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Accommodation in Geneva

Hotels in Geneva are expensive and in high demand. Please make your bookings as much as possible in advance.

Every hotel in Geneva will offer you tickets for free public transport (they are reimbursed for the expenses by the Geneva Tourism Office). Don't be afraid to ask.

hotels

The hotels are arranged in decreasing order of ranking within Philipp Keller's personal preference order (which takes into account closeness to the department, prize, and (testimony about) friendliness of staff, in this order).

Comédie, close to the department:
- 12, rue de Carouge, 1205 Genève; tel: +41223222324; fax:+41223222323
- singles at approx. 140 CHF
- click here for a map
Bel'Espérance, in the old town:
- rue de la vallée 1, 1204 Genève; tel: +41228183737; fax:+41228183773
- singles at approx. 100 CHF
- click here for a map
Le Prince, close to Uni Mail :
- 16, rue des Voisins, 1205 Genève; tel: +41228070500; fax:+41223202870
- singles at approx. 100 CHF
- click here for a map
Carmen, close to Uni Mail:
- 5 rue Dancet, 1205 Genève; tel: +41223291111; fax:+41227815933
- singles at approx. 100 CHF
- click here for a map
Tor Hôtel, competitive prices, close to the station:
- Rue Ami-Lévrier 3, 1201 Genève; tel: +41229098820; fax: +41229098821; info@torhotel.com
- click here for a map
Lido, close to the station:
- Rue de Chantepoulet 8, 1201 Genève; tel: +41 22 731 55 30; fax:+41 22 731 65 01
- click here for a map
Pax:
- 68, Rue du 31 Décembre, 1207 Genève; tel: +41227875070; fax:+41227875080
- click here for a map
Aviation, a bit outside:
- Chemin des Coquelicots 18, 1214 Vernier; tel: +41223411232
- click here for a map
Caroline, on the other side of the river Arve:
- Rue Caroline 51, 1227 Carouge; tel: +41223433660
- click here for a map
Cloche, in the lively quarter "Le Pâquis":
- 6, rue de la Cloche, 1201 Genève; tel: +41 22 732 94 81; fax:+41 22 738 16 12
- click here for a map
Esméralda, on the other side of the river Arve:
- Rue Simon Durand 7, 1227 Acacias / Genève tel: +41223223439698
- click here for a map
Hotel Saint-Gervais, between the station and the university:
- "20, Rue des Corps-Saints, 1201 Genève tel: +41227324572; fax:+41227314290
- click here for a map
Beau Site (no email address):
- place du Cirque 3, 1204 Genève; tel: +41223281008; fax:+41223292364
- singles at approx. 110 CHF
- click here for a map
Des Tourelles:
- 2, boulevard James Fazy, 1201 Genève; tel: +41227324423; fax:+41227327620
- singles at approx. 130 CHF
- click here for a map
Le Grenil:
- avenue Sainte-Clotilde 7, 1205 Genève; tel: +41223283055; fax:+41223216010
- singles at approx. 180 CHF
- click here for a map
Hôtel Porte de Genève
- 4, rue René Cassin, 74240 Gaillard (France), Tel: 0033/4/ 50 39 70 30
- Single room: 68. Euro
Hotel Ibis, Annemasse
- 38, Route de Genève, 74100 Ambilly, France, Tel: 0033/4/50 38 70 66
- (Private outdoor and indoor parking)
*Hôtel La Place (**), Annemasse
- 10, Place Jean-Deffaugt, 74100 Annemasse, Tel. 0033/4/ 50 92 06 44
Etap hotel Geneva, between the airport and the station:
- Avenue Louis Casai 30, 1216 GENEVE-COINTRIN tel: +41227104636; fax:+41227104610
- click here for a map
Aida:
- 6, avenue Henri-Dunant, 1205 Genève; tel: +41223201266; fax:+41223212853
- singles at approx. 120 CHF
- click here for a map
Ambassador, close to the station:
- 21, quai des Bergues, 1201 Genève; tel: +41229080530; fax:+41227389080
- singles at approx. 300 CHF
- click here for a map
Appart Valley Gaillard, Porte de Genève
- 1, Place Porte de France, 74240 Gaillard
This is the list from the Geneva tourism office.
Here is a general list
You can find more relatively cheap hotels here.

