Hottingen Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Hottingen
Popular places to visit
Bahnhofstrasse
Max your credit card or window shop to your heart’s content on Zurich’s home of high fashion.
Zoo Zurich
Come face-to-face with rare and exotic animal species, including Amur tigers and snow leopards, which roam in recreations of their natural habitats.
Letzigrund Stadium
Catch an event at Letzigrund Stadium during your trip to Zürich. Experience the live music and theatre scene in this culturally rich area.
Zürich Opera House
You can enjoy a show at Zürich Opera House during your trip to Zürich. Wander the lakeside in this culturally rich area.
Swiss National Museum
Discover the life of the Swiss people from prehistoric times to the present day while wandering among the rooms of a grandiose riverside castle.
Lindenhof
This historic quarter is filled with medieval alleyways, Zurich’s finest churches, artisan’s shops and a hilltop featuring Roman ruins and sweeping city views.
Activities
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Our pick of the best Hottingen Hotel Deals
The Dolder Grand
Excellent stay. The hotel exceeded expectations in every way. The rooms are perfectly maintained, very clean, and well equipped. Housekeeping is outstanding and pays attention to every detail. The staff are professional, friendly, and always ready to assist. Overall, everything—from the rooms to ...
Reviewed on 22 Jan 2026
Design Hotel Plattenhof
Staff was friendly and room was clean.
Reviewed on 24 Jan 2026
Hotel Hottingen
Very clean hotel, with a lovely size room with a wonderful layout for the guests. Coffee and tea in the room and having arrived from America and at hotel we were accommodated with our room at 10 in the morning and not asked to pay an early check in! American hotels could learn a thing or two ...
Reviewed on 28 Dec 2025
Radisson Blu Hotel Zurich Airport
Room was clean, staff were great.
Reviewed on 2 Feb 2026
Ruby Mimi Zurich
Trendy hotel. Love hotel lobby and offerings
Reviewed on 7 Feb 2026
Boutique Hotel Wellenberg
Great staff, well located, breakfast was excellent! Rooms super clean and comfortable!
Reviewed on 5 Feb 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Hottingen
Hochschulen
If you're spending time in Hochschulen, check out sights like Kunsthaus Zurich or Bellevue Square and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Kunsthaus Tram Stop or Kantonsschule Tram Stop.
District 8
Travellers choose District 8 for its fantastic lake views. Hop aboard the metro at Frohlichstrasse Tram Stop or Wildbachstrasse Tram Stop and check out top sights like Botanical Garden.
Niederdorf
Visitors often come to Niederdorf for its abundant dining options, but many stay to explore sights like Central Library Zurich and Polybahn Funicular. Getting around the area on the metro is easy if you take a ride at Rudolf-Brun-Brucke Station.
Seefeld
Known for its abundant dining options and lake views, there's plenty to explore in Seefeld. Top attractions like Chinese Garden and Zurichhorn Park are major draws, and you can catch the metro at Hoschgasse Tram Stop or Frohlichstrasse Tram Stop to see more of the city.
Old Town Zürich
Gourmet restaurants interesting history and top sights from Bahnhofstrasse to Zurich Toy Museum – discover Old Town Zürich, a destination also famous for its shopping.
Zürich Center
While you're in Zürich Center, take in top sights like Zurich Toy Museum or Lindenhof, and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Rennweg Tram Stop or Sihlstrasse Tram Stop.
