Where to stay

25hours Hotel Stylish hotel with 126 rooms in three categories. The interiors are entirely the concept of the Zurich-based Argentinian Alfredo Häberli, who created everything from the carpets and furniture to the cutlery and coat hooks. The Neni restaurant is part of the open-plan ground floor. Free bike hire for guests. Doubles from £117.

Pfingstweidstrasse 102, 00 41 44 577 2525, 25hours-hotels.com

Marktgasse Hotel This boutique townhouse in the pedestrianised old town has been an inn since the 15th century but its 39 guest bedrooms are contemporary. It has an exceptionally good café for breakfast plus the Baltho restaurant and cocktail bar with some original creations. Doubles from £194. Marktgasse 17, 00 41 44 266 1010, marktgassehotel.ch

Sorell Hotel Zurichberg You can leave the windows wide open and hear nothing but birdsong at this hotel near the city’s zoo. Rooms are designed using a combination of light and art. Doubles from £134.

Orellistrasse 21, 00 41 44 268 3535, zuerichberg.ch