View from the Room - Sorrel Hotel Rex, Zurich
The Sorrel is exceptionally modern and turned out to offer us the best room of the three during this anniversary trip. It is up a hill although that is fine when busses run past frequently.
It’s so rare to see drawers in hotel rooms these days and it’s the first hotel I’ve seen offering a yoga mat which I should have utilised. Being in and out of extreme heat and struggling air-con is no good for my muscles.
Another first is a little shoe cabinet. All of this adds up to the Sorrel being the best-equipped hotel of the year. We could have happily stayed here a week, if only Switzerland weren’t one of the most pricey countries on earth.
It lacked USB points and that’s the only negative and so surprising when they are quite an easy install. I have them everywhere at home.
Sorrel is another that chooses Rituals for its toiletries which always gets my attention when deciding on travel stays.
Bathroom
Handheld shower and good bath with a welcoming duck. Shame it wasn’t clear if that was ours to keep.
A shelf above the sink with glass holders underneath.
Towel rail holding the usual 2 large, 2 small towels and a bath mat
Full-size Rituals shower gel, hand wash and a good-sized sanitiser and amenity kit. Much rarer these days, are a couple of travel-size body lotions.
The room had two European beds joined together with bedside tables and wall-mounted lamps.
TV mounted in the corner
Desk and chair.
2 armchairs and a coffee table
Our airy room looked out to the front of the hotel and had a large fan and a cumbersome and noisy air conditioning unit. The unit stopped working on the second day (maybe a full filter?) although the open window and fan sufficed.
The wardrobe has a a drawer, 5-6 assorted regular wooden hangers, shelving, and the aforementioned shoe storage.
Safe, fridge and pod coffee machine, kettle and a couple of (wine) glasses all added to our comfort.
Along with the sanitiser, there was a helpful touch of a complimentary bottle of water. Although when there’s a kettle, my hotel habit is to boil water, let it cool and fill my water bottle with that.
And if all of that didn’t make us smile (it did) then there were a couple of welcome chocolates on the pillow.
Breakfast served in the ground floor lounge space consisted of an ample buffet, no mean feat when there only appeared to be two wonderful staff hosting us.
A comfortable stay ensures we’ve added ‘Sorrel’ to our list of hotel brands to look out for. That’s when we chance upon the opportunity to pass through Switzerland again.
August 2022
