Marktgasse Hotel, Zurich
Expert reviews
“Opened in 2015 in Zurich’s historical quarter, Marktgasse Hotel has 39 rooms done in airy, elegantly minimalist style (white fabrics, blond wood) along with a bright, lively café; dark, sleek bar-restaurant; library; and hammam.”
Featured in 36 Hours in Zurich by The New York Times.
“Located in the heart of the cobblestone streets of Old Town, this boutique hotel smartly blends its 15th-century history with modern minimalism. The rooms vary in size and are individually decorated, but all are done in a pared-down style with lots of white linen and pale wood.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Zurich.
“There’s been an inn or hostelry on the site for more than 600 years, but its current incarnation feels as fresh as a daisy. It’s got a fantastic bar (dark but not forbidding) and restaurant (Swiss but not traditional), plus a New York-style deli (buzzy and fun, and hugely popular with locals as well as guests).”
“The Marktgasse is one of Zurich’s oldest inns, situated in its historic city centre. The 39-roomed boutique hotel successfully blends modern minimalism with ancient heritage, and is warm and welcoming. It also offers a lively bar and an exceptional restaurant, Baltho.”
What guests liked
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Excellent service
All you need to know
Situated in the heart of the Altstadt, the Marktgasse Hotel couldn’t be in a better location. Within walking distance of Grossmunster Church, Lake Zurich, the train station, the opera, Bahnhofstrasse, and so many other attractions, getting around will be a breeze. This 15th-century building has been updated to include modern amenities. Guest rooms are simple, yet comfortable. White linens, Scandinavian furniture, wood floors, and earthy tones create a calm and serene atmosphere. Room sizes vary from a single bed to extra-large beds with a sitting room.
All rooms feature free Wi-Fi and flatscreen TVs. Upgrade to a suite for built-in sound systems and Nespresso machines. A complimentary breakfast is included in your stay, with options catering to vegetarians, vegans, and gluten-free diets. Access to Fitnesspark Stockerhof and Fitnesspark Stadelhofen, two nearby gyms with spas, is included in your room price. These are both a 12-minute walk from the hotel, offering saunas, jacuzzis, a cold water plunge pool, steam bath, massages, and brine thermal bath. Fitness options include cardio equipment, weight equipment, fitness classes, and a gymnastics room.
This hotel’s other charming features include a library, a café, and a restaurant and bar with an outdoor terrace overlooking the Old Town. The hotel restaurant, IGNIV by Andreas Caminada, serves a gourmet tasting menu, and the adjoining cocktail bar has received the “Best Newcomer Bar” award from the Swiss Bar Awards. Delish-La Pinseria, the hotel café, serves fresh pizza and delicious salads.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
28 September 2025
Good
Good location and friendly, helpful staff.
Extremely LOW ceiling in my room and a steep slant of the floor! Always felt like I was going down hill to bathroom and room door and uphill to bed!
28 September 2025
Overall a lovely 7 night stay. One of the staff was exceptionally welcoming and kind-I was feeling under the weather and
Location
The noise in the inner courtyard rooms can be quite overwhelming at times, especially weekend nights.
26 September 2025
Nice hotel.
We had a historic room with a rooftop patio which was awesome.
There was a big convention at the same time and they all stood outside the front door smoking and drinking and I think the bar was closed for that event but not disclosed.
25 September 2025
Best location in Zurich!
Breakfast is very good. Hotel's location is the best... near to everything... staff is very kind and nice. I would stay here again without any doubt.
25 September 2025
Great experience!
An absolutely amazing, beautiful place in the heart of Zurich. It's a historic building, but inside, it's a stylish hotel. We were greeted very warmly, been congratulated on our anniversary, and were given a charming room, exactly what I wanted. The staff was very friendly and very professional. I can't wait to return to this hotel! Thank you for your hospitality!
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22 September 2025
Classic Gem
Perfect location. Excellent reception staff, very curtious. Spotless room with immaculate linen and bedding. Two Michelin Star restaurant on ground floor, delicious food. and good value. Lively Italian barman.
Internet is inconsistent and drops out frequently.
20 September 2025
Exceptional
Luxury in a charming old building which is wonderfully retrofitted with all modern conveniences. Staff was excellent and warm. Room was beautiful and spacious.
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18 September 2025
Great location for a quick stay.
Loved the location. The staff were very nice and very helpful. Breakfast was just what we needed:yogurt, coffee, eggs, fruit, delicious breads and cheeses. Shower was hot.
