Yes this hotel is run down, but it is clean and really cheap for Basel. We paid £60 a night through Octopus.
The breakfast is an all you can eat continental (cereal, yougurt, meat, cheese, breads, oj and coffee) and was really nice.
The hotel includes a free ''Basel Mobility'' pass so all your travel on the trams are free! The tram stops really close to the hotel, and if your keen it is only a 15 min walk down a nice main street to the old town.
The only downside would be if you are a light sleeper as there is a nightclub downstairs, which goes till about 4am.
The staff were very helpful with advice on what to see and how to get there!
Overall really good, as expected a lot worse!
