Hotel Storchen, Zurich

It took us about 45 minutes to drive to Zurich from Lucerne. I love driving in this country and anyone who lives in New York would agree that the roads in Switzerland are spectacular in comparison with the potholed, traffic riddled mess we call highways back home.

Swiss roads, both big and small, are crazy smooth, clean, their tunnels have functioning lights and are even equipped with air fans. And as long as I am complaining, people in Europe are very disciplined about using the left lane for passing only. But I love New York, potholes and all.

One thing to note when driving to the Storchen, GPS will send you onto a pedestrian only street. That's is correct, I panicked at first and imagined myself sitting in a nice, clean and well organized Swiss jail. Certain cars, guest of the hotel, taxis etc, are permitted to drive on the street. No worries.

This was our first time at the Hotel Storchen and we were thrilled with the location, right by the Limmat river.

We had a standard double room which was a decent size.

The bathroom was small

It was great to have the toothbrush and toothpaste as well as a shaving kit included with the other toiletries in the bathroom.

The iPod was a very cool touch, it was loaded with all sorts of Zurich info and had free WiFi.

The view from the room was lovely during the day

and stunning even on a rainy night.

Breakfast was plentiful and included in the price of the room.

We went for a little walk around the hotel which is located in the heart of Zurich's old city. This is a lovely area with picturesque alleys, pedestrian streets, plenty of small boutiques and restaurants. It is also very close to a major avenue with high end labels and department stores.

Hotel Storchen,
Oltnerstrasse 16
Zurich

Joanna

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