Der Teufelhof Basel: art hotel and gallery hotel in the Old Town
Two 18th-century townhouses on Leonhardsgraben, an art hotel, a gallery hotel and the Atelier restaurant: the most original address in Basel's Old Town.
Our verdict
The Teufelhof is not an ordinary hotel but a house of culture and hospitality. For about 37 years it has combined two 18th-century townhouses with art, food and a small theatre.
If you are looking for a place with character, this is it. If you expect a large bathroom and air conditioning in every room, perhaps not.
Art hotel and gallery hotel
In the Kunsthotel, artists designed the rooms; in the Galeriehotel the works change like an exhibition. Some rooms have a kitchenette, and the house is announcing an additional Designhotel for 2026.
On the ground floor the Atelier restaurant serves lunch and dinner. The hotel is open 365 days a year, with a reception staffed around the clock.
Location and walking times
Barfüsserplatz is four minutes away, Marktplatz six, Basel SBB station 15 minutes on foot. Messeplatz is 20 minutes away, so fair visitors are better off taking the tram from Barfüsserplatz.
Our advice
Ask for a room facing the courtyard: guests report noise on the street side and above the restaurant. If you struggle with heat, ask for an air-conditioned room in summer.
Whether breakfast is included depends on the rate. The BaselCard comes with the visitor tax.
Check rooms at Teufelhof: the link opens the hotel on Booking.com for a weekend about four weeks ahead, change the dates to suit your stay. During the big fairs and Fasnacht, booking early is the safest option.
See availability on Booking.com →Partner link: booking through this link supports our editorial team at no extra cost to you.Read next: Where to stay in Basel? The districts compared, with prices and visitor tax and Art Basel hotels in Basel: prices, booking deadlines and alternatives in the region.
Sources: the establishment's website, Basel Tourismus, Google Maps (address, reviews, October 2026), Google Hotels (prices checked on 23 October 2026), timetables from transport.opendata.ch, walking times calculated on OpenStreetMap.
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Corinne Schaub
Corinne spent six years on the front desk of a hotel near the Badischer Bahnhof, answering the same questions about trams, zones and the border every day. She writes the pages she would have liked to hand to her guests. She checks every fare with the operator, never in a guidebook.