16 September 2025
Very good
Great location, close to many restaurants.
16 September 2025
Nice place to stay
Great location. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Aircon was noisy. Beds and pillows need a refresh
14 September 2025
Exceptional
Location was excellent Staff super friendly Very clean
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13 September 2025
Centrally located haven!
Great location and lovely staff . Lovely bar on site…great cocktails
Ran out of breakfast food very early
13 September 2025
Exceptional
Excellent location in the old town of Zurich . Super clean facility and we had a large double room which was very comfortable and spacious.Staff are very friendly , helpful and professional. Highly recommended
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12 September 2025
Excellent location!
Our room had a perfect view of the clock tower of St Peter’s Church. We also had a private roof top deck in the Historic Room that had amazing views. The location was perfect for walking to restaurants, shopping, and sightseeing. I would definitely stay here again!
I loved everything but a caution for anyone over six feet. You will have to be careful of the ceilings in some of the areas of the Historic Room. It’s has a slanted ceiling.
11 September 2025
Hidden gem!
Nice one person room, had everything it needed. Location downtown is great. Staff was fantastic, I was helped by an intern, and she did a great job: helpful, accurate and friendly. When I had left I apparently had left a charging cable behind. I got a message about it, in case I wanted it back. Very Swiss ;-) Will go back there for sure!
11 September 2025
Great hotel in a perfect location!
The hotel was very nice and the location was perfect! They greet you with a beverage of your choice, and there's a nice coffee machine at the reception. The bed was very comfortable and quiet.
11 September 2025
Loved my time in Zurich and a great hotel.
Great room. Wonderful location. Lovely bathroom. Comfortable beds. Carafes/glasses of water available on every floor.
Pillows were too soft. I would have preferred the coffee and tea in the room rather than the reception.
10 September 2025
Old Town Excellence
Fantastic location! We were in the heart of the old town with access to a lot of the city's highlights but rooms were nice and quiet. Our room was spacious and minimalist, spotlessly clean. I quite liked the separate toilet and bathroom arrangement, useful for sisters both trying to get ready in the morning :o).
Honestly, nothing much comes to mind at all. It was a great hotel.
10 September 2025
Would definitely return
Very friendly and helpful staff.
9 September 2025
Very good
ROOM .STAF
9 September 2025
Lovely, peaceful, and a pleasure.
It was very clean and very comfortable and the people were very helpful!
The gym is far away. This is listed though.
8 September 2025
Had a very nice stay the restaurant was booked out as is a Michelin star we were unaware of this breakfast is in the sho
Good location very clean staff friendly and helpful
Small rooms towels lacking pile
7 September 2025
Very good
Location and modern feel
No refrigerator or gym on site
7 September 2025
Friendly staff, hotel in good location with nice spacious too
Location great, nice comfortable room!
7 September 2025
It offers an intimate, artsy, and comfortable retreat in the heart of Old Town
Excellent, central location—a dream base for sightseeing on foot or by tram.
no minibar or in-room fridge and limited storage.
6 September 2025
stylish charming hotel in old part of Zürich
Marktgasse is in an old, historic part of town, with narrow windy hilly roads that are filled with pedestrians. There are a lot of shops and restaurants in this area, and it's within walking distance to the Kunsthaus. The single room which I stayed in was adorable - slanting wooden floors, somewhat small, and the desk is behind the bed which is facing the window. Everything was perfectly designed and comfortable. The bed was fantastic. The breakfast was in the 'Delish' cafe downstairs - if you paid for breakfast then they just checked you off the list. It was great.
The single room (with a double bed) would have been a tight fit with two people. But for a solo traveler it's great.
4 September 2025
If staying for one night it’s a great base to wander and soak up the historic Zürich.
Absolutely in the middle of the Old town pedestrian area. Really stylish and very friendly.
All lovely
3 September 2025
A friendly welcome and a comfortable overnight stay
The hotel is in a fantastic location. All the members of staff I encountered were extremely friendly and helpful. I had booked a room aware that it might be small, but it was actually bigger than expected, with a very comfortable bed.
It is on the expensive side, including breakfast at 24 CHF, but everything else in Zurich is quite pricey as well, to be honest.
1 September 2025
Brilliant hotel and staff !
Simple checkin , very friendly and helpful staff , great rooms and facilities, handy location in old town and close to train station , restaurants and things to see . The coffee bar is a great feature !
