Hôtel Porte de Genève

Hôtel propre et bien situé !! Literie excellente qualité . Personnel très sympathique et professionnel !!

A good stop over hotel for access to Geneva. We had been on holiday to Lake Annecy and Chamonix. On the way home I wanted to stop over near Geneva as it got us over an hour closer to Calais from Chamonix and would allow us to spend the day in Geneva then head up to stop over in Reims. This hotel was a good, budget friendly family option. Not perfect but for the cost it was great. We had 2 x 3 person rooms as there were 6 of us. Each room had a private shower room which was nice and clean with a hair dryer. There was also a kettle and basic drink making sachets (no milk). The rooms were pretty clean and functional. They even had air conditioning units which was great (at first) as it was 30+ degrees. However we found that the air conditioner turned off about midnight. By 2am it was very warm and it completely refused to turn back on. Same in both rooms so I assume they are programmed in some way that can't be over ridden. We couldn't really open the windows as the kids were in the 3rd beds and the window was directly over their heads and opened in so not ideal (and they were scared of bugs 🙄) Staff were helpful and friendly even when I licked myself out of the room 10 minutes after arriving. We booked breakfast at just under 12 euros each. It was OK - croissants and pain au chocolate were great. There was fresh bread and cheese /ham/hard boiled eggs. There were some luke warm sausages and fritata too but didn't look very appetising and some small cold crepes. Importantly for my children at least there was no Nutella/Nutella substitute - the disappointment! 🙄. There was jam. Cereals and yogurts and fruit too. There is a lovely communal lounge with fussball and the reception/dining room and terrace are all really nice too. Also a Buffalo Grill, super marche and McD's with a 1 minute walk. Was an easy 15-20 minute drive into Geneva which we did on the staff advice instead of taking train/tram. No need for vignette - just set Google maps to no tolls. Remember - not all mobile providers Inc Switzerland in Europe roaming. Also we did have a significant issue with parking in Geneva as our roof box took our car above 2m and no car parks allowed above that - pretty much all under ground. We were saved by a 1 hour parking at Cornavin (sp?) train station that had a 2.2m restriction and the Tourist Info in the train station as staff there were fantastic - advised us to buy a pass online to allow us to use street parking with particular blue signs - we did this and found a space pretty easily. Recommended for stop over near Geneva.

Very closely located to Geneva down town . The price is very very affordable,nice breakfast, very quite area for a holiday stay

De bedden waren slecht. Werd niet uitgerust wakker Slecht onderhouden kamers Ontbijt was ook matig.

Terrible location. Toilet seat was broken. Water was leaking out of the shower onto the bathroom floor. Room's were not soundproof so you could hear very clearly what the neighbors were up to.

Bon

It was amazing

La chambre correcte

It was a good place, but one of the rooms smelled bad. It was ok to stay at but would not stay there again.

We had requested a travel crib for our baby as part of our accommodation, and we had informed the hotel about this well in advance. The hotel confirmed that the crib would be ready in the room upon our arrival. However, the unfriendly staff member at the reception simply left the crib in our room without setting it up. They did not assist in assembling it. Additionally, there was no sheet, blanket, or pillow provided for the crib. Because of this, we couldn’t let our baby sleep in it. We had no choice but to have our baby sleep with us in our bed. The hotel needs to employ more helpful and professional staff who take their job seriously.