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4.5 of 5
41-43 rue de Lausanne, Geneva 1201 CH, Switzerland
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Hotel Royal - Manotel Geneva
Ranked #26 of 106 hotels in Geneva
4.0 of 5 stars 250 Reviews
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  • Train station(9)
  • Tram stop(5)
  • Junior suite(5)
  • Public transport(4)
  • Very good(4)
  • Short walk(3)
  • Next time(3)
  • Old town(3)
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London, United Kingdom
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Heat and internet problems, bedbugs”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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I stayed in Geneva for seven nights, in two different rooms in the Royal. Neither room had adequate temperature control - in one, the heat was too high and the window had to be opened; in the other, the room was too cold and they had to bring up a space heater. For two nights and one morning, internet access was not available. Worst of all, the last night I woke up with bites - bedbugs? - which probably explains the heavy odor of disinfectant/insect spray when I checked in. 10 of my business colleagues were in Manotels at the same time. I don't think any of us will stay again.

The only things in its favor were a convenient location, good restaurant and otherwise friendly staff.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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dblanc, E-Business Manager at Hotel Royal - Manotel Geneva, responded to this review
16 February 2012
Thank you for having taken the time to express your feedback, which is highly important to us. After a thorough inspection, we can gladly report we did not find any bugs in the hotel. We apologize for the poor WIFI connection you experienced during your stay, as a matter of fact we encountered difficulties with our server which in the meantime have been fixed.
Again, we thank you for your comments and should you choose to stay with us again, it goes without saying that we would be delighted to welcome you back to Geneva and one of the Manotel hotels.
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Lucknow, India
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64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
“Excellent hotel in Geneva”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

Stayed at this hotel for 3 nights in June 2011. I booked through expedia.com and got an excellent deal. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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dblanc, E-Business Manager at Hotel Royal - Manotel Geneva, responded to this review
6 February 2012
Thank you for this nice comment we will share with our staff. We would be very happy to welcome you again in our hotel Royal.
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Macau, China
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“highly recommended”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012

I stayed in this hotel for almost 10 days in Jan 2010. Staff were very polite and helpful. Though I stayed in a single room which was a bit small, the room was decent and well-decorated. Free wifi was available. There were a couple of times that I wanted to reserve this hotel again on my business stay in Geneva. However, it was always fully-booked.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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dblanc, E-Business Manager at Hotel Royal - Manotel Geneva, responded to this review
7 February 2012
Thank you for your very good feedback. We are happy to inform you that if our hotel is fully booked, the Manotel group proposes 5 other properties in Geneva,
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
78 helpful votes 78 helpful votes
“Lovely Hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

Stayed at this hotel for 3 nights end of August 2011, I booked through hotels.com and paid a total of CHF 761.22. Didn't have enough time to plan ahead so took a cab from airport to the hotel.

Staff was friendly and helpful. As mentioned by the other reviewers, the hotel will give you a travel card and you can take all the trams within Geneva for free. The lobby feels a bit old fashioned.

Quite like the room, decent size, comfortable bed and large wardrobe. The toilet was nice as well with bathtub and bathsalt which I appreciate as I like taking a bath after walking around for a whole day. Large windows and lots of sunlight during the day. No problem accessing wifi in the room. The sofa and desk are sort of separate from the bedroom and there are 2 TVs, one for sofa area and one for bed.

Very close to the train station (less than 10 mins walk) which was really helpful as I took the train to other cities in Switzerland everyday. There is a large office at the train station where you can be Swiss rail pass etc.

The hotel is lovely and I will certainly return to this hotel if I head to Geneva again. But a side note, highly unlikely I will go to Geneva again as I went to 6 cities in Switzerland over a week and Geneva was the least interesting out of the lot.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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3 February 2012
Thank you for your nice comment. We are very happy that you have found our hotel Royal lovely and you have enjoyed its location.
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Quite nice”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012

This is a lovely hotel; you know you're not going to encounter any major setbacks from the moment you enter. The place works like clockwork; pleasant service with no hitches.
The room was quite lovely with a reasonable size, same for the bathroom (note: the beds and pillows are quite soft).
The location is great; within walking distance from the train station, as with many other hotels in Geneva, a ticket for public transportation is included and quite useful since there is a tram and bus stop at the door of the hotel.
Personally, I just think this is a very very expensive place to stay in a city which is already quite expensive. Definitely worth checking around to see if you can find a bargain.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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3 February 2012
We thank you for your feedback and we would be very happy to welcome you back in our hotel Royal. Please have a look on our web site and its special offers for a next trip you are planning.
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Address: 41-43 rue de Lausanne, Geneva 1201 CH, Switzerland
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