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Fashionable hotels, chic restaurants and elegant shops jostle for a position along the flower-decked lakefront which encircles the famous ”jet d’eau” fountain. It hosts the European headquarters of the United Nations, it is the founding venue of the international Red Cross movement and also the home of some two hundred world organizations. The charming Old-Town bears witness to over two thousand years of history. The artistic and cultural life is particularly rich, including theaters, concerts, exhibitions, music festivals, opera house and museums covering a wide range of interests. Fabulous hotel developments mean Geneva can now offer 9,260 rooms in 130 hotels.
Arriving In Geneva
- Since January 2007, every visitor receives a free Geneva Transport Card upon check-in to their hotel, valid for the entire duration of their stay
- Unlimited use of the entire public transportation network with its trams and buses, CFF Swiss Federal rail’s local trains, as well as yellow taxi boats operated by the Société des Mouettes Genevoises.
- New in 2008: 80 minutes free public Transport Card for all passengers arriving in Geneva by plane.
Venues For Group Events
Hire Your Own Boat, Seating Capacity 35-500 Be it a historic sailing boat, a small taxi boat or a paddle steamer, it offers a welcome change of pace afloat.
Coppet Castle: 800 seated / 1160 for cocktails The historic main building is a museum displaying the relics of its former inhabitants. The old stables have been transformed into banqueting facilities.
Bâtiment Des Forces Motrices Capacity 400-550 seated / 1000-1200 for cocktails Erected in 1886 in order to supply the Geneva households with drinking water and the industries with hydraulic power, this abandoned plant has been changed into a warm welcoming place for artistic shows, exhibitions, cocktails or banquets, right in the heart of the city.
Geneva Palexpo (Exhibition & Congress venue) Flexible, modular, free-flowing and more than 102,000 sqm/1,098,030 sqft accessible directly by air, road and rail, only 10 minutes from city center.
International Conference Centre Geneva - CICG Intended to receive international conferences, the CICG provides rooms with seating capacities from 16 to 2,200 places.
Places Of Interest
Saint Peter’s Cathedral The most impressive landmark of Geneva’s Old Town is the cathedral Saint Pierre, built between 1160 and 1232. It can be called an architectural hybrid that started out in Romanesque style.
The Lakefront One of the city’s greatest assets with the famous “jet d’ eau” fountain, which spouts a column of lake water as high as 460 ft into the air. By strolling the lakeside quays you will pass beautiful parks and the Floral Clock, a reflection of Geneva’s preoccupation with watch making.
The International Scene Geneva hosts more than 200 international organizations and is the founding venue of the Red Cross. The imposing Palais des Nations built in 1930, home of the United Nations, dominates a park that offers majestic views of the city, lake and Alps.
Carouge It is worth making a detour to visit Geneva’s ”Greenwich Village”. Its narrow streets are home to a variety of craftsmen, irresistible boutiques and bars, which provide popular meeting places at the end of the week.
Chamonix - Mont-Blanc The French mountaineering capital is situated just 1 hour outside Geneva. Board the cable car, which takes you up to Europe’s highest mountain, The Mont-Blanc, and enjoy a splendid panoramic view over the Alps.
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