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Holiday Accommodation Options in Geneva, Switzerland

Taking a holiday in Geneva? Lausanne? Going on vacation across the border in France? Information on finding the right place to stay: self-catering, bed and breakfast, Swiss chalet, budget hotel or backpacker accommodation, find out more.

Geneva ranks third in the world for the number of annual congresses, meetings and trade fairs it hosts and as a result, has a well-developed network of services to business travellers and tourists.

There are many different types of accommodation, appropriate to different sorts of holidays and budgets.

Hotels

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Hotels in Switzerland are classified in various basic categories. There are the well-known star categories and other supplemental basic categories. The stars are also common internationally and make it possible to gauge a hotel's service quality, infrastructure and furnishings.

Star system

  • Hotel with restaurant: 0 - 5 stars (perhaps with additional "Superior" for 3 - 5 stars)
  • Hotel "only with breakfast": 0 - 4 stars

The following basic categories are not labelled with stars and have to fulfill specific standards or correspond to their given business definition

  • Apartment/hotel residence
  • Hotel category "unique"
  • Mountain guesthouse/passers-by lodgings
  • Backpacker lodge
Chambres d'Hôtes

These vary from a room in a private house to well organised, professionally run guesthouses

Hostels

Also known as Auberge de Jeunesse in French. These are competitively priced and ideal for those travelling on a budget. A feature of hostels in Europe is the shared, dormitory-style bedroom and bathrooms.

Aparthotel

This is halfway between an apartment and hotel in that it is an individual accommodation unit but is usually within the grounds of a hotel and the hotels' services (cleaning service and dining facilities) can be used by the guests in the apartment.

Camping & Caravanning

The French word for a campsite is camping. There are campsites all over Switzerland with varying quality of facilities.

Private Rooms

Homeowners in Switzerland often rent out private rooms at reasonable prices. They are easy to find, ask for a list in the local tourist office, or look for signs in the windows of private homes that read: Zimmer frei, Privatzimmer, Chambre à louer, or Affitasi camera.

Sleep in Straw (Schlaf im Stroh)

The Swiss Farmer's Association offers farmhouse stays. When the farmers send their cattle to graze in higher pastures during the summer, they turn their barns into rustic hostels for hikers, families, nature enthusiasts and youth groups. Facilities vary according to the farmhouse.

Chalets

Ski resorts in Switzerland have many chalets available for rent in winter and summer. In Switzerland you can find catered or un-catered ski chalets for small families or groups.


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