The Goldenes Schwert is a gay friendly modern hotel situated in the heart of Zurich’s old town, within 500 metres of the Lake and Fraumunster Church. There are 22 guestrooms over three floors, individually decorated in bright colours and modern furnishings, and all of which include cable television, minibars, safes, wireless Internet, and bathrooms with hairdryers.
Breakfast is available in the mornings and the hotel bar, Pigalle, serves drinks and snacks and features a mosaic wall depicting scenes of Parisian life. During summer guests can relax in the beer garden with a drink or snack, and the hotel is located in the same building as the T and M Club, the oldest gay nightspot in Zurich, offering dancing, live concerts and drag shows (this can cause noise pollution at night) Multilingual staff on the front desk can provide information on the surrounding area and guests with laptops can hook up to the Internet via wireless Internet, available throughout the hotel. Limited garage parking is available for a surcharge (28 CHF per day). Many of the city’s attractions are a short walk away, such as the lake and Kunsthaus Art Museum, and Uetliberg, two kilometres away, offers impressive views over the city. Zurich Airport (ZRH) is 25 minutes by car, 12 kilometres (seven miles) from the hotel.

City tax:
A city tax of 2.50 CHF per person per night will be applicable to stays from the 1st January 2007 onwards.