Franziskaner by Centra

Franziskaner by Centra sits in Zurich, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Zurich, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Expect practical…

Franziskaner by Centra sits in Zurich, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Zurich, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Expect practical rooms with reliable wi-fi, an in-house restaurant and on-site parking, practical details that keep showing up in mixed but acceptable comfort feedback. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find 49 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Expect to pay something in the region of €241 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on Franziskaner by Centra is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Zurich names rather than a headline of its own.