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The Other Side of Basel.(The Good Life; HOTSPOTS)(Switzerland)(Brief article)
Byline: Nick Foulkes
Basel at fair time gives me a good impression of what the Klondike must have been like during the gold rush: if you haven't booked a topnotch room or table way in advance, then you are in trouble. Latecomers are relegated to floating hotels, fairly bleak riverboats moored on the Rhine and a far cry from the city's ritziest lodgings: the Drei Konige, or Three Kings, hotel. The Drei Konige is well worth a visit even if you are not staying there; the river view from the main lounge is stunning, and the vaulted private dining room, where I dined on shrimp ravioli with curry sauce and fillet of turbot with Hublot boss Jean-Claude Biver, has a door that opens right onto the river.
Similarly high-end, but without a river view, is Stucki ...
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...ON THE RHINE: Burberry celebrated the launch of its new watch collection with a soiree on the terrace of Basel's Hotel Drei Konige, set against the Rhine river. <br>"I am just amazed at Basel, the elaborate setups, the trouble everyone...
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- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire July 12, 2003 700+ words
...Independent) What do Voltaire and Whitney Houston have in common? Both have stayedat Europe's oldest hotel, the five-star Drei Konige Hotel (3) at Blumenrain 8 (00 41 61 260 50 50, www.drei-koenige-basel.ch), established in 1026. A riverside...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Other Side of Basel.(The Good Life; HOTSPOTS)(Switzerland)(Brief...