Hotel Astor - Zurich, Switzerland 

"Astor Hotel"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
Stayed for two nights in Astor Hotel, All the staff of the hotel were very friendly and helpful. The room was a good size, clean and airy. The breakfast was a cont. buffet like most European Hotels. The city is a 5-10 min walk There is a hill walk to the hotel but just take the 6 or 10 trams to the corner or the 15 bus direct to hotel The 7 tram also passes the hotel but the line was under repair when we were there. I asked for a quiet room as the hotel is on the street, the room was facing the side and back No excess noise then normal I even left the window open !! Look on the internet for a good deal Can be a bit pricey but was worth it

JF
Posted: Fri, Jun 06 2008
As an American who has more experience in USA travel than in European travel I found prices to be high, but that appears to be typical for the region. Because there is no air conditioning and the room is west-facing, it was uncomfortably warm on arriving in the evening. Opening the windows provided some relief, but not much help without also opening the door to the hall. Also, since the room faces a moderately busy street, the sound of automobiles and light rail was significant. The breakfast buffet was good, but limited to cold items. The staff were nice and the service was good. The location was quite convenient to public transportation.

Had a nice stay
Posted: Sun, Oct 21 2007
I stayed in ASTOR hotel with my family for 3 nights. It was a very pleasant stay. The hotel is situated next to a tram stop. Zurich HB (Main Train Station) is so close by that we can very well walk down there instead of waiting for tram. As we travelled other cities during our trip from Zurich HB, we felt it was very convenient. The hotel staff is very understanding and friendly. They could speak good English, so never faced any issues to communicate. The morning breakfast is also very good. It is very nice of them to give 1 pint hot milk for our two year old daughter on request every morning through out our stay. The room was very clean with proper ventilation. The only flaw that we could notice is that it was slightly noisy during night, and we had to close the windows.

Avoid this hotel
Posted: Fri, Jun 08 2007
The Astor was booked for me by my company because they waited until the last minute, and all the good hotels with reasonable rates were gone. Take a number 7 tram from the station, because the hill to the hotel is very steep you will regret it if you walk. When you arrive and check in you get the key to your room, this is a card like device you put into the lock, but it takes a lot of fiddling to open the door. The lift would probably be illegal in any EEC country, if you have small children exercise extreme caution. 2 sides have no protective door, so any loose items could get caught against the walls wizzing by. The room was large, but the bathroom from another era, possibly the 60s, it truely was that bad. No air conditioning, no fan either, open the windows and hear the trams going pass, late at night the passing drunks add to the noise. Too hot to close the window, too noisey to open it. 1 English language TV station (CNN) All this for about £90 (180USD) per night. Breakfast food was OK, coffee was barely drinkable. Free internet PC, if it is switched off just switch it on, there is only 1 program you can launch and this gives you internet access. If I had to go on business again and this was the only hotel available in the city, I would travel from a nearby town rather than end up here.