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Boutique Hotel Josef

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Bar (on property)
Deluxe Studio | In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, soundproofing
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Deluxe Studio | Private kitchenette | Espresso maker, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry room

Explore the area

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13 Josefstrasse, Zürich, 8005
  • Place, Swiss National Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Bahnhofstrasse
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, ETH Zurich
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Zürich (ZRH)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room | In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, soundproofing

Standard Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(49 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Studio | In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, soundproofing

Deluxe Studio

  • 29 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually decorated, desk, soundproofing

Deluxe Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Boutique Hotel Josef

A restaurant, a bar/lounge and a rooftop terrace are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a 24-hour business centre, concierge services and laundry facilities.
Boutique Hotel Josef offers 32 accommodations with espresso makers and a safe. Each accommodation is individually decorated. 35-cm flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include a shower, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Boutique Hotel Josef's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Swiss National Museum. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at il baretto, a bistro that serves Italian cuisine
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a 24-hour business centre and meeting rooms
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Bahnhofstrasse and 5 minutes from Letzigrund Stadium
  • Pets welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Business amenities include a 24-hour business centre and meeting rooms.

Public spaces have free WiFi. Boutique Hotel Josef also features a rooftop terrace, concierge services, and laundry facilities.

This 3-star Zürich hotel is smoke free.

Il baretto – This bistro specialises in Italian cuisine and serves lunch, dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • il baretto

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 35-cm flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; access will be through a private entrance
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from 25 December to 26 December:
  • Bar/Lounge

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

  • Pets: CHF 15 per pet, per night
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: CHF 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in information. Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance. A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 stars.

Property is also known as

Hotel Josef Zürich
Josef Zürich
Hotel Josef
Boutique Hotel Josef Hotel
Boutique Hotel Josef Zürich
Boutique Hotel Josef Hotel Zürich

Boutique Hotel Josef Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 224 out of 489 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 489 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 66 out of 489 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 489 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 489 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marina, London

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A comfortable room. Not very big but affordable for the few days I spent in Zurich. Very close to the station. A lovely restaurant connected to the hotel. Self Check in was easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Lance, Bendigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay situated right beside the main railway station - surprisingly quiet! A relaxing lounge room - friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Shanthi

Brilliant location, good room, good value for money as we only paid GBP 98 for a night for two adults being a Sunday night. The generous amount of coffee capsules (4+1 decaf) was super generous for Europe. If only the wash basin in the bathroom was usable. The drain was blocked and required waiting between uses. As we only stayed one night leaving early in the morning, we reported the issue to house keeping on our way out. Shower was not as good as other places in Switzerland that we stayed, but quite ok. Other comments are: The electronic self check in means that you can only start checking in at 2, and you need to enter your details including passport number etc. I can imagine a queue in the busier seasons as there is only one single terminal for check in. Also, since there is one person running the cafe, they were quite pressured for time between making drinks, serving and answering the inevitable questions from guests trying to check in. Plug points could be more convenient location wise. If the bed was raised style, the bottom of bed could house luggage and make it within reach of vacuum cleaner. Consider a fold out table above the bench and adding a mini fridge. I will consider the hotel for next stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel shame about self check in/out it’s always easier to talk to a person, shame there was no breakfast offered when we stayed but luckily a bakery next door
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexia

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was lovely, so easy to get in and out
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Erica, Huntington Station

Room was not as promised
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Lezlie

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
We had 2 rooms, room 46 and 49. Had to wait until 2pm to access the building and then check in was online on a computer. There is no front desk staff. Room 46 was great, spacious and well appointed. Nice in room amenities. Room 46 on the other hand, needs work. It was dusty, missing a curtain and the bathroom sink doesn’t drain well. There was a party in the apartment building next to the room and everyone was looking into my daughter’s room while she was in her pajamas. I tried to call the hotel 3 times to try and fix it, but no one answered the phone. I ended up fixing up a contraption to hold up a towel to cover the window. These complaints were repeatedly mentioned by previous Expedia customers, yet the hotel does nothing to correct them. Expedia repeatedly called the hotel to ask them for a partial refund on my behalf, but they refused to do anything. Very disappointing. Do not stay in room 49.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dimitris

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room in a convenient location. I would recommend staying here. I didn't love that the climate control was locked and we needed to leave the window opened, but that was minor.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient location. Nice coffee machine inside the room. If you could let me know that there is a European power socket located underneath the coffee table, I would not walk all the way to a local Interdiscount store to purchase one (Swiss to European power point adaptor).
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Tamara

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As others have said, the room is small. The only option to get into the bed is to crawl over the other person in the bed (if you are the person sleeping on the inside). And the pillows leave MUCH to be desired! The shower is nice and hot with good water pressure. And the toiletries smell wonderful. You will NOT meet a front desk person to check yourself in: only the bartender is available to help you should you have any troubles. The bartender was very nice!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Mrs E L

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lots of shops and bars
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Phil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location close to the main rail station. Also local to the bus station where we had some trips booked so location wise was perfect. For those that want peace and quiet this isn't the place because of being so close to the railway station which is in use nearly 24 hours a day. The room itself was clean, the bed was comfortable. The room was cleaned daily. We had no problems whatsoever
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for my purposes- just as sleep over between train journeys. The room was very small, clean but I think the bed linens could use some bleach.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frederick

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Bethany

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was perfect for an overnight in Zurich. It is a very easy and quick walk from the train. The area is safe, with a grocery store right across the street! We did not eat at the restaurant, but it was very nice looking. The room itself was very clean, comfortable bed, spacious. Large bathroom. Lovely to be able to open the windows and get fresh air. Check in is at a kiosk right inside the restaurant. The bartender is there to help if needed. But it went smooth. There is an elevator, which was great for luggage. Even though it is literally next to the train tracks, the windows were well insulated and the room was quiet. There is no air conditioning, so in the summer, I would guess it would be quite hot. But for us, it was perfect to be able to walk into old town Zurich and see the sights. Would definitely recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richel, Amery

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay. We loved the corner room with 2 big windows and balcony. The bed was so Comfortable. It was nicely decorated.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff were unfriendly. Check in was self serve. Room was small but comfortable and within easy walk to train station. Cheap for the city.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very small room; helpful staff; coffee/bar on premises; conveniently located near train station
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Georgina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property, steps from central train station. Lovely cafe downstairs for breakfast. The only thing I did not appreciate was the self-check-in computer. Not even a hello from hotel staff? Was off-putting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025