Expert reviews
“For something different, this low-cost option operated by Geneva’s hotel-management school offers excellent value. Service levels are exceptional and the spacious rooms, studios and fully-fledged apartments are modern and spotlessly clean.”
What guests liked
- Public transport
- Friendly staff
- Boutique style
- Excellent Wifi
- Top location
All you need to know
Located on 4 Route des Acacias, this beautiful and stylish hotel is the ideal place for guests looking to get the excitement and adventure the city has to offer. The hotel offers several studio options such as Superior Studio and Grand Studio that are well-equipped to give guests the best comfort. The hotel design is sleek and functional while the rooms are adorned with beautiful décor.
The hotel is excellently located close to the city’s economic, commercial and political hub. The Starling Residence offers its guests a nearness to the city’s most used transportation system and a route which will give them easy access to the city’s interesting and fascinating places.
The hotel is 400 m away from the Faculty of Business and Economics while the United Nations Headquarters is just a 15-minute ride away from the hotel premises. The famous Cornavin Train Station is located at a distance of almost 3 km away from the hotel.
The Starling Residence offers its guests a great view of the beautiful city and its landmarks. The rooms in the hotel are stylish and luxurious offering comfort and needed amenities and facilities.
The studios are fitted with amenities such as free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and air conditioning. The studios also come with a fully stocked modern kitchenette and a private bathroom that features thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.
Wi-Fi is available anywhere in the hotel while the fully-equipped fitness center is an ideal place for guests to stay fit.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 May 2025
top location!
location!! tram stop directly outside the door !! Free Geneva public transport card! a godsend!! highly appreciated. 5 min walk to supermarket and restaurants. Kitchenette very useful! especially microwave!! tea/coffee making facilities, all crockery and utensils provided! Very helpful staff!! assisted with getting very important documents signed and returned!!
pillows too soft! uncomfortable!! noisy with windows open (stuffy without) noisy air con unit.
7 May 2025
Nice place to stay in Geneva!
Clean room and good location just front of the trum station. Breakfast is decent and good restaurants are nearby. It is my bavorit hotel to visit our customer in Univ. Geneva.
There is a staircase to reach the elevator. With heavy luggage such as tools and files for a business trip, it is a bit inconvenient.
20 April 2025
Great place if you need to be near hospital
Convenient to the hospital and University and supermarkets
Loud partygoers in another room
18 April 2025
Great hotel for a short stay in Geneva
Clean hotel, excellent staff and good breakfast. Great position for public transport - trams just outside entrance!
All good.
22 March 2025
I will definitely stay this hotel again when I have a chance to come back to Genève.
The room is clean, has kitchette with basic tools and cutlery. The staffs are very helpful. The location is perfect. You can simply take tram no. 15 from Cornavin and the hotel is just in front of Acacias stop. Hertz is located in walking distance and route 1a entrance is just a few blocks away, so you can rent a car and drive to outskirts without being annoyed by confusing traffic inside the city.
You have to carry your suitcase several steps to reach the lift. No self laundry room in the hotel but you can find self laundry rooms nearby.
7 February 2025
Pleasant
Convenient location and easy check in.
My room was a bit dated… still comfortable,but def in need of a renovation.
2 January 2025
Fabulous
Cleanliness of the room and comfort bed
The TV remote control did not work properly
31 December 2024
Very good
The access to the place was easy.
Most of the restaurant in proximity were close.
30 December 2024
Very good
Hotel next to tram stop makes it convenient to reachit
1 December 2024
Fabulous
Fabulous breakfast.
Somewhat expensive, but satisfied.
3 October 2024
Convenient location, tram station nearby
Location for the event we were there
2 October 2024
Very good
Room included a kitchenette with thoughtful utensils and dishes. Beds were comfortable and rooms were clean
Elevators were small but very cute
1 October 2024
Very good
Location, cleanliness, staff.
Breakfast could be more diverse, room cleaning is not every day.
23 September 2024
Lovely, well equipped studio in friendly hotel, perfect base for a short stay in Geneva.
Lovely friendly hotel, short tram ride. or walkable in 20 minutes or so, from the beautiful old town/lake. Helpful staff, allowed us to check in early, which was great! Free Geneva tourist travel card organised ahead of our arrival. Well equipped studio with everything we needed to cook for ourselves.
Our room was on a high floor near the rear of the hotel, but we could still hear the traffic, it is on a main road. The individual a/c unit was very noisy, it would have been difficult to sleep had we kept it on but luckily it was a cool night so we switched it off.
23 September 2024
Close to train stations and shopping
Central
No washing machine in studio or building
7 September 2024
Very good
The kitchenette, the size of the room.
Not a great value for the price. Never received the email for the free transport in Geneva so I had to buy ticket for the tram to get to the hotel.
31 August 2024
Fabulous
Very spacious and clean. Perfect for a longer stay, you even have a kitchen and cooking supplies. Good mattress.
Air conditioning is to noisy to keep it running during night time. I recommend to turn on right after arrival to have a nice temperature before turning it off at night.
28 August 2024
Clean and spacious
It was very clean and spacious.
Nothing.
27 August 2024
Very good
Staff members were excellent and really helpful
We stayed for 5 nights, and our room was not cleaned even once. Our towels were changed only once, based on our request.
18 August 2024
Great location with very helpful staff, air con not really up to the job when it’s very hot
Really nice hotel with clean and spacious rooms, and a good location next to a tram stop for easy access anywhere in the city. The staff were extremely helpful as well.
Air con was pretty poor - didn’t help it was very hot at the time. It’s not proper air con, just a portable unit that’s very loud and quite ineffective.
