Top Hotel Bernina, Geneva

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

...cheaper is cigarettes and because Switzerland’s not part of the EU you can still buy duty free (hurrah!). Accomodation I have been lucky in that every time I visit Geneva my friend has accomodated me for free! But I am assured by the tourist guides that there is a good range of low to medium cost accomodation as well as the awe-inspringly expensive hotels catering to diplomats and the seriously loaded. There is a hotel reservation service on 022 909 70 20. Sightseeing In terms of sightseeing Geneva hasn’t got as much to offer as say Paris or Rome. But there are several attractions. The Cathedrale St-Pierre dominates the Old Town and it is well worth paying a couple of francs to climb to the top. The spiral stairs are quite strenuous but on a clear day you get a stunning view of the city and lake. The cathedral is closed for an hour... Read review

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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. Make sure you take a swimming cossie too cos at "Geneve Plage" there are outdoor pools and a section of the lake that you can swim in if you want. The tram is a good way to get around the city. A little further out are the 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... Read review

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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 in Geneva is beautiful near the lake. From the lake you can see into the Alps 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... Read review

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