Ibis Styles Geneve Carouge, GenevaIbis Styles Geneve Carouge in Geneva, Switzerland has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 12 of 120 hotels we score in Geneva. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.9, Tripadvisor 4.1, Agoda 3.8.Ibis Styles Geneve Carouge sits in Carouge, a district about ten minutes by tram from central Geneva and twenty minutes from the main station. The hotel has a playful comic-strip theme, with artwork by local artists throughout. Rooms are large and clean, with air conditioning, coffee machines, flat-screen TVs and roomy bathrooms; family rooms are available and pets are welcome. Facilities include a restaurant, bar and lounge, a coffee shop, a terrace, a shared lounge, free WiFi and a 24-hour front desk. Breakfast and parking both cost extra. It suits families, pet owners and travellers happy to stay slightly outside the centre, though the tram ride means central Geneva is not on the doorstep.What stands out

Clean, spacious, air-conditioned rooms

Helpful, friendly staff

Pet and family friendly

Tram to central Geneva nearby

Watch out for

Breakfast and parking cost extra

Not in central Geneva itself

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