Hotels in Zurich - Being the largest city in Switzerland, Zurich has a mixed hub for railways, roads, and air traffic, with both Zurich Airport and railway station the largest and busiest in the country. Thousands of people enter Zurich everyday, where half of them would be locals and another half comprises of tourists and business travellers. Zurich is not only one of the most visited European city, its also one of the most important financial and commercial city that receives torrents of business visitors daily. Hotels in Zurich, has somewhat equal amount of budget-friendly hotels and luxury hotels throughout the city.

The Oerlikon district, where Oerlikon Market is located, is famous for its shopping stores mainly the Neumarkt and züri 11 shopping. Both are just within walking distance and there are trams and buses too servicing the area extensively. If you prefer light sightseeing and moderate shopping then you should stay in any of the Zurich budget hotels here. Hallenstadion, a major events stadium with many international artists performed here, is located in the district as well. Remember to book and confirm your room in advance at any Oerlikon hotel in Zurich to avoid unwanted situations, whenever there area events in the stadium as usually most of the hotels would be fully booked in advance.

The City Centre - Limmat East is a favourite location among Zurich luxury hotels as the area has plenty of major attractions, not to mention it's located within the city centre and near to the Old Town itself. Most of the luxury hotel Zurich are located within walking distance to the attractions or the tram stations, giving you ease of transport and not to waste time looking for transportation too. Some of the major Old Town attractions such as Grossmunster Church and Kunsthaus Museum is quite nearby, just a few minutes of travelling and easily accessed via trams.

Another attraction that surely to amuse children and a great pass time for vacationing families are to take a visit to The Zürich Zoologischer Garten, the Zurich Zoological Garden. The zoo was opened in 1929, and currently having about 2200 specimens of 300 animals species. One of its popular events is the penguin parade, which is performed daily after noon if the outside temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius. If you prefer to stay within this area, there are midrange hotels here that would suit families and children comfortably and safely too.

Zurich - Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital city of the Canton of Zurich. Contrary to common belief, Zurich is not the capital of Switzerland, but Berne, although in reality Zurich seems to be much more known to the rest of the world. Zurich is recognised by international community as a city that emphasizes on cleanliness and efficiency that it has been continuously ranked as one of the cities with highest standards of living in the world for many years now. Since Zurich assume the role of being the central node of the country wide train network, adding to its belt of already having the busiest and biggest airport, most tourists would land in Zurich first upon arriving in Swiss soil. This factor itself creates a huge increase in tourists coming to Zurich.

As one of the oldest city in the world, Zurich is rich with historical buildings and squares especially within the Old City district. The Grossmünster, an Old Romanesque church is considered as symbol of reformed Zurich, would be one of the first buildings you'll see once you've entered Old City from train station. You can get a picturesque panoramic view of the city from its tower. If your're interested in history of Switzerland, then head on to the country's biggest museum, the Landesmuseum. Apart from its history, you can also read about local traditions of different cantons in Swiss.