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GENEVA ESCORTS TRAVEL GUIDE
The most international city in Switzerland, Geneva is a brew of 178,000 unlikely neighbours: wealthy businessmen speed past dread locked skaters in the street while families stroll by artists squatting in abandoned factories. Birthplace of the League of Nations and current home of dozens of multinational organizations (including the Red Cross and the United Nations), Geneva emanates worldliness.
ACCOMMODATIONS - HOTELS
AUBERGE DE JEUNESSE (HI), r. Rothschild 30.
Huge building kept so clean that some rooms smell like varnish. Breakfast included. Laundry 8Sfr.
Internet available. 6-night max. stay. Reception 6:30 - 10am and 2pm-midnight.
Dorms 32SFr; doubles 97SFr; triples 137SFr. 6SFr HI discount, AmEx/MC/V.
Tel: 732 - 6260
CITY HOSTEL GENEVA, r. Ferrier 2.
From the train station, head down r. de Lausanne for 5 minutes; and make your 1st left onto r. du Prieure, which becomes r. Ferrier.
Delicious smells wafting out of the kitchens will make you want to take a break from restaurant fare.
Lockers 10SFr deposit. Linen 3050SFr. Internet 8SFr per hour.
Reception 7:30am - noon and 1pm - midnight. Check-out 10am.
Single-sex dorms 28Sfr; singles 58SFr; doubles 85SFr. MC/V.
Tel: 901 - 1500
HOME ST-PIERRE, Geneva, Cour St-Pierre 4.
Take bus #5 to pl. Neuve or walk from the station. This 150-year old "home" has comfortable beds and a great location in the middle of the old town, beside the cathedral. Be aware that the church bells ring every 15 minutes.
Breakfast Monday - Saturday 7SFr.
Reception Monday - Saturday 9am - noon and 4pm - 8pm, Sunday 9am - noon.
Dorms 23SFr; singles 40SFr; doubles 60SFr. MC/V.
Tel: 310 - 3707
CITE BLEU UNIVERSITAIRE, Geneva, av. Miremont 46.
Take bus #3 from the station to the last stop. TV rooms, restaurant, disco (Thursday and Saturday, free to guests). and a small grocery. Hall showers.
Reception Monday - Friday 8am - noon and 2pm - 10pm, Saturday 8am - noon , 6pm - 10pm, Sunday 9am - 11pm and 6pm - 10pm. Check-out 10am. Dorm lockout 11am - 6pm. Dorm curfew 11pm.
Dorms (July - September only) 22SFr; singles 55SFr, students 46SFr; doubles 84/65SFr; studios with kitchenette and bath 84SFr. AmEx/MC/V.
Tel: 839 - 2211
CAMPING POINTE-A-LA-BISE, Geneva, chemin de la Bise.
Take bus #8 to Rive, then bus E north to Bise and walk 10 minutes to lake.
Reception July - August 8am - noon and 2pm - 9pm; April - June and September 8am - noon and 4pm - 8pm. Closed in winter. Tent sites 17SFr, extra person 6 - 60SFr. No tents provided.
4-person bungalows 95SFr. AmEx/MC/V.
Tel: 752 - 1296
FOOD
Resourceful cheapskates visiting Geneva can pick up basics at boulangeries, patisseries, or at supermarkets. Many supermarkets have attached cafeterias; try the Co-op on the corner of r. du Commerce and r. du Rhone, in the Centre Rhone Fusterie. Relatively cheap restaurants center in the Les Paquis area, bordered by r. de Lausanne and Gare Cornavin on one side and Quais Mont-Blanc and Wilson on the other. To the south, Carouge is known for its cozy pizzerias and funky brasseries.
RESTAURANT MANORA, r. de Cornavin 4.
To the right of the station in the Placette department store. This self-serve restaurant has a varied selection and free water (a rarity in Switzerland). Entrees 5 - 12SFr.
Open: Monday - Wednesday, Friday 7:30am - 9:30pm, Thursday 7:30am - 10pm, Sunday 9am - 9:30pm. AmEx/DC/MC/V.
CHOCOLATS MICHELI, r. Micheli-du-Crest 1.
Take train #13 to Plainpalais and walk up bd. des Philosophes until it intersects r. Micheli-du-Crest. Confectionery master-pieces and croissants 1 - 3SFr abound in this Victorian cafe. Coffee 3.40SFr.
Open: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 7pm, Saturday 8am - 5pm. MC/V.
Tel: 329 - 9006
LA CRISE, r. de Chantepoulet 13.
Arrive in the morning to watch the vegetables being prepared at the next table for the day's soup 305SFr at this tiny but popular snack bar. Plat du jour 15SFr; 11SFr for a smaller portion.
Open: Monday - Friday 6am - 3pm and 5pm - 8pm, Saturday 6am - 3pm. Lunch served after noon. Cash only.
Tel: 738 - 0264
CHEZ MA COUSINE, pl. du Bourg-de-Four 6.
Near the cathedral. With only 3 chicken dishes on the menu, this cheerful restaurant has had plenty of opportunities to perfect them. Salade de poulet thai 14SFr.
Open: Monday - Friday 7am - 11:30pm, Saturday 11am - 11:30pm, Sunday 11am - 10:30pm. AmEx/DC/MC/V.
Tel: 310 - 9696
LE ROZZEL, Grand-Rue 18.
Take bus #5 to pl. Neuve, then walk up the hill past the cathedral on r. Jean-Calvin to Grand-Rue.
Outdoor seating in the Altstadt. Crepes 4 - 18SFr.
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30am - 8:30pm, Tuesday, Thursday 7:30 - 7pm,
Saturday 7:30am - 6pm. MC/V.
SIGHTS
The city's most interesting historical sites are located within a dense , easily walkable area. The tourist office offers 2 hour English-language walking tours. Mid-June to September, Monday - Saturday 10am; October to mid-June, Saturday only 10am. 15Sfr. students 10SFr.
VIEILLE VILLE
From 1536 to 1564, Calvin preached at the Cathedrale de St-Pierre. The north tower provides a commanding view of the old town.
Open: June - September, Monday - Friday 9:30am - 6:30pm, Saturday 9:30am - 5pm, Sunday noon - 6:30pm;
October - May daily 10am - 5:30pm. Tower 4SFr.
Ruins, including a Roman sanctuary and a 4th-century basilica, rest in an archaeological site below the cathedral.
Open: June - September, Tuesday 11am - 5pm, Saturday - Sunday 11am - 5:30pm;
October - May, Tuesday 2pm - 5pm, Saturday - Sunday 1:30pm - 5:30pm. 8Sfr, students 4SFr.
At the western end of the vieille ville sits the 14th-century Maison Tavel, which now houses a museum show-casing Geneva's history.
Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. Free.
Across the street is the Hotel de Ville (town hall), where world leader met on August 22, 1864 for the Geneva Convention, the results of which still govern war conduct today. The Grand-Rue, which begins at the Hotel de Ville, is lined with medieval workshops and 18th-century mansions; plaques commemorate famous residents like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was born at #40. Below the cathedral, along r. de la Croix-Rouge, the Parc des Bastions stretches from pl. Neuve to pl. des Philosophes and includes Le Mur des Reformateurs (Reformer' Wall), a sprawling collection of bas-relief figures depicting Protestant Reformers. The park's center walkway leads to the Petit-Palais, Terrasse St-Victor2, a beautiful mansion containing art by Chagall, Gauguin, Picasso, and Renoir, as well as themed exhibits. Bus #36 to Petit-Palais or #1, 3, or 5 to Claparede.
Open: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. 10SFr, students 5SFr.
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