Geneva (Switzerland)

Advantages: Near France and Italy. Beautiful scenery.
Disadvantages: Similar prices to UK

Introduction ~~~~~~~~ Geneva is located in the south-west part of Switzerland is very near to France. In fact part of Geneva airport is in France. If going on holiday to you means "cheap stuff" then Geneva and Switzerland in general for that matter is not your ideal holiday. Switzerland shares rip-off Britain prices and many things are more expensive there. The only thing that is cheaper there is petrol and fags. Scenery ~~~~~~~~~~ The scenery ...
...and see the famous Lake Geneva fountain. At night Geneva is stunning, the fountain is lit up and all the posh offices have fancy lights. (Like the ones Harrods has) On top of all that you are only a 20 minute drive to the Alps where there is more breathtaking scenery. About Switzerland in General ~~~~~~~~~~~ Switzerland is made up of 23 cantons. These are like our counties except have much more power, for example laws are vary widely for canton ... Read review

Advantages: Londoners perspective: beautiful, clean, orderly and different
Disadvantages: Londoners perspective: Expensive (yes even for me!)and a little small and quiet

I have been to Geneva three times now because I have a friend who lives there. Otherwise I’m not sure it would have crossed my mind to visit. It’s certainly not one of those places on everyone’s must see list. Geneva is in Switzerland but is actually surrounded by France. It is a very unique city - a mix of European and British / American influences with people of all different nationalities settled there. And although the primary language is French ...
...Geneva could not be simpler. Most budget airlines fly there, for example Easyjet have around three flights a day from London Gatwick. The flight only takes an hour and a half and as long as you don’t travel during the peak skiing season prices are really cheap (for example £10!). The airport is not far from the city centre and the easiest way to get into town is to take one of the swanky double decker trains to Cornavin train station. Once you’ve ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful scenery, lots to do
Disadvantages: expensive

...spent a long weekend in Geneva and had a fantastic time. As you would expect there was plenty of chocolate and a number of cuckoo clocks to be found and there was so much to do. Wondering around the old town of Geneva was lovely, although I was rather disappointed with some of the restoration work which had been done on some of the old buildings, it made them look brand new. But the best part was getting out in the clean fresh air, and believe me ...
...view over the whole of Geneva and Mont Blanc the scenery was fantastic, if your not feeling so energetic you can take a cable car up some of the mountains. I also rollerbladed along the lake which was great, it's also very easy to rent bikes if you don't have rollerblades. I also took a day trip to Lausanne (about 40 minute drive from Geneva) where we rented a pedalo to go out on the lake, I highly recommend this, the view of the mountains from the ... Read review

Advantages: Warm, Clean, Reasonably Priced, Friendly
Disadvantages: cost of Train Fares and film Processing

This is definitely the place to be at the moment, particularly if you are a UK citizen. The countryside is fabulous, and the people are really nice. Busses run on time all day, and the city is geared towards making life easy for people. There are a lot of foreigners here (non genevans), so the shops and services are very tolerant towards non swiss speaking people, making it a great place to learn french. Food is great, and plentiful and cheap, with ... Read review

Advantages: Lots to do, nice atmosphere
Disadvantages: Hotels are rather expensive

My husband & I visited Geneva last month & loved it. It's just such a big city with so much to do. We went to the Reformation museum & Red Cross museum, but there are also art museums, a watch museum and others. Cathedral is worth a visit- we went to a concert in it which was a great experience. Also visited some sights to do with Jean Calvin the Christian reformer - such as the Reformation Wall. Went on a cruise on Lake Geneva which was lovely. ...
...alps which you can visit by coach. Hotels & restaurants can tend to be a bit pricey, but we stayed in "Hotel Central" which is reasonably priced and a nice hotel. Most locals in Geneva spoke English so it was quite easy to get by with minimal french language abilities! ... Read review