hostels

Accommodation in Geneva is very expensive. By far the cheapest place is the Cité Universitaires, run by the university. Here is another place which costs you only 20 CHF/night if you stay 5 days. Click here for general information about university accommodation.
There are (at least) two youth hostels, the 'official' one (which is terrible), and another, much better one.
Among cheap hotels, there is the "Rhodania" (5, rue Paul-Bouchet (angle rue Chantepoulet 17), 1201 Geneve, phone 0227314720, fax 0227384089, no internet): 75 CHF for single room, better rooms below 100 CHF.

places to eat

"L'Echalotte" (17 rue des Rois. 0223205999) [French] Excellent food at good-value prices. Close to the department.
"Auberge de Coutance" (25 rue de Coutance, close to the station, 0227327919) [French] A classical address, but not too cheap.
"Au Vieux Carouge" ( 27 rue Jacques-Dalphin, Carouge, 0223426498) [French] Very good fondue.
"L'Universal" (26 bd du Pont-d'Arve, close to the university, 0227811881) [French] Nice salads, though the service is not too friendly. Close to the department.
"Chausse Coq" (14 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 0223202092) [French] Little choice, but very moderately prized and a nice atmosphere.
"Café Gallay" (42 Bd St-Georges, 0223210035) [French] A nice conveniently located restaurant.
"Rond Point" (rond point Plainpalais, 0223204795) [French] Popular "brasserie", wi-fi access. Close to the department.
"Le Remor" (3 place du Cirque, 0223281270) [French] Excellent icecream and wi-fi access. Close to the department.
"Le Milan"( 9 rue Chaponnière, 0227324665) [Italian] Serves excellent pasta and other Italian non-pizza dishes. Close to the station.
"Il Padrino"(41 rue Dancet, 0223203104) [Italian] Excellent pizzeria.
"Pasta d'Oro"(16 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 0223297298) [Italian] Good pizzeria.
"O Sole Mio" (boulevard Carl-Vogt 43, 0223217507) [Italian]. Good pizzeria. Close to the department.
"Le Comptoir" (Rue de Richemond 9, Paquis, 0227313237) [Asian] Very good and inventive Asian fusion food. Close to the station.
"Shahi" (pl. de Cornavin 2, close to the station, 0227384436) [Indian] Very good curries. Close to the station.
"Ghandi"( 37 rue de Neuchatel, 0227314112) [Indian] Smallish Indian restaurant.
"Sam-Lor Thai" (17, rue de Monthoux, Paquis, 0227388055) [Thaï]
"La Mamounia" (Bd Georges Favon 10, 0223295561) [Maghrebian] Close to the department.
"Le Thé" (65 rue des Bains, 0794367718) [Chinese] A very small charming Dim Sun place. Close to the department.
"Café Bleu Nuit" (4 rue du Vieux-Billard, 0223283444) [Mexican]. Nice for lunch. Close to the department.
"Le café des Négociants" (29, rue de la Filature, Carouge, 0223003130) [French]. Nice not too expensive French restaurant.
"Les recyclables" (53, rue de Carouge, 0223282373) [French]. Has lots of books, non-smoking. Close to the department.
a good guide

how to get around

There is a very useful scalable map of Geneva. Another searchable map is found here.
The best way to get around in Geneva is by public transport. The public transport company (TPG) have a very useful route planner.
Taxis are rather expensive: some phone numbers 0223314133, 0223202202, 0223202020 and 0794496147. The first of these also does "taxibus", the taxi service that goes to the airport very early in the morning (< 5 am), when public transport is idle. The last one has 5 places. Some taxis are usually waiting at the place du Cirque.
The best way of getting around in Switzerland is by train. The electronic timetable is here. If you come to Switzerland more than once a year or travel a lot, consider buying a Half-Fare card. It ives you access to reduced fares and costs 150 CHF, which is what you save if you travel twice to Berne and once to Zurich (per year).
This is the timetable of the airport. Other Swiss airports are located in Zurich, Basel and Berne.

where to go out

As they closed down all the squats, this is increasingly difficult. But there still are:

Other information

Read the Wikitravel Guide to Geneva.


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