Geneva Cointrin Airport (GVA): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 5 kilometers (3 miles).

Regular trains are available for transfer from the airport to the central Geneva train station, Gare de Cornavin (six minutes). Taxis run from the airport to any location in Geneva.

Trams and buses connect the hotel with the rest of central Geneva within 15 minutes. The closest stop to the hotel is Gare de Cornavin. The hotel can order taxis on request.

This hotel has 167 guestrooms. Color schemes vary slightly from room to room. Reds, blues and yellows dominate in the carpets and bed covers, and most rooms have a neutral off-white paint scheme. Light, simple timber furnishings are standard. With the desks comes equipment for high-speed Internet access (fee). The bone-colored tile work in the bathrooms is interrupted by a black band just above the tub.

Inagiku - Jade is the theme color in the hotel's fairly small and intimate Japanese restaurant. Opened in late 2003, it offers a range of classics, including sushi, sashimi and tempura.

La Bonne Brasserie - Virtually the continuation of the hotel's lobby bar, Le Vivaldi, the 'good brasserie' curls round the corner. A varied buffet breakfast is displayed in the morning, giving way to a broad lunch menu. Risotto, served in various styles is one of the house specialties. The checker board floor, polished wood tables and chairs and red leather upholstered benches helps create the atmosphere of a Parisian brasserie.

Le Vivaldi - Below the sweeping spiral stairway from the lobby up to the first floor lurks the Le Vivaldi bar's black grand piano. Just beyond stretches the bar with its red upholstered stools and array of tempting snacks laid out. Guests drop by for a quick drink during the day or relax over cocktails into the night.

What to expect: An air of quiet purposefulness pervades the lobby, dominated by a grand spiral staircase that leads up to the hotel's conference rooms. Refurbished in 1998, it attracts an international business clientele, a smattering of UN bureaucrats and the occasional tour group. Right beneath the stairway rests a piano, which comes into action in the evening as the adjoining bar gets busy.

Amenity highlights: Seven meeting and banquet rooms cater for business needs and events. The main ballroom can cater for up to 350 guests. All the meeting rooms are equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment and secretarial and simultaneous translation services.

Insider tip: Guests feeling gastronomically adventurous might want to slip into the lanes that thread north away from Rue des Alpes to check out the mixed huddle of eateries. They range from Spanish to Ethiopian, are often inexpensive and provide a colorful alternative to the otherwise chic city of banks and diplomats.

The hotel meets the needs of its business clients with seven meeting and banquet rooms. The main ballroom can cater for up to 350 guests, or fewer when set up as a theater. All the meeting rooms are equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment. The hotel provides secretarial and simultaneous translation services.

Lake Geneva offers an impressive range of summer water sports options, including sailing, boating water-skiing, fishing, rowing, windsurfing and even swimming. For those feeling less active, a variety of lake tours are also an option.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

Tax of 3.6% plus a City Tax of 2.60CHF per person per day are not included in the price but will be added at the time of payment.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 12 and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians.
Rollaways and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.