The only negative was the quality and availability of the breakfast offering - this was completely unacceptable for the 24 euro charge and frankly the worst of our 6 weeks travelling through Europe ! The hotel representative kindly refunded our first mornings cost and was going to raise this with the attached cafe as this reflected badly on the hotel !
1 September 2025
Fabulous
bed is super comfortable!!! place is modern and new inside. very clean and safe too. I like everything about it.
25 August 2025
Perfect
Beautiful Location and breakfast Staff were so friendly and helpful. Lovely experience. Thank you
24 August 2025
The staffs were friendly and the property was clean. The location was perfect but the hotel was on a pricey side
We booked 2 rooms for our family of 5. Our 3 kids shared a room, they added an extra bed with an additional charge. However, their room has exclusive access to the roof top. The view was beautiful, it was relaxing to enjoy our drinks a small table & chairs
The shower was small and soap bottle in the shower was empty
22 August 2025
Very good
Internet was unstable
17 August 2025
Exceptional
Phenomenal staff. Great coffee choices, incredibly comfortable lodging after a long trip. Would highly recommend over the other nearby options
There actually isn't a thing I didn't like. It's a great place.
15 August 2025
Great little boutique hotel in the best location in the city. Lots of restaurants nearby, a block from the river, and wa
Location in the center of the old town was great. Clean and stylish restored historic building.
Pricey for the rest of the world but within the expected scale of Zurich 4 star hotels.
14 August 2025
A great comfortable hotel
Very clean hotel with friendly helpful staff in a central location
11 August 2025
Exceptional
Perfect clean and very helpful and polite staff A pleasant stay
9 August 2025
Incredible stay in an amazing city. I hope to come back soon to do sightseeing/tourist activities.
The hotel from the room and staff were amazing! Couldn't recommend it enough, they provided lovely recommendations for places to eat, sightsee. The location of the hotel is great super central with plenty of shops and restaurants in the immediate vicinity. I hope to go back again in the near future.
All good! Nothing to complain about as its what I expected.
5 August 2025
Great hotel with lovely amenities and helpful staff in a perfect location
Perfect location and very comfortable room. The linen was exceptionally soft and white. The bed very comfortable. Great service by the staff who even posted an item we left behind - thanks! The water fountains and free tea/coffee is a lovely touch.
5 August 2025
Convenient location
Convenient location in the old town
Not a too long distance from the train station but it's a stone road, so quite hard to carry drag the luggage over the stone road
28 July 2025
A charming hotel in the heart of Zurich. A wonderful experience.
A charming hotel with exceptional staff in the centrally located and yet peacefully quiet. The entire experience was wonderful. The cutest room, clean, and super comfortable bed, and friendly staff. I loved the fresh drinking water station on each floor. There are so many nice and thoughtful touches that creates this happy place. I highly recommend this hotel and its staff.
28 July 2025
Great location. Nice rooms and staff. Not much else.
I really liked the location. My room was also great.
My father's room has a weird slope in the floor, which nobody told us about in advance. I also would appreciate some other areas to hang out other than the room itself. The reception area and the 'library' were not very inviting to hang out. I also did not like the breakfast area - mostly high chairs that are not great for older people (my father was 80).
26 July 2025
get-away in Zürich :)
historical building; in the heart of the old town; trendy vibes; clean room and comfy bed! friendly staff.
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25 July 2025
Absolutely fine after a long flight. Very comfortable.
Very pleasant stay in a lovely location. Very helpful staff.
The breakfasts were ok but not exceptional.
22 July 2025
Exceptional
Loved the bed, it was on edible comfortable as was the comforters. Super cute and quaint bathroom and nice room. Loved the free coffee/expressos and the kind staff
20 July 2025
Exceptional
Very helpful and super nice staff .
20 July 2025
Modern place in a historic building
Exceptional location, modern place in a historic building.
Expensive, but that’s Zurich for you!
18 July 2025
Fabulous hotel
Lovely friendly staff who were so keen to help. A very warm welcome and a welcoming drink! Nice touch. Coffee/tea available in the reception area. Comfortable rooms which were very clean and spacious.
We had booked three single rooms and they have a height restriction which I didn't realise on booking. Those rooms are really only suitable for people 5'5" and under.
18 July 2025
Great Hotel in the Old Town
Air Conditioning in an unusual heat wave in June in Switzerland. Great reception very comfy bed. great location. Breakfast OK
No coffee or tea in the room but available at reception. Room had an accessible bathroom which was a bit strange. Breakfast included was OK but service was a little abrupt
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Face masks for guests available

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29 September 2025
Short but sweet! Will go back!