Merian am Rhein is a Hotel in Basel with a distinctly riverside character, set right on the Rhine in the city’s historic core. The address places guests within easy reach of Basel’s museums, market squares, and cross-river connections, while some rooms frame open views over the water.
- Type: Hotel
- Internet: Internet services
- Closest spot: Basel, Rheingasse bus stop - 50 m
Space and accommodation
The 64 rooms follow a practical, city-hotel formula with heating, carpeted floors, a work desk, flat-screen TV, bedside socket, and internet services. Bathrooms come with complimentary toiletries and either a bathtub or shower, while selected categories add balconies, river views, or landmark-facing outlooks for a stronger sense of place along the Rhine.
- Double Room Standard: 2 beds
- Single Room Economy: 1 bed
- Single Room Standard: 2 beds
- Single Room Superior Riverview: 1 bed, balcony, river view
- Single Room Comfort: 1 bed
- Double Room Superior Riverview: 2 beds, balcony, river view
- Double Room Comfort Riverview: 2 beds, river view
- Junior Suite Superior Riverview: 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom, 3 beds, river view
- Suite Standard: 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom, 4 beds
Neighborhood and distances
Local highlight: Tinguely Museum sits 1.8 km away and is one of Basel’s most distinctive cultural stops, known for its kinetic works and playful machinery. It rewards a short journey beyond the riverfront with an experience that feels both modern and unmistakably Swiss.
In the immediate vicinity (up to 1.5 km)
- Basel, Rheingasse bus stop - 50 m
- Brasserie Café Spitz - 50 m
- Glaibasler Roothuus - 50 m
- Acero - 50 m
- Basel, Claraplatz bus stop - 260 m
- Blaues Haus (Reichensteinerhof) - 330 m
- Marktplatz Basel - 360 m
- Schifflände train station - 370 m
Further points of interest and transport
- Zoological Garden - 2 km
- Forest Rheinpark - 2.6 km
- EuroAirport Basel - 4.7 km
- EuroAirport Mulhouse - 5 km
- Colmar - Houssen Airport - 71 km
Additional information
Guests receive a BaselCard, which includes free public transport in Basel and discounts on selected cultural and leisure activities. The property also offers daily housekeeping, express check-in/check-out, lift access to upper floors, and smoke detectors.
