Strasbourg Univers - Geneva, Switzerland     

This hotel is in a good location, very close to the main train station (Cornavin). For the price paid, it was somewhat basic, though. There`s no air conditioning and the room could get a little stuffy at times (apparently only 4* and above have this in Geneva). Breakfast was extremely limited, only cornflakes, fruit salad, cold ham & cheese,rolls and croisssants. There was some noise from the street, traffic and people talking, mostly, if you had the window open to get some air in the room, although this was almost totally shut out with the window closed, that said it might be worth requesting a non street facing room. Staff at reception were always helpful if we needed directions or advice. There is a good place to get something to eat directly opposite the hotel, which seems to be open most of the day (the burger is pretty good!), there are Indian, Chinese and Pizza restaurants in the area although less of the first than the others - there is one called "Bombay" on Rue de Berne, no.11, which also opens throughout the day from 0930, similarly a chinese restaurant across the road from the station seems to be open all day. Other than this, restaurants don`t seem to open until 1900 in the evening.

We were 3 people sharing a suite for one night (CHF 400, booked via bestwestern.com). Approaching the hotel by car is a little inconvenient because of the many one-ways in that area. The hotel is coneniently located (close to the train station) in a busy and lively area. Traffic flows nearby while the street itself is comparatively quiet. You will hear people (pedestrians) at night. Our suite had 2 separate bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The decor was all right, the room was clean. Though located next to the (only) elevator, there was no noise, since no bedrooms was adjacent to it. Our suite was on 5th (top) floor and showed to the back (a small square accomodating a parking lot) and the side street. The receptionist was not overwhelmingly polite or helpful with information (where the car rental might be located on the Rte de Lausanne) but not rude either. Breakfast was literally basic but all right. I found this hotel convenient, appealing and would chose it again.