Porrentruy District accommodation from NZ$116

The hotel is in close proximity to old town Basel. When we checked in our room was not ready, but Desiree gave us maps which include voucher for free tram/buses & 25% off museums. When we returned to check in, Jeremy "helped" us ~ passports, check your info, here's your keys ~ NO welcome to Basel, breakfast is served daily, if you need any assistance during your stay. . . . Sort of set me off ~ we were still ~ thank you. The room amenities were nice. We had a family suite with 2 twins & sleeper sofa ~ very large room ~ more lighting on the twin bed side would be helpful. Every other front desk employee, maid service were very nice! We especially enjoyed an end of the night/closing the bar with Igor, the bartender ~ he was very personable & gave us a voucher for a last night drink ~

A member of my party was under the weather by the time we reached Basel. I had contacted them asking to see if we could have an earlier check-in to rest. The staff on duty got us in earlier than scheduled and was utterly sweet. Hats off to you and your team of understanding polyglots. We had booked an upstairs/downstairs room. The novelty wore out quickly, because there was only one sink/bathroom upstairs. Not their fault. We learn. We were also fortunate that when we got in, there was a huge fair running outside the hotel. We had food and fun times without going too far!

This was our third stay in four years which s a strong recommendation. Our room was good and was very quiet despite being close to the bus and train stations. The staff were very helpful with one exception when they found it difficult to give precise directions to a landmark in the city - quickly corrected by another member of staff. The room met all our needs and had a kettle, safe and small fridge - all very useful for our stay of 8 days. Sadly none of the rooms in our price range had a shower (only a shower over the bath), but with difficulty we managed. One great bonus is its easy access to the railway station (2 minutes away) which was important as we used the Swiss Travel Pass extensively throughout our stay. Everything was as we expected it to be and overall we recommend The Metropol warmly.