HOTEL RHEINFELDERHOF

An einem frostigen Morgen strebten wir nach einer gemütlichen Tasse Tee, um uns aufzuwärmen. Der Inhaber, ein freundlicher Mann mit einem warmen Lächeln, bemerkte wohl unsere frostigen Gesichter und bot uns nicht nur Tee an, sondern überraschte uns auch mit einem großzügigen Geschenk: einem köstlichen Teller mit dampfendem Rührei mit Speck und Gipfeli.Diese unerwartete Geste der Großzügigkeit erwärmte nicht nur unseren Magen, sondern auch unsere Herzen ! Vielen Dank !

It was super nice to get an upgrade to a double room at checkin though the room for me isn't a thing: I just want clean, quiet and secure so small doesn't matter. But this was nice especially as I ended up spending most of Monday in the room due to weather and the fact that most museums in Basel are closed on Monday.

The location is great. It's right next to a tram line and close to Claraplatz. There are plenty of restaurants nearby and you should try The Pub right up the street. A full supermarket Coop is across the street. I did not try their restaurant (CHF18 for breakfast!).

Pluses...
The hot water is HOT and the shower worked well. Small, but at least I was fully surrounded by glass. Not the "half-glass" thing that seems so common in Europe.
Heat worked well. Too well, the second night and I had to open the patio door and let some 5 degree Celsius in for a bit to balance.
Yes. there's a patio door with two chairs and a tiny table overlooking a courtyard. That was quiet to enjoy coffee.
A little bit of hallway noise and a slamming door or two but not enough to be a problem.

Complaints...
The first room I was shown was a smoking room. Really bad. But the clerk at the counter immediately reassigned me to another room on the same floor without a problem.
The coffee machine is the strangest thing I've ever tried to use. I wish I'd brought my hot water kettle with me. This machine was odd and I only managed to get one half decent cup out of it.
There were nearly enough power outlets and none at the desk.
Wifi was slow. Okay for browsing but the upload speed was terrible. I did not manage to write many reviews during my stay!

Overall, decent. It's fine for inexpensive.

War nur zur schnellen Einkehr dort, kann deshalb keine Zimmer beurteilen. Schönes Lokal, freundliche Bedienung. Tramhaltestelle gleich vor dem Lokal.

Wenn man die Zimmer vielleicht noch ein bisschen kleiner machen könnte, dann wäre stehend schlafen möglich. Sorry, aber bei die Ppreise passen nicht zur Zimmerausstattung.