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It's quite basic, but the inexpensive City Backpacker Hostel Biber is located smack in the heart of Zurich.

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The two-star Alexander Guesthouse offers 20 simple rooms and a fabulous location in the heart of Old Town. 

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The two-star Hotel Marta offers 39 basic, recently refurbished rooms in the heart of Old Town. Its rates are on the higher end of the EuroCheapo spectrum, but still reasonable for Zurich—worth it for the prime location.

Hotel Description: The two-star Hotel Otter offers 16 uniquely decorated rooms with shared baths, right in the heart of Old Town.

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Housed in a stately mansion atop a hill, the Justinus-Haus Zurich is a student dormitory that offers a handful of guestrooms—and incredible views—about 10 minutes outside of Zurich's city center.

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Situated in a quiet suburb a 15-minute bus ride from central Zurich, the  Jugendherberge Zurich is a reliable Hostelling International outpost with 290 beds spread across simple, clean dorms, privates and doubles.

Hotel Description: Situated within walking distance of Zurich’s Old Town and just steps from the Kunsthaus Museum, the Hotel Foyer Hottingen is a central one-star pick.

Hotel Description: The four-star Hotel California is situated directly on the Klusplatz, and is close to the Bahnhofstrasse shopping street.

Hotel Description: The Leonardo Boutique Hotel Rigihof Zurich is a four-star property, located in Zurich’s university quarter, that sometimes offers decent deals on room rates.

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The easyHotel does for sleeping what easyJet does for flying—it offers a frill-free and inexpensive experience, with basic rooms, a convenient location and, of course, plenty of the standard easyJet orange. 

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Situated in the eclectic Langstrasse neighborhood, the three-star Anwand Lodges offers urban convenience and quaint charm, with respectable rates, to boot.

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Located about a ten-minute walk from Zurich’s main train station, the Guesthouse Brauerstrasse offers reasonably priced rooms close to the city's action.

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The three-star Olympia Hotel is located a thirty-minute walk (or a quick tram ride) from Zurich’s Old Town. It's a business-class property with a friendly family feel.

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The colorful, pet-friendly Dakini's B&B is run by the feisty artist Susanne Seiler and her adorable dog. It offers eight unique rooms (with shared bathrooms) near the funky, happening West district.

Hotel Description: The two-star Hotel Rothaus offers 43 simple rooms within walking distance of the main train station.

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The trendy Zum Guten Glück is ultral-hip bar downstairs and sleek pension upstairs. These rates here are rock bottom for Zurich, but note to Cheapos: There are two shared bathrooms for the 10 guestrooms, and the staff here may be too cool for their own (or their guests') good.

Hotel Description: The 40-room, family-run Neufeld Hotel is a three-star property located a a 10-minute tram ride from central Zurich.

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The ultra-cool Kafischnaps is a hip café and bar with five basic rooms for rent upstairs. The bathroom is shared, the aesthetic artsy and the rates are cheapo.

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An outlet of the reliable French hotel chain, the Etap Hotel Zurich City West is a frill-free affair with 160 clean, simple rooms, a convenient location and rates that are cheaper than some of the hostels in town.

Hotel Description: Situated in the trendy Zurich West area, the three-star Casa Heinrich Guesthouse offers 33 comfortable, kitchenette-equipped guestrooms and a back garden.