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City Hostel Geneva

1.0 star property

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Fridge, microwave
Laundry room
Dining
Reception
Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Rue ferrier 2, Geneva, 1202
  • Centre International de Conferences Geneve
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • United Nations European Headquarters
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Jet d'Eau Fountain
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Geneva (GVA-Cointrin Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double or Twin Room

Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Shared Dormitory

Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Parking available
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The price is NZ$219
includes taxes & fees
28 Sept - 29 Sept
Geneva Hostel

About the area

Geneva

With a stay at City Hostel Geneva, you'll be centrally located in Geneva, within a 5-minute drive of United Nations European Headquarters and Jet d'Eau Fountain. .This hostel is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from CERN and 14.6 mi (23.5 km) from Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park.
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What's nearby

  • Centre International de Conferences Geneve - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • United Nations European Headquarters - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • City Center Shopping Area - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Rue du Rhône - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Jet d'Eau Fountain - 20 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Mole Tram Stop - 3 min walk
  • Geneva (ZHT-Geneva Railway Station) - 7 min walk
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hotel Royal Manotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪il Fornello Napoletano - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Casa Nostra - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Catrin - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Gaya - ‬2 min walk

About this property

City Hostel Geneva

Hostel in Geneva, near Jet d'Eau Fountain
City Hostel Geneva offers 54 accommodations with hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. This Geneva hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen.
Stay in one of 54 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hostel include a communal living room and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a computer station, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Covered parking on site (CHF 15 per night)

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Communal living room
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.75 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Covered self parking fee: CHF 15 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

City Hostel Geneva Geneva
City Hostel Geneva Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
City Hostel Geneva Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Geneva

City Hostel Geneva Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 59 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

A Hope

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This place has seen better days. Somehow, I was expecting more from a Swiss hostel. For example, many of the storage lockers were broken or missing doors. No toilet paper in one of the bathroom stalls. Surfaces felt a little sticky aside from sinks and toilets, which were pretty clean. It was all kind of rundown, which, at.$179 Cdn per night for shared bathroom and showers, wasn't super great. People were really nice though, and very helpful. Fine for a short stay and way cheaper than most everything in Geneva.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Philippe

Disliked: Cleanliness
Beds are too soft causing pain in the back
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place

Right by station easy stay great stuff
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Erkin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Very fair and practical hostel
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Archie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not the best price for what you receive, probably the cheapest option for a stay in Geneva. Good kitchen/bathroom facilities, easy check-in although you have to put the linen on the beds yourself. Overall decent stay, close to the main attractions of Geneva.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, safe, efficiently ran
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Stacey

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room smelt like cigarette smoke, otherwise ok.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Need AC

Please get some AC… and guve the iption to pay for a room with it
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Woody

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

MWANZA NGANE

Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is very rustic. The room was clean. Bathroom is a bit small. There is a nice shared sitting area on each floor.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wash basin in the room. The location is assessable by public transport. Few eataries and take away nearby. Good for 1-2night stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

MBOH

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nabil

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anna, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable room just a short walk from the main train station
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room, fits basic needs

The hostel is a very short walk from the main train station in Cornavin. The solo bed rooms are for your basic needs; towels are included, which is a great added bonus (as many other hostels require you to rent out that). My only complaint with the room was that it had a rather strong smell of cigarette smoke; I reckon the staff tried to air out the room as my window was opened when I arrived. Otherwise, I had a great night’s stay in that hostel, and had a great 24 hours in Geneva.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Xiaomei

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my one night stay there and the location was ideal as it is near the train station.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Brigitte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Marie-Hélène

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Je voudrais souligner l'amabilité des personnes à l'accueil de cet établissement et du personnel en général.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Giacomo

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

franck

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bruyant tout est bruyant la rue les voisins les couloirs les camions poubelle la livraison du linge …
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service

Warning, do NOT stay here

Stay far away from this hostel. The self-identified manager/owner threatened to fire one of his staff members and acted in an unprofessional manner, shouting abusive language at a guest. There can be no excuse for this, especially not in a hostel. This display of character does not belong in the hospitality business.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025