Throughout our journey to Geneva, we spent our final night time on the 263-room Marriott Geneva. We had an early morning flight out of Geneva, so staying on the Marriott appeared like the most suitable choice, on condition that that is kind of an airport lodge.
Whereas I wasn’t ready to take a look at the whole lot (as a result of our early departure), I used to be usually impressed by this lodge. The Marriott Geneva solely opened in 2022, so it’s one of many newer designed Marriotts, with trendy rooms and good public areas. Whereas I wouldn’t keep at this property with the intent of visiting Geneva, I’d completely return in an analogous scenario, with an early morning flight.
Reserving the Marriott Geneva
We paid money for our keep on the Marriott Geneva, and it wasn’t low cost (which isn’t shocking, given how costly Geneva is). Our one night time keep value ~$300 all-in, which is after all rather a lot to spend for what’s ostensibly a pleasant airport lodge, however I didn’t see any higher choices that had been nonetheless respectable.
In fact I might have redeemed Marriott Bonvoy factors for the keep, although the requirement was 45,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors for the night time we had been staying. I worth Marriott Bonvoy factors at 0.7 cents every, so I’d slightly save my factors for an additional redemption.
Marriott Geneva location & airport shuttle
The Marriott Geneva is basically situated in a enterprise park not removed from Geneva Airport (GVA). It’s an space that has clearly seen plenty of growth in recent times, and it’s additionally not removed from the Palexpo Worldwide Exhibition and Conference Heart.
I acquired the sense that the majority friends on the lodge had been enterprise vacationers with commitments within the rapid space, with solely a minority of passengers utilizing this as an airport lodge. Happily the lodge presents a complimentary lodge shuttle, which is a deal with in Europe.
The shuttle runs each 20 minutes on a set schedule from 4AM till 12AM, so we discovered that to be tremendous helpful. The drive to and from the airport solely took a couple of minutes.
Let me emphasize that I wouldn’t keep right here in case your objective is to truly go into city, because it’s not properly situated for these functions (although there’s at all times public transportation, when you don’t thoughts the commute).
Marriott Geneva foyer & check-in
The Marriott Geneva has an open and trendy foyer. Simply inside the doorway to the foyer and to the correct is loads of snug seating, in quite a lot of configurations.
The lodge’s restaurant is the primary a part of the foyer, as there’s no actual separation between that and the opposite areas. It makes the foyer a bit extra full of life than you’d sometimes discover in a lodge.
Reception was situated contained in the foyer and to the left, and consisted of 4 separate desks. We had been shortly checked in by a pleasant affiliate, who acknowledged my Bonvoy Titanium Elite standing. Whereas there have been no suite upgrades out there, we had been upgraded to a king premium room, and we had been granted entry to the membership lounge.
Inside minutes we had keys in hand, and headed as much as our room. Notice that the foyer additionally has an space with drinks and snacks for buy, which is open 24/7.
Marriott Geneva visitor room
The Marriott Geneva has 11 flooring (plus a rooftop), and we had been assigned a room on the ninth flooring. The lodge has 5 units of elevators, situated within the again far proper of the foyer.
We had been assigned room 910, situated down the corridor on the ninth flooring, and to the correct.
The king premium rooms on the lodge are marketed as being 291 sq. ft (27 sq. meters), so that they’re compact, however nonetheless trendy and properly designed. The room featured an entryway, with an uncovered closet space to the correct and the lavatory to the left.
The room then had a king dimension mattress with a bench on the foot of it, a settee of kinds, and a desk with a chair.
I discovered the mattress to be snug, and appreciated the shops on all sides (as you’d count on for a brand new lodge).
There was additionally a wall-mounted TV throughout from the mattress.
With so many lodges having eradicated desks, I used to be glad to see that this room had one. Nonetheless, there wasn’t actually a perfect setup if two individuals wished to eat within the room, for the reason that solely different seating was on the sofa.
The room didn’t have a lot in the best way of views — it simply checked out one other lodge, and at close by roads.
