Reviews of Hotel des Tourelles 2 stars
Boulevard James Fazy 2, Saint-Gervais / des Grottes, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
#89 of 108 hotels in Geneva
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 919 hotel reviews
7.7Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.2
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Comfort
8.0
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Location
9.2
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Facilities
7.4
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Staff
8.5
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Value for money
8.0
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Free WiFi
8.4
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Reviewed: 20 May 2024
Dorota
United Kingdom10 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Small bathroom
Great views and spacious room
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 19 May 2024
Karen
United States3 reviews9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
About 10 minute walk to the lake. Close to old town. Bus & tram stops were a short walking distance. Arrived in Geneva in the morning and was able to leave my luggage with the hotel until check-in time.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 16 May 2024
Nisha
Canada17 reviews1 helpful vote9.0“Great location, value for money.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
The bathrooms in the rooms are very small. almost gives the vibe of an airplane bathroom.
This hotel has a lot of character. Their rooms are spacious and comfortable. The beds are comfortable. It is a very short walk to the major attractions in the city, makes is a perfect location and value for money as compared to the other hotels around in that area. Keep in mind that their elevator actually starts from the 1st floor so you need to carry your luggage a couple of stairs before you reach the elevator but this was clearly indicated in the hotel description while booking so it wasn't a surprise for us.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 15 May 2024
Fabrice
France4 reviews9.0“Great location! Less historical than stone-paved old town streets but refreshing and bright.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom on the upper floor
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
There's not much you can do about neighbours and passers-by: cheeky dogs barked one of the nights we of our stay and I heard them! Husband slept right through though. ;)
Loved: The oriel with view over the Rhone. That was the reason I picked the hotel and chose that room. :o Wow! The ergonomic memory-foam pillows! As good as home :) The feel it’s not brand-sparkling new build and decoration that’s cost the planet a bomb. :) The shutters which gave us complete darkness for a good night’s sleep. :D The high high ceilings and the read in the bay-window in the setting sun!
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 15 May 2024
Rasika
Sri Lanka1 review8.0“I like the place it was well clean and nice. Convenient location”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Convenient
Nice and simple
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 14 May 2024
Bustamante
Mexico1 review9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Location is near the train station. Connectivity and attractions are not far from there. Personel was very kind and attentive. Place was clean and easy access. Thank you.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 12 May 2024
Jo
United Kingdom4 reviews8.0“Good budget hotel”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
It is dated and the fixtures and fittings are not the most modern, but they are perfectly acceptable.
Great location and good value for money in Geneva. The room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 11 May 2024
Julian
United Kingdom13 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Room a little noisy (traffic). Would have been nice to have some breakfast. Bed a little uncomfortable.
No breakfast provided. Good central location and very helpful and friendly staff. Very useful free transport card provided.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 9 May 2024
Linda
Switzerland3 reviews8.0“Busy business day . Didn’t spend much time in the hotel”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 7 May 2024
Visarion
Romania25 reviews8 helpful votes8.0“Amazing view!”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There were a couple of aspects which we didn't like which will not prevent us choosing it again to be honest, but they should be taken into consideration. The building is pretty old and the walls are very thin, we could easily heard noise from other rooms, especially from the hallway - there are 6 rooms which have the doors in a very small hallway. Another aspect we didn't like is the light in the room and in the bathroom as well, very very weak. We couldn't shave/makeup in the bathroom. During the day there is no problem, there room is full of light from outside, but over the night it may be difficult. Lastly, I haven't noticed any recycling, I consider mandatory to do this. There was a single bin in the room, nothing selective. I let the plastic/glass bottles separate. Hopefully they do recycle.
The hotel is situated very well, at walking distance from city center and the main train station. The view from our room was amazing, straight over the river. We also had a little balcony; I think not all the rooms have one though. The room was cozy in an old building having a nice architecture. Very clean and comfortable.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 2 May 2024
Rebecca
United States2 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
I would recommned to travelers to bring their own soap/shampoo
View and location was perfect - restaurants, gardens and train station
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 30 April 2024
Valerie
Switzerland17 reviews8.0“Clean amd easy access and check-in and out very simple”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Traffic noise is still heard
Very central and clean. All you need for one night
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Ferit
Turkey2 reviews9.0“wonderfull”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
heating system
location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 22 April 2024
Richardaus
Australia26 reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
The shower needs to be fixed.
The location was perfect. The room was quite spacious and the bed comfortable.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 21 April 2024
Jacqueline
United States13 reviews7.0“An excellent location to visit Geneva; very close to train station; I would use this place again”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
The shower head was a bit high, it must have been installed by very tall person! but I still could reach it. The wooden floor creaked a bit and I wondered if it bothered visitors on floor below. The person at reception when I arrived was helpful but not particularly amicable.
Very clear messaging exchange with staff to know how to enter and take room. Very clean. Nice small fridge in room. View on Rhone river.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 20 April 2024
Yulianna
Germany3 reviews9.0“Could recommend”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Good option for that price with wonderful view on the river. Several minutes of walking to the fountain. Really helpful receptionist, he gave us local advices!
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 16 April 2024
Marta
United Kingdom28 reviews14 helpful votes7.0“Fair for the avarage prices of geneve , perfect for short stay!”- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The toilette is really too tiny you can barely move inside even if you are thin ! one bad thing is that we couldn’t charge our phone as the room just have 2 plugs ( Swiss ones ) so if you don’t have any adaptor you can’t charge it as there are no usb charge! So I suggest you to buy an adaptor. Also it was white noisy and I couldn’t sleep as the room is on the road and the neighbours were loud , when they came back late in the night they were smashing the doors and talking with loud voice , obviously the walls are very thin.
Fair price and very good location just in the city Center, at least you have your private room and toilette ! You can go walking everywhere and also the hotel provides with a free travel card for all the public transports which is very good ! The room is clean and the instructions( like codes to go in ) are very clear . Reception girl Sabrina super nice and kind she helped us with charging our phone !
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Sarah
United States2 reviews9.0“Historic hotel with lots of character in a great location”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The bathroom in one of our rooms was very small
Great location!
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Stephen
United Kingdom5 reviews3 helpful votes8.0“Great location, seems very safe, needs freshened up smells a bit stale .”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The hotel is desperate for a freshen up.
Location great. Property was very safe
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Millie
United Kingdom1 review1 helpful vote8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
No reception past 3pm, key left in unlocked room
Location, large comfy bed, balcony and river view
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Vasileios
United Kingdom69 reviews2 helpful votes7.0“Convenient location and lovely view but extremely small and uncomfortable bathroom”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Bathroom was extremely small and uncomfortable. There were no plug adapters in the room making it extremely challenging to charge all our devices.
Spacious room with great river view.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Hugh
United Kingdom3 reviews8.0“Good location, nice staff, clean and a pretty view from our room”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom on the upper floor
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Bathroom was separate to our room but that honestly wasn’t a big deal.
Good central location, helpful multilingual staff, clean accommodation and a pretty view from our room.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Sarka
Czech Republic9 reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Our stay was great, just the bed was not really comfortable, in room no. 30 they should change mattress because it was v”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Great location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Neil
United Kingdom26 reviews7.0“Great location, good price but not the warmest of welcomes”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
Not a very warm welcome on arrival. Felt like the member of staff wanted to leave for the day and we were in the way of her doing that !
Excellent location by the river in Geneva so easy to get to old town and all other attractions. For Geneva the price wasn't bad. The hotel is quirky so don't be surprised with average room and bathroom. But the view from the room was fantastic
Stayed in March 2024
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