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2 single rooms category E (12m2) Fr. 110.--
4 single rooms category E (13 to 14m2) Fr. 110.--
8 double rooms category C (14m2) Fr. 150.-- Part of the former prison wing has been converted into simple hotel
rooms. On each floor, pairs of prison cells have been knocked together to make
three single rooms and four doubles. All
rooms have their own wet
room with
shower/
WC. These
rooms overlook the
quiet inner
courtyard. These
rooms do not have
TVs but weve installed a comfortable
TV corner on each floor so you dont have to miss your favourite programme or the news. All
rooms are
non-smoking.
A
healthy, balanced
breakfast is served in our attractive
breakfast room on the first floor from 7.00 to 9.30 from Monday to Saturday and 7.30 to 10.30 on Sundays and
Bank Holidays. The
breakfast buffet is priced at Fr. 14.00 per person. It includes: A choice of fruit juices and fresh, seasonal fruits Cornflakes, muesli, yoghurt, Swiss cheese, cold sliced meats A selection of 6 types of oven-fresh bread from the Schmutz bakery Butter, jam and honey Freshly prepared egg dishes (supplementary charge)
Coffee and a selection of fine teas
Travelling by car Please note that the hotel does not have its own
parking spaces. Cars can park at the main entrance in the private inner
courtyard for a short time for loading and unloading. We recommend
parking at the nearby Steinen multi-storey car park during your stay. Arriving by motorway from Switzerland or Germany Exit: SBB Bahnhof/City Follow the signs for SBB Bahnhof/UniversitA¤tsspital (Nauenstrasse) After the SBB Bahnhof (railway station), enter the underpass following the signs for UniversitA¤tsspital Cross over the Heuwaage viaduct (Steinengraben) After the bridge, turn right at the third set of traffic lights into Leonhardsgraben (Holbeinplatz) Follow the brown/yellow hotel sign At the fountain, turn left into Leonhardskirchplatz The hotel is located behind the church in the first inner
courtyard of the Lohnhof. Arriving by motorway from France First exit after the motorway toll: Basle City Follow the signs for SBB Bahnhof (Spalenring/Steinenring) After the Pauluskirche (St. Pauls Church), take the first turning on the left (Leimenstrasse) Continue straight ahead until you get to Holbeinplatz straight over at the crossroads Turn right into Leonhardsgraben Follow the brown/yellow hotel sign - see separate instructions if arriving from Switzerland/Germany. Arriving by train/tram from SBB Bahnhof (Basle main railway station) In order to travel on the tram for free, please have your written booking confirmation to hand. Take tram no. 8 (destination KleinhA¼ningen) or 11 (destination St. Louis Grenze) for two stops and change onto tram no. 3 (same direction) at Bankverein. Exit the tram after two more stops (Musik Akademie). The hotel is located behind St. Leonhards Church in the first inner
courtyard of the Lohnhof.
4 double rooms category B (18 to 19m2) Fr. 175.--
2 double rooms category A (22 to 26m2) Fr. 190.-- These comfortable
double rooms (category A with an additional sitting area) have all been converted from the former police
offices. All six
rooms have their own wet
room with
shower/
WC and
TV. The view, from the second floor in particular, is charming, looking out across the BarfA¼sserplatz to the MA¼nster (cathedral). On a clear day the view extends as far as the ChrischonahA¼gel and the Black Forest. All
rooms are
non-smoking.
The hotel has
20 rooms offering excellent value for money, simply but tastefully furnished, on two floors. All
rooms have a
shower and
toilet. Fourteen of our
rooms overlook the buildings
quiet inner
courtyard, giving guests a taste of what prison life must have been like. Or perhaps you would prefer to spend the night in a former police
office with a view over the rooftops of the old town to the MA¼nster (cathedral).
Single rooms Category E Fr. 110.-- / Fr. 130.-- for 2 persons (160cm double bed)
Double rooms. Category C Fr. 150.-- / Fr. 130.-- for 1 person Category B Fr. 175.-- / Fr. 155.-- for 1 person Category A Fr. 190.-- / Fr. 170.-- for 1 person. Prices quoted are per
room per night and include VATand services.
Breakfast is not included in
room prices and is charged at an extra Fr. 14.00 per person per day. The compulsory city tax of Fr. 3.20 per person per night is also extra charged. Prices are higher during trade fairs and
conventions. Guests receive a Mobility
Ticket on arrival entitling them to free use of public transport in the city of Basle and surroundings. Uppon your request we can put a babycott (only up to 2 years) for Fr. 10.-- per night in your
room. Only possible in
double rooms of category A and B. Your dog is also welcome in our house. We charge for it Fr. 7.-- per night. On advance booking we will put a dog-blanket and a feeding dish at your disposal.
During the summer months and when the weather permitts it, you can enjoy your meal on our secluded and peaceful
garden terrace close to the beautiful Lohnhof fountain.
Located on a historic site, the Lohnhof is laden with a rich history. The first church, of which only the crypt has survived, was built on the Lohnhof site in the Romanic epoch around 1060/1070. Its bishop, Burkard von Fenis, had the church fortified with ramparts to protect it against attacks and sieges. Vestiges of the original site were discovered during the archaeological diggings carried out in connection with its restoration. In 1133/35, the chapter of Augustinian canons established a monastery with a cloister. The monastery was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1356 and restored soon afterwards. It was rebuilt in 1492 as a late-gothic church, as it stands today. In the 1440s, the monastery had to defy a war, famine and epidemic. At the beginning of the sixteenth-century, the spirit of the Reformation dampened activities at the monastery. In 1528, the Church of St. Leonard suffered iconoclasm and turned Protestant. The chapters receipts were at first adminstered by a major-domo, who was succeeded by a general steward in 1668, who was in charge of the municipal works. Named after him, the name was kept when the police was headquartered in the Lohnhof in 1821 and the old monastery was converted into a prison in 1835, which it remained until 1995.