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Hotel Cristal

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Lobby sitting area
Lobby
Daily buffet breakfast (CHF 19 per person)
Single Room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Laundry

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4 Rue Pradier, Geneva, GE, 1200
  • City Center Shopping Area
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Jet d'Eau Fountain
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • United Nations European Headquarters
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Geneva (GVA-Cointrin Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Double or Twin Room

Double or Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(15 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room

Triple Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(16 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Hotel Cristal

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a bar
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has a business center and concierge services. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, dry cleaning, a 24-hour front desk, and a computer station are onsite.
Hotel Cristal offers 78 accommodations with minibars and safes. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Hotel Cristal's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Notre Dame Basilica. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and a business center.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and luggage storage
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Jet d'Eau Fountain and a few minutes from United Nations European Headquarters
A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. The eco-certified Hotel Cristal also features multilingual staff, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

This 3-star Geneva hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Offsite parking; discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: CHF 19 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Shopping centre

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

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

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 19 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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, debit cards, and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

National rating

Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Switzerland. This property is rated 3 stars.

Property is also known as

Cristal Geneva
Cristal Hotel
Hotel Cristal Hotel
Hotel Cristal Geneva
Hotel Cristal Geneva
Hotel Cristal Hotel Geneva

Hotel Cristal Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 254 out of 709 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 709 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 113 out of 709 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 709 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 709 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Dilka

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

Central, Clean, and Comfortable

I stayed at Hotel Cristal while attending business conferences in Geneva, and it was a great choice for my trip. The hotel’s excellent central location, just a short walk from Gare Cornavin, made it incredibly convenient to get around the city. There are plenty of restaurants and shops nearby, which was perfect for quick meals and evening strolls after work. The hotel was very clean and well-maintained, something I truly appreciated during a busy schedule. While the room was a bit small, it was comfortable and quiet—ideal for resting at night after long conference days. A special mention goes to the friendly and helpful staff, who made my stay smooth and pleasant with their warm service. Overall, I would recommend Hotel Cristal to business travelers and tourists alike looking for a clean, centrally located hotel with great service in Geneva.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable and extremely well located It’s a no-frills, get the job done Hotel. Rooms are a bit small but very nice. Train station is seven minutes walking Great choice especially if you’re looking for a place to sleep before catching a train
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Yandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great service and excellent location. However, the facilities are in urgent need of renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Shanti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of the many hotels surrounding the train station in Geneva. This one is modern and can be reached easily via an undergound passage to a pedestrian mall, something to consider if you have heavy bags. Very clean facility, comfortable but sparse rooms. Very good buffet breakfast. Efficient staff at the front desk. Walkable to the lake and area hotels and shops, even a walk across the bridge takes no more than 20 minutes. I would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the train station, nice place and well maintained. The checkout time is at 12 which is very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff was welcoming and helpful. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Very convenient location near the train station and walkable to Old Town and the lake. Buses were easy to navigate and a nice option to reach the United Nations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Min Hui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mahmoud, Riyadh

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were helpful and let us know about the free Geneva public transport during our stay, breakfast was also good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel Cristal set up their hotel info wrong online and as a result were over booking. Arrived at hotel and had no room, no record of us in their system, and they accused us of being at fault, until after they wasted an hour of our time admitted they'd been having more people than have rooms claim to have reservations lately. Were left with needing to find another room in the city over the holiday
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

May

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Omar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well rounded hotrl
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet, well-maintained property at reasonable prices and located at a very convenient area near transportation and shopping.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Bremen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money, the staff at the front desk is extremely friendly and always ready to solve any problem. My first visit to Geneva (17 years ago) was to this hotel and from then until now it has improved a lot. It no longer resembles that old, dirty and dark hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Yurii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I may recommend staying in this hotel to my colleges
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Brittany

Served the purpose. Was close to everything and convenient.  The walls are quite thin so you will hear people in the hallways and next door.  Bathroom had an odd smell. Small but it works- no frills. Clean. Odd things with the structure and layout: The walls have a stone-like popcorn ceiling material. Gaps in workmanship and the gaps in the ceiling where the air comes in are odd and a bit unsettling. Key for room-with a weighted keychain- not a card. Safe in room. Tea bag and one instant coffee and a decaf instant coffee. One pillow. It's great if you're staying in the city and need to be close to everything. I'd stay again but nothing exceptional. Meets the need.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located right outside the central train station. Many restaurants close by. Rooms are basic but very clean. Bathroom also clean with shower only, good hot water. Front desk staff friendly and helpful. Convience store close by at the train station, small mini bar in hallway of each floor if you don't feel like walking. I have found hotels in Geneva can be quite expensive so this was a good value. My meetings were out by the airport but with free transport pass and one stop to the airport it was convenient and nice to be in the city center in the evening.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly and helpful staff and nice new clean room. Great location for me.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was very small and the bathroom was not very private. It was right as you came into the room with just colored glass separating the toilet and shower area.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Somewhat noisy due to construction in the back plaza area as well as garbage trucks
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024