Hotel Krafft
Basel, Switzerland
Built 1873 · Last completed renovation 2008
Hotel Krafft in Basel was last renovated in 2008, and originally built in 1873. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 3.7/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Basel, Switzerland
Timeline
2008
Renovation completed
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What changed in the 2008 renovation
“In 2008 the 12 renovated rooms with en-suite bathrooms in the annex, complemented with Vitra furniture, were opened.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-23
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1873
Last completed renovation
Sourced2008
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“In 2008 the 12 renovated rooms with en-suite bathrooms in the annex, complemented with Vitra furniture, were opened.”
“This building has operated continuously as a hotel since 1873, when Ernst Krafft (its first owner) lent his surname.”
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When was Hotel Krafft built?+
Hotel Krafft (Basel, Switzerland) was built in 1873.
How old is Hotel Krafft?+
Hotel Krafft is 153 years old — it was built in 1873 and last renovated in 2008. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Hotel Krafft last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2008.
What is the Chrono Score of Hotel Krafft?+
Its Chrono Score is 3.7/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.