Traditional hotel built in 1854 facing the lake and the famous jet d eau The hotel is also ideally located in the heart of business and shopping district. It is also five minutes walking distance away from the old city. With its 127 rooms - including 16 suites - entirely renovated - the Swissotel Metropole Geneva is the best venue for both business and leisure. Genevas International airport is approximatively 7 km away and the railway station is in close proximity to the hotel.
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Location. The Belle Epoque Swissotel Metropole hotel in Geneva, Switzerland, is one block from Lake Geneva. St Pierre Cathedral is 500 metres from the hotel and the Grand Theatre is one kilometre away. The hotel is one kilometre from Gare de Cornavin station, and six kilometres from Geneva International Airport (GVA). Hotel Features. Built in 1854 on former battlegrounds, the lakeview Swissotel Metropole was a World War II Red Cross base. Refurbished in the 1980s, it maintains its original exterior. Guests go up a grand staircase to the high-ceilinged lobby, with chandeliers and grey-stone columns. Le Grand Quai restaurant is decorated in Belle Epoque style with red and gold drapes, trompe d'oeil (eye trick) paintings and a chandelier. It serves traditional French cuisine, and guests can eat on the cobble square outside in the summer. The hotel's lobby bar has a grand piano and leather seating. Sandwiches and wine are served in the contemporary Le Bistropole restaurant. The hotel's six meeting rooms host up to 350 people. The hotel has a mezzanine-level business centre with two PCs and wireless Internet access. The fourth-floor Amrita Fitness Centre has a fully-equipped gym with TV- mounted exercise bikes. Guestrooms. The Swissotel Metropole's 127 climate-controlled guestrooms feature timber desks, black halogen lamps and coordinated colour schemes. All rooms have wireless Internet access, satellite television, CD/DVD players and Lavazza coffee makers. Other features include complimentary newspapers, minibars and safes. Marble bathrooms offer complimentary toiletries, bathrobes and slippers. In-room massages are available on request. Expert Tip. The lakeview rooftop terrace hosts buffet dinners in the summer. The terrace is worth visiting for its Lake Geneva views.
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The Swissotel Metropole is one of Geneva's best hotels and enjoys a superb location opposite the Jardin Anglais, right on the lakeside. From here it's only two steps to the fashionable shopping boulevards and the charms of the tiny streets of the old town and the Cathedral. A luxurious and elegant hotel, the Metropole was built in 1854 but has more recently been renovated and modernized, offering guests every possible comfort and convenience, as you'd expect in a top quality 5 star hotel. Guest rooms are spacious and elegant, with classic decor and sparkling en suite bathrooms. Rooms on the city side are slightly smaller, but face the quieter rue du Rhone. Lakeside rooms are more spacious and have a separate bath and shower in their large bathrooms, also featuring a second television in here, for the ultimate in pampered luxury! The hotel doesn't promise a lake view, as rooms below the 3rd floor have their view compromised by the trees, but the aspect is nonetheless a pretty one. All rooms are double glazed and have airconditioning, bathrobes and slippers, a safe, iron & ironing board, cd and dvd player, 2 phones with modem and wireless internet connectivity, desk, hairdryer and coffee/tea machine. The Swissotel Metropole has its own elegant restaurant serving traditional French cuisine. The decor is timeless, with red leather chairs and chandeliers. There's also a terrace on the cobbles, where you can eat outside opposite the quaint fountain in the sunshine. You may opt to take the hotel's breakfast buffet here, at an extra cost of CHF35 per person. From May, the hotel will also feature a contemporary styled sandwich bar downstairs. The hotel bar is a comfortable place to relax, just off the main lobby. Upstairs, there is a panoramic terrace where you can take your drinks and relax with a fantastic 360° view over Geneva, the Lake and the mountains beyond. The Swissotel Metropole also offers fitness facilities in its Amrita Spa, a fully equipped exercise room with freeweights and training machines. NB. All rooms have en suite facilities.
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