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Jet d'Eau
If you're landing by plane, this fountain is the first dramatic glimpse you get of Geneva. The 140m-tall lakeside
fountain shoots up water with incredible force - 200km/h, 1360 horsepower - to create the sky-high plume, which is
kissed by a rainbow on sunny days. At any one time, 7 tonnes of water is in the air, much of which sprays spectators
on the pier beneath. Two or three times a year, it is illuminated pink, blue or some other vivid colour to mark a hu-
manitarian occasion (World Suicide Prevention Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, World AIDS Day etc).
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Quai Gustave-Ador
EDELWEISS $$
| Hotel
( 022 544 51 51;
www.manotel.com
; Place de la Navigation 2; d/tr from Sfr160/210; )
Plunge yourself into the heart of the Swiss Alps with this Heidi-style hideout, very much
the Swiss Alps
en ville
with its fireplace, wildflower-painted pine bedheads and big,
cuddly St Bernard lolling over the banister. Its chalet-styled restaurant is a key address
among Genevans for traditional cheese fondue.
LA COUR DES AUGUSTINS $$
( 022 322 21 00;
www.lacourdesaugustins.com
; Rue Jean-Violette 15; s/d from Sfr189/248;
)
'Boutique gallery design hotel' is how this slick, contemporary space in Carouge
markets itself. Disguised by a 19th-century facade, its crisp white interior screams cutting
edge. Before leaving, invest in a designer lamp or household art object from the hotel
boutique.
| Boutique Hotel
HÔTEL AUTEUIL $$
( 022 544 22 22;
www.manotel.com
; Rue de Lausanne 33; d from Sfr320; )
The star of
this crisp, design-driven hotel near the station is its enviable collection of B&W photos of
1950s film stars in Geneva. Borrow the topic from reception to find out precisely who's
who and where.
| Design Hotel
HÔTEL DES BERGUES $$$
| Historic Hotel
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