Name: B&B La vie en rose
Address: 25 Oetlingerstrasse, Basel, Basel, Basel, 4057, Switzerland
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Diet menu (on request)

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

Italian

French

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No parking

Parking

Cycling

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Basel University

Marktplatz

Basel Town Hall

Basel Natural History Museum

Spalentor

Munsterplatz

Basler Muenster

Swiss Architecture Museum

Jewish Museum

Music Museum

Basel Historical Museum

Antique Museum and Collection Ludwig

Basel Art Museum

Caricature and Cartoon Museum

Jean Tinguely Museum

Basel Zoo

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

Breisacher Gate

Goethe Institute

University of Freiburg

Freiburg Concert Hall

Martinstor Gate

Freiburg Theater

New Town Hall

Freiburg Main Cathedral

Schlossberg

Muensterplatz

Stadtgarten Freiburg

Seepark

Parc du Champ de Mars

Saint-Matthews Protestant Church

Bartholdi Museum

Collegiale St-Martin

Museum of Toys and Little Trains

The Dominican Church

House of the Heads

Theater Colmar

Unterlinden Museum

Colmar Expo

PostFinance Arena

Botanical Garden

Bern Rose Garden

Untertorbrucke

Bern Art Museum

Black Forest

Nydeggbrucke

Bern Town Hall

French Church

Theater am Zytglogge

Einstein-Haus

Zahringerbrunnen

Bear Pits

Berner Munster

B&B La vie en rose

Basel

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

very nice B&B located very close to the river ( from which you can walk to the old center of Basel ), a lot of nice restaurents in the neighbourhood.  Breakfast was your own responsibility.  Small kitchen with a terras.

very nice B&B

This B&B is located on a quiet street only a block and a half from the tram line. Each room in this house has it's own unique color scheme. We stayed in the pink room on the 1st floor. The window looked out over the street where we could watch people coming and going on foot or on bikes. The pink room featured a comfortable double bed with two gigantic pillows and a duvet, a wardrobe with pink fuzzy accents and pink coat hangers. There were two mismatched pink chairs and a desk. Two bedside tables with lamps and a small table just big enough to support a fuzzy pink lamp and my power converter used to charge electronic devices. There was only one European style electric outlet available in the room. Don't let the old world charm fool you, Christoph has 5G wi-fi for guests.
Airflow was an issue, but not impossible to manage. Keeping our guest room door open, opening the back door and our front window allowed a nice breeze through to cool the rooms down. Our window was an old style double-acting window, but I could never get it to tilt in. The windows have no insect screens, but there were no insects to speak of either. There is also a euro-style, rolling metal shutter on the front window which provided some room darkening and privacy.
We only met co-owner Christoph, but he's a very nice guy and a great source of information when needing directions, suggestions or other information.
During our stay, we were the only guests staying on the 1st floor so a shared bathroom was not an issue. Each morning Christoph rode his bike to a store and purchased food. We opted to have our breakfast outside on a small terrace in front of the house (see photo). Breakfast consisted of an assortment of breads with butter or three delicious types of preserves, cheese, various yogurts, cereals, coffee and orange juice. It made a light, but satisfying breakfast. There is also a small secluded area behind the house and a kitchen which could host a similar breakfast.  
We felt very much at home there and all-in-all it was a charming place to stay in Basel.

A Colorful Outlook of Basel

We have stayed at this colourful B&B with different rooms who are all decorated with their own colour theme. Very romantic, colourful and artistic. The owners of the B&B, Christoph and Monique are "connaisseurs d' art" and they can give you a lot of info on art but also on the history of the city and the country.
Monique and Christophe are lovely people whith whom you can have very good conversation about almost everything: politics, art, philosophy, social trends etcetera.
This makes a trip to Basel a wonderful experience.

Art Visit in Basel - Switzerland

We stayed for 2 nights and found the beds very comfortable, the location was excellent, and our hosts were very informative. A quick walk to the river and across the bridge to the centre of town.  Would stay there again if we are back in Basel. Thanks for the complimentary travel passes.

Quaint and Cosy

La Vie en Rose is a decent accommodation if you are looking for a place to stay in Basel. Very Central location, only a ten minute bus ride from the main train station and about 30min from airport. The river Rhein is just up the road and there are lots of lovely coffee places (Cafe Fruehling for example, amazing coffee, great outdoor seating) and restaurants (Zum Goldenen Fass) in the area. The place itself was very clean, spacious and quiet. The bathroom was shared with shower only, no bathtub. The interior is very ‘creative’, each room with a different colour scheme. The host was incredibly friendly and helpful and check in is quick and easy. All in all a very recommendable B&B and a great alternative to the otherwise ridiculously overpriced hotels in Basel. 

Decent B&B

B&B La vie en rose is situated in a quiet street by the rhine river. Only 10 minutes walk to the old town! It's rooms are very bright and colourful, Christoph was very friendly and welcoming. The travel card was a nice treat. Even the shared bathroom/toilet wasn't too much of a problem for me as I was only in Basel for one night, plus I happened to be the only guest on the ground floor - so I had the bathroom all to myself. Will definitely visit again soon. Thanks Christoph.

Jabu (Scotland - UK)

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