Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois Hotel Drei Könige/Hotel of the Three Kings | |
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General information | |
Location | Basel, BS, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47°33′37.6″N 7°35′15.6″E / 47.560444°N 7.587667°E |
Opening | 1681 (with present name) |
Owner | Thomas Straumann |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Amadeus Merian (1844 rebuild) Christian Lang (2006 renovations) |
Website | |
lestroisrois |
Grand Hôtel Les Trois Rois (Hotel of the Three Kings) in Basel, until 1986 usually identified by its German-language name, Hotel Drei Könige, is often cited as one of Switzerland's oldest hotels.[1] It is located on the left bank of the Rhine, a few paces downstream of the city's first bridge across the river.[2]