12 August 2024
Fabulous
Everything
Nothing
11 August 2024
I would come back again but definitely not during summer
I liked the cleaning, the size of the room, the toilet, the well equipped kitchen, quality of material, kindness of the staff
It was very uncomfortable to stay since the little climatization present in the room was not sufficient to refresh the entire room and very noisy as well (the room was at the last floor which is known to be way warmer) moreover, the breakfast could have been way better if only there would be more options
4 August 2024
We had a very pleasant stay at the hotel.
Staff is very helpful.
There are a few steps leading to the elevator. The elevator is kind of small for people with luggage.
27 July 2024
Great quick stay
Helpful staff Not 100% central but still just few minutes difference with tram , it s just next to tram station Good money value
Nothing
12 July 2024
Good location, WiFi, modern room amenities, friendly staff
Location, cleanliness, friendly and helpful staff
Pot and frying pan did not have lids, which made cooking difficult. Was able to cover the pot with a plate but could not cover the frying pan.
10 July 2024
Wonderful experience
Cleanliness. Proximity was good for me
I liked everything
29 June 2024
Very good fit for a multi day business stay in Geneva
Clean, mostly quiet, very friendly staff, good room size, tram station just outside the entrance
Consistent with the advertisement, room service is very limited. Not a minus, only a caveat. On the other hand, I would not have expected the breakfast.
29 June 2024
good
location near public transportation the grand studio is big and clean kitchenette is well equipped staff are nice
need iron facilities in the studio there are stairs to reach the elevator on the ground floor. not sure if there is accessibility entrance
29 June 2024
Long weekend in Geneva!
The room cleaning, the location and the price. We always go there.
We got a studio and they gave us probably the smallest they had. Last time our studio was bigger and we enjoyed our stay much more.
26 June 2024
Fabulous
The staff and the location were just perfect, 5 minutes by walk from the UniMail and in front of one of the main train lines
The gym, there was not too much things to do
24 June 2024
Modern, spacious and well located in city centre.
The location, close to restaurants and in front of the tramway. The large room so comfy.
A bit noisy as near a major road.
24 June 2024
Very good
Very spacious
Basin wasn't properly cleaned - there were some marks. Would be helpful if shower area had a fully sliding/closed door to avoid water spillage. Room (101 I think) was situated on the main road thus was able to hear car noise etc.
16 June 2024
Good place I very much recommend for short and medium stay
Staff are very helpful, location is very good facing the bus station, and close to main areas (cirque, plain Palais, and old town of carouge) The room is equipped with main appliances.
The non daily cleaning of the rooms. Although it is ok.
15 June 2024
Fabulous
Easy access to public transport and center.
There are not enough utensils for cooking
13 June 2024
Comfortable
The stove kept turning off - not able to complete making eggs before it turns off
7 June 2024
Fabulous
Tram stop right outside and they organised a free city tourist transport card without me even asking which made travelling around Geneva very easy.
7 June 2024
Fabulous
Comfortable bed, nice room, kitchenette.
5 June 2024
Very pleasant stay
My colleague for whom I booked this accommodation reported that this was very pleasant and comfortable. Very convenient for the UN where she was working.
31 May 2024
Nice stay
Comfortable and easy to reach by public transportation, which links you easily with any part of the city Kitchennette well equipped and clean Nice room
The noise from the corridor comes into the room easily. However, no major issues as there were not many people.
18 May 2024
Good location
Location is great, clean,staff was very friendly, calm area.
15 May 2024
Fabulous
Everything was great, I like the place. 30 min by foot to the city center, located near the tram station.
There was an electric kettle with some chemicals inside. I suppose they just forgot to rinse it after cleaning. It's one more reminder that you need to rinse cutlery and other stuff before usage
3 May 2024
Great location, friendly staff, very clean.
Great location, friendly staff, very clean.
The room was a little warm ,and although there was air con , when it was on it was very noisy. The welcome email says that free tickets are available in the arrivals area for travel from the airport - this is no longer the case, so I think the wording needs updating. I did receive an email about the travel pass on the day I arrived but didn’t see it until after leaving the airport.
2 May 2024
Great value for money.
The kitchen was very handy for us with a baby. The room is spacious enough to handle the luggage and a baby stroller. The location was nice, we walked downtown once and it was pleasant, but indeed I’d recommend getting the tram (which is free for tourists). The staff prepared us a baby crib free of charge and it was amazing! It was those portable ones but very comfortable and with clean linens :).
There is nothing I disliked.
29 April 2024
Very good
Very well located
Breakfast didn’t start early enough on the weekend
22 April 2024
Pleasant.
the location was quite good because it is just located in front of a tram station. room was good but not worth the money, and booking on Booking would charge me 15 pounds more. Cleanness was excellent.
the quality of the breakfast was good but not worth the price for so limited choices.
13 April 2024
Very good
Good ROI
9 April 2024
Very good
The room was clean, the bed was comfortable, kitchen well equipped, also bathroom was nice
The only big problem was that there was super noisy from the street, even when windows were closed :( hard to sleep
14 March 2024
All in all is ok
Facilities (hairdryer, slippers..)
The shower is a bit small and the water goes out of it while you use it
4 March 2024
Fabulous
Clean room, friendly staff, good access to the public transport.
Hotel facilities
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
- - Walking tours
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Services
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Transport
- - Public transport tickets
Food & Drink
- - Fruits
- - Coffee house on site
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available
Reception services
- - Invoice provided
18 May 2025
Great location, great facilities except for the fan/blower which is too loud.