Switzerland Guide
Fribourg
Accommodation
1 
Auberge de Zaehringen 13 Rue de Zaehringen 
026 322 42 36 
www.auberge-de-zaehringen.ch Fribourg's oldest patrician mansion is now a venerable and beautiful gourmet restaurant with just a couple of guest rooms – spacious, luxurious and characterful like five-star hotels can never be. The cosy brasserie serves up fresh and interesting gourmet menus from Fr.20 and there's also an adjacent formal restaurant with haute cuisine and higher prices.Price: Fr.200-250
2 Elite 7 Rue du Criblet 026 350 22 60 www.elitefribourg.ch Plain but perfectly adequate rooms within a couple of minutes' walk of the station. Discounts apply for weekend stays. Cheaper attic rooms. Price: Fr.100–200
3 Musée 11 Rue Pierre-Aeby 026 322 32 09 Large-ish, spartan rooms seconds from the cathedral and the Musée d'Art, with both ensuite and shared-bath options. Reception closed Sun. Price: Fr.100-150
4 De la Rose 1 Rue de Morat 026 351 01 01 www.hotelrose.com Cosy and very central Minotel hotel, with efficient and friendly staff. Good value, but some rooms can be a little gloomy. Price: Fr.200-250
5 Sauvage 12 Planche-Supérieure 026 347 30 60, www.hotel-sauvage.ch . Stylish renovated rooms in an old Neuveville house, spacious and individually decorated. Free parking, and bus #4 stops outside. Price: Fr.200–300
6 Auberge de Jeunesse (HI hostel) 2 Rue de l'Hôpital 026 323 19 16 www.youthhostel.ch Good-quality hostel occupying part of the old city hospital a few minutes' walk north of the station, with clean dorms (Fr.29) that are a tad institutional. Opening time: Closed Nov– FebPrice: Up to Fr.100
7 La Follaz 026 436 24 95. Basic riverside site in Marly, 5km south of town. Opening time: April– Sept