Reviews of GUESTHOUSE ZURZACH - Self Check-in

I would advise any new visitors to Bad Zurzach that it's straight forward and quick with Public Transport if you don't have a car. Take 1. Take the Postauto bus to Bulach then change onto the Train to Bad Zurzach. It's fast, super super reliable albeit expensive for many of us who don't earn a Swiss Wage. From memory it's about £40 ish return but rest assured Swiss Transport services don't get cancelled like we get back home in the UK. Note that it has a wonderful Olympic sized Swimming Pool as well as the Thermal baths. The latter is expensive but amazing to Swim outside during the Winter even with a foot of snow. Water Temperature is between 30-37 degrees if I remember right. The Olympic Swimming pool is amazing though they have now stopped heating it due to high costs. On the plus side they use an expensive, none irritating chemical which won't hurt your eyes if going under water. It has three diving boards in a sperate diving pool though the 3m board is now just a platform due to new Swiss laws requiring more distance to the end of the pool. For those who enjoy high boards up to 10 metres high you can go to Baden, Switzerland just a few minutes by car. To note, most villages even have their own outdoor pools. The river Rhine is amazing, super clean, drinkable but I it's even nicer to the East of Schaffhausen. Oh at not least borders the Beautiful Black Forest in Germany. Last but not least days out to the Alps is easy.

The Safe was locked on arrival which was problematic due to having o safe store of my laptop, passports, cash. The weather was very hot however I purchased a fan which was not an issue. Switzerland doesn't generally use AirCon and it's understandable when one considers the Eco system. Typically Swiss I was asked to be quiet from a neighbour after 10am while I spoke with my headset on the balcony.

The proximity to the bathing facilities is great. The room is spacious and clean. It’s very handy that there is a washroom with washing machines and dryers.

The self-check-in process was complicated and extremely time consuming (at first I didn’t receive a functional link). We got to swim about 40 minutes shorter in the evening at the bathing facilities because of it. Since I had no good reception on my phone around the guesthouse, the digital key was a DISASTER. A digital key is NOT a good option if there is no functioning WiFi.

Location

You don't have OTT channel on tv

The check-in process was very smooth. There were no issues at all to access the building and the room. I liked that there was a fridge in the room and that there was a luggage stand. Facecloths are provided as well. The bed was comfortable. The wifi worked decently well, although I had to reboot my devices to connect.

The towels need to be replaced. They looked a bit worn and dingy. I do recommend the hotel put in soap dispensers. The tiny packs of shower gel and shampoo are annoying. Maybe consider putting a vending machine in the common area. There is parking across the street, but so many of the spots were reserved for (longer term?) guests who had a pass. I parked at the Thermalbad parking down the street. The guesthouse could simply ask the guests if they need parking and add 10 CHF a night to the invoice.

Location

Self check in procedure is very tedious. The rooms are very basic but ok.

Bed is seperated in the middle

Very easy, straight forward

You can easily hear what's going on in the building

is ok all

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Location was great. Room was good.

The contactless check in was not perfect. The smartphone swipe system did not always work first go which led to unnecessary stress. The SMS verification for Wifi was problematic for me as an overseas traveller I was travelling on an eSIM and did not have access to SMS.

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On line checkin

Price for Switzerland is very good but..

Too much loud people at guesthouse, smell of marihuana and tabacco every second night. People screming inside and fighting, kitchen full of polish people drinking all afternoon

Very close to the Thermal Baths, and a nice (although small) bike storage room

I am not convinced about the electronic key system - it worked nicely but we never figured out how 2 people can use it