La Cour des Augustins

Top choice in Geneva


With a selection of bright, playful guest rooms, suites and long-stay apartments, this funky design hotel on the fringe of the Old Town is popular with repeat visitors to Geneva, and for good reason. Parquetry floors, quirky furnishings, luxe linens and stark, white walls accented with splashes of colour along a variety of design themes, keep things fresh and interesting.

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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Geneva attractions

1. Parc des Bastions

0.34 MILES

It's all statues – not to mention a giant chess board – in this green city park where a laid-back stroll uncovers Red Cross cofounder Henri Dufour (who…

2. Vieille Ville

0.42 MILES

A stroll around Geneva's beautiful Old Town is a must. Its main street, the Grand-Rue, shelters the Maison de Rousseau et de la Literature at No 40, where…

3. Patek Philippe Museum

0.45 MILES

An ode to Swiss timing, this elegant museum by one of Switzerland's leading luxury watchmakers displays exquisite timepieces and enamels from the 16th…

4. Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève

0.47 MILES

Admission is free to the permanent collection of this excellent hands-on museum, which examines the similarities and differences of our planet's myriad of…

5. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire

0.47 MILES

Built between 1903 and 1910, this elegant museum holds masterpieces such as Konrad Witz' La pêche miraculeuse (c 1440–44), portraying Christ walking on…

6. Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain

0.49 MILES

Set in an industrial 1950s factory, the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum plays cutting-edge host to young, international and cross-media exhibitions. It…

7. Maison de Rousseau et de la Literature

0.49 MILES

A 25-minute audiovisual display traces the troubled life of Geneva's greatest thinker, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was born in this house in 1712. The…

8. Cathédrale St-Pierre

0.5 MILES

Geneva's cathedral is predominantly Gothic with an 18th-century neoclassical facade. Between 1536 and 1564 Protestant John Calvin preached here; see his…