Ready on the desk on the finish of the room was a welcome present of kinds. This consisted of two reusable bottles that had been supposed to advertise sustainability. The catch? These had been plastic bottles… oy, what an odd “sustainability” effort.
Again close to the doorway was the in-room espresso and tea setup, which included a Nespresso machine and a kettle. I imagine solely premium rooms on the lodge have a Nespresso machine, in order that’s one distinction between the rooms (because the premium rooms aren’t bigger).
The lavatory was again on the entrance, and had a sink, a walk-in bathe, and a rest room. Annoyingly, it was a kind of showers with half a glass protect, which I’ll by no means absolutely wrap my head round.
Toiletries had been in reusable, wall-mounted containers, from thisworks.
All-in-all, I believed the room was completely good. It was trendy and functionally designed, although undoubtedly a bit compact.
Marriott Geneva restaurant & bar
The Marriott Geneva’s most important restaurant is known as Moments Social Eatery, and it’s an all-day eating restaurant situated within the foyer. The restaurant has every kind of seating choices, from high-top communal tables, to couches, to straightforward eating tables.
The lodge serves breakfast on this restaurant from 6:30AM till 10:30AM, and that is additionally the place membership lounge friends can eat within the morning. Sadly due to our early flight, we weren’t in a position to have breakfast right here, however under is a part of the buffet setup (with none meals).
Then the restaurant has an a la carte choice from 10:30AM till 11PM. We ended up having a late lunch (or early dinner, actually) right here, because it was raining outdoors, and we had been exhausted after being at a marriage over the weekend. Under you will discover the restaurant’s lunch and dinner menu.
Ford and I each ordered the vegetarian burger. At 32 CHF (~35 USD) it was tremendous expensive, however Geneva does have excessive prices for almost the whole lot. A minimum of it was tasty.
Along with the foyer restaurant, the Marriott Geneva additionally has Suite 1201, which is a rooftop bar on the twelfth flooring. It’s open from 5AM till 12AM on Wednesdays by way of Saturdays. We had been staying one of many days the place it was closed, so we weren’t in a position to go to.
Marriott Geneva membership lounge
The Marriott Geneva has a membership lounge (known as “M Membership”), situated on the bottom flooring. It’s in the back of the foyer, and there’s a door to the correct — you might simply miss it when you’re not trying rigorously. The lounge is open 24/7, and might be accessed by those that pay for such a room, in addition to Bonvoy Platinum Elite members and above.
The membership lounge was small however fairly good, with eating tables, sofas, and different chairs for enjoyable. There was even an out of doors space the place you may sit, although that wasn’t an possibility, given the rain.
I briefly checked out the membership lounge within the afternoon, earlier than the night reception.
There have been mild snacks out there, like sweet, cookies, nuts, and chips.
On high of that, there was a espresso machine, in addition to a collection of comfortable drinks.
Sadly we didn’t make it to the glad hour, as we went to mattress tremendous early as a result of being drained.
Marriott Geneva fitness center
The Marriott Geneva has a 24/7 fitness center on the second flooring. The fitness center was fairly massive, with quite a lot of trendy weight and cardio gear.
I at all times attempt to {photograph} gyms after they’re empty (to respect the privateness of others), however regardless of visiting actually eight instances to get footage (together with at 3AM), I didn’t as soon as handle to get the fitness center fully empty. So under is an image of a part of the fitness center from the lodge’s web site.
Backside line
The Marriott Geneva is a contemporary and comfy lodge, and it’s in all probability one of many higher Marriott branded properties I’ve stayed at in a while. The lodge has a handy location if you wish to keep close to the airport, or in case you have enterprise within the rapid space. Nonetheless, I undoubtedly wouldn’t advocate staying right here if you wish to sightsee in Geneva, or be proper within the coronary heart of the motion.
The lodge is unquestionably on the expensive facet for what’s principally an airport lodge, however then once more, that simply displays that Geneva is an costly metropolis.
What do you make of the Marriott Geneva?
