the Fondation Beyeler Museum, which boasts works by Pollock, Klee and Ernst, ten kilometres from the hotel. Basel Mulhouse Airport is ten kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 15 minutes.