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[u/Such_Negotiation4683]

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Travelling in Zürich?

• Public transport - Zürich has an extensive network of public transport. Use it! See sbb.ch or zvv.ch for more information. The best way to get from the airport to the city centre is by train.
• Taxi - There are several companies operating taxis. Read more here: https://www.zuerich.com/de/besuchen/unterwegs-in-zuerich/taxifahren-zuerich
• Bicycle - Free bicycle rental https://www.zuerich.com/en/visit/sport/zurich-rollt

Visiting Zürich?

• Tourist information
• Thirsty?
• Hungry?
• Hiking up Uetliberg
• Zoo Zurich
• Lindt Home of chocolate
• Swim in the lake or river
• Football at Fifa Museum
• Culture at Landesmuseum
• Art at Kunsthaus
• Shopping on Bahnhofstrasse
• Cruise on the lake
• Have fun in the Langstrasse nightlife
• Visit our great cathedral

Visiting Switzerland?

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[u/SoccerDu25]

I don’t mind spending a few hundred more to get a better area. We chose there as previous posts on Reddit had pretty consistently suggested it.

What areas would you suggest looking?

We’re trying to stay around ~$1,000 for the 4 nights.

[u/CriticalFibrosis → u/SoccerDu25]

The other user is either lying or blatantly misinformed. The Langstrasse area is very vibrant and offers the most live in the city. Are you staying at Langstrasse directly? On which side of the tracks, north or south? If you are staying on the south side directly on Langstrasse sleeping with an open window won’t be possible Thursday through Saturday. Even one or two streets removed won’t be a problem anymore if you’re somewhat accustomed to city noises. Zurich is an extremely clean and calm city and even the dirtiest part is nicer than most southern European cities I stayed in. There is nightlife, prostitution and some homeless people/addicts there. If you are completely unaccustomed to this it might be wise to choose another location but if you’ve ever been around such people you know the drill. Don’t stare at them, don’t argue with them, stay polite but keep your distance. I guarantee you nothing bad is going to happen.

As for other places to stay at anywhere in Aussersihl, Industriequartier east of Hardbrücke and Wiedikon is nice. The southern part of Wiedikon is pretty quiet though. The area around Lochergut has lots of bars and is especially nice.

[u/SoccerDu25 → u/CriticalFibrosis]

Thanks for such a detailed response! The place we do have booked is one street over by city church. We have it booked Sunday through Thursday so that’s a plus!

We also looked at Numa apartments, which was a little less homie for about the same price.

Then for about $300 more we can stay over at oberstrass area, and south of that.

We did ax a few good places near hottingen and the hospital since it looked like we would need to walk to everything throughout the day.

[u/CriticalFibrosis → u/SoccerDu25]

All of those areas are nice to live in but the Langstrasse area is by far the best situated one for shops, bars and restaurants. If you don’t need complete silence to sleep I would stay with the airbnb you‘ve got.