The Mercure Hotel Europe is a 4-star city hotel with 158 rooms. Located just 219 yards (200 m) from the Messe Basel exhibition center and 547 yards (500 m) from the city center with its picturesque old town and the Rhine. The SBB/SNCF and DB train stations are 5 minutes by tram; the airport is 5.6 miles (9 km).