Description of the Hotel
Renovated in 2002, the fully air-conditioned hotel offers 153 rooms over 8 floors, of which one is a suite. Guests are offered a spacious lobby with lifts, hire safes, a cloakroom, a currency exchange desk and a reception, which is open around the clock. In addition, there is a café, a cosy bar and an air-conditioned restaurant with a non-smoking area (children's highchairs available on request). Business guests are offered a business centre and public Internet terminal including WLAN in the public areas. Furthermore, room service and a laundry service are available (additional fees apply). Bicycle hire and car parking (for an added fee), round off the facilities on offer.
Location Description
This hotel is located on a peaceful street, right at the heart of Geneva and is just metres from numerous shopping and entertainment venues. The picturesque lake is only around 100 m away, the flower clock, the Jet d'Eau and the headquarters for the UN are around 1 km away. In addition, the old town is around 2 km away and the Natural History Museum lies just over 2 km from the hotel. Links to the public transport network are around 50 m away and the main train station is 300 m away. The international airport is 8 km from the hotel and the transfer time is around 15 minutes. Access to the motorway is only around 7 minutes.
Description of the rooms
Each room is tastefully designed in a contemporary design and includes an en suite bathroom, a hairdryer, weighing scales, a direct dial telephone, interactive satellite/ cable TV with pay TV, a radio, and Internet access with free WLAN. Moreover, there is a minibar, a tea/ coffee maker, a double or king-sized bed, carpeting, air conditioning, central heating and a hire safe.
Entertainment and sports facilities
Guests are able to use the hotel's gym, as well as the massage service (for an added fee). In addition, guests are able to play billiards, mountain bike, water ski, catamaran sailing and pedalo as well as windsurfing and sailing. Sun loungers and parasols are available by the lake and open air concerts also take place here in the summer. Palexpo convention centre and the Arena are roughly 15 minutes away, which show exhibitions, concerts and sporting events the whole year round. The nearest golf course lies around 5 km away and Chamonix's ski area lies 50 km from the hotel.
Further details
From the airport take the train to the main train station of Cornavin, which takes around 10 minutes. Then take the number 13 or 15 tram and get off at the third stop. Cross over the Rue de Lausanne and turn into Rue Butini. The hotel lies around 30 m further down this road. If driving from the airport drive 5 km down Rue de la Servette towards the centre and the train station through an underpass under the train line. At the traffic lights turn left onto Rue de Lausanne and drive for a further 500 m. Take the 8th street on the right hand side, Rue Butini, then a further right onto Rue Richemont. The hotel lies right on the left hand side.
