Le Jour et la Nuit

Geneva


Alain and Sylvie are your affable hosts at this highly tasteful B&B, housed in a renovated 1920s villa. The three rooms and two apartments have been decorated with an eye for design, with Eames coat racks, Nespresso makers and Tivoli stereos. Generous breakfasts and a pretty garden are bonuses. Trams 14 and 18 to Bouchet stop close by.


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