Hôtel Suisse, Genève

What Hôtel Suisse, Genève does

Hôtel Suisse, Genève SA is a privately held Swiss 3-star hotel operating a single 67-room property at Place de Cornavin 10, directly opposite Geneva Central Station. The hotel is organized across six floors, each with a distinct design, and offers six room categories ranging from a 10m² Budget room (starting at CHF 135/night) to a 25m² Superior Double Studio with dining space (starting at CHF 205/night). Pricing is published at CHF 135–215 per night, with the hotel positioning itself as among the lowest-priced 3-star options in Geneva, a notoriously expensive market. Ancillary revenue includes parking (CHF 24/24h), dry cleaning, printing, extra beds, late checkout fees, and a CHF 3.75/person/night city tax pass-through.

The hotel serves both business travelers attending Geneva's international organizations (WHO, ILO, WMO), conferences at Palexpo, and the Palais des Nations, as well as leisure tourists visiting Lake Geneva, Jet d'Eau, and the surrounding Swiss Alps. Distribution is hybrid: direct online booking via hotel-suisse.ch with a best-price guarantee, supplemented by the third-party platform secure-hotel-booking.com, plus walk-in, phone, and email reservations through a 24/7 reception. Marketing is modest — a bilingual website, a Facebook page (477 followers), an Instagram account, and an email newsletter.

The business model is a classic asset-heavy, single-property hotel operation. There is no proprietary technology, no app, no API, and no AI/ML capabilities. The legal entity is a Swiss Société Anonyme (SA) headquartered in Geneva with approximately 10 employees (suggesting meaningful operational outsourcing). No funding rounds, no M&A, no parent company, and no institutional investors are disclosed. The most recent significant capital action is a 4th-floor renovation commenced January 19, 2026.

Name

Hôtel Suisse, Genève

Legal name

Hôtel Suisse, Genève SA

Website

https://hotel-suisse.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hôtel Suisse, Genève SA is a privately held 3-star hotel operating 67 rooms across six floors at Place de Cornavin 10, directly opposite Geneva Central Station. It serves business travelers attending international organizations and leisure tourists with affordable, centrally located accommodations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Value Inn / No-Frills Hotels (THAGABAL)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• City center lodging
• Three star hotel
• Geneva tourism hospitality
• Room rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Room Rental: Primary revenue from hotel room accommodations across 6 room types (Budget, Standard Single, Standard Double, Superior Double, Family Room, Superior Double with Dining Space). Pricing varies by room type and season, charged per night.
2. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue from paid services including parking (24 CHF per 24 hours or 3 CHF/hour), dry cleaning/pressing services, printing services, extra beds (35 CHF per stay for children 0-11 years, 35 CHF per night for adults 12+), and late checkout fees.
3. City Tax: Tourist/city tax collection of 3.75 CHF per person per night, which is added to the room rate at checkout.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hôtel Suisse, Genève SA is a 3-star hotel offering nightly accommodation across 67 rooms in six categories (Budget, Simple Standard, Double Standard, Double Supérieure, Familiale, and Double Supérieure avec coin repas Studio), located directly opposite Geneva's Cornavin train station. Core services include room rental, breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, free Geneva transport cards, parking, dry cleaning, printing, and 24/7 reception for individual travelers, business visitors, families, and tourists.

Product overview

Hôtel Suisse is a traditional 3-star hotel in Geneva with 67 rooms spread across six floors. The hotel operates a portfolio of six distinct room categories: Simple Standard (single), Budget (economy single), Double Standard (twin/double), Double Supérieure (premium double with enhanced amenities), Familiale (family room), and Double Supérieure avec coin repas (studio with kitchenette). The rooms are positioned as affordable options in Geneva's city center, featuring complimentary services such as high-speed WiFi, Geneva transport cards, and efficient check-in. Room pricing ranges from CHF 135 to CHF 215 per night, with city tax of CHF 3.75 per person per night additional.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Budget Room
• Simple Standard Room
• Double Standard Room
• Double Supérieure Room
• Familiale Room
• Double Supérieure avec coin repas (Studio)
• Paid Parking

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Bernina Genève: Independent 3-star property adjacent to Cornavin station, positioning itself on affordability and accessibility for rail travelers. Most directly comparable in scale, service tier, and target customer to Hôtel Suisse.
• Hotel Kipling Genève: Independent 3-star hotel located near the main train station in Geneva, offering themed decor and similar pricing tier. Directly comparable in service level, room count range, and reliance on station-adjacent demand.
• Hotel Tiffany Genève: Independent 3-star boutique-style hotel in central Geneva with comparable room count and mid-tier rate structure. Targets a similar mix of conference attendees and leisure visitors to Hôtel Suisse.
• Hotel Cornavin Genève: Independent 3-star hotel located in the same Cornavin district, directly serving travelers arriving via Geneva's main train station. Operates a similar budget-to-mid-tier room mix and competes head-to-head for the same walk-in and direct-booking demand as Hôtel Suisse.
• Hôtel Cristal Genève: Budget-oriented independent hotel in central Geneva offering similar 3-star amenities and competing for the same price-sensitive business and leisure travelers. Overlaps strongly with Hôtel Suisse's Budget and Standard room categories.
• Hôtel Warwick Genève: Upscale independent 4-star hotel on Rue de Lausanne, near Cornavin, with broader amenities. While positioned above Hôtel Suisse, it competes for the same business and conference attendees seeking central Geneva lodging.
• Hôtel Astoria Genève: Independent 3-star hotel in central Geneva with a comparable room portfolio and price positioning. Targets a similar business-leisure mix of travelers visiting the city's international organizations and conference venues.
• Hotel Le Montbrillant Genève: Independent 3-star hotel near the UN organizations area of Geneva. Targets business travelers and conference attendees at Palais des Nations — a customer segment that overlaps materially with Hôtel Suisse's primary business persona.

Broad incumbents

• NH Geneva Airport Hotel: Chain hotel affiliated with NH Hotel Group serving Geneva airport business travelers. Broader incumbent competing for the same international visitor base, with stronger brand scale but a different submarket (airport corridor vs city center).
• ibis Genève Centre Lac / ibis Genève Centre Nations: Budget brand hotels operated by Accor in central Geneva, offering standardized rooms near the lake and international organizations. Compete with Hôtel Suisse on the price-quality frontier but at greater scale, with loyalty program access for repeat guests.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/H%C3%B4tel-Suisse-Gen%C3%A8ve-SA-477163942484647
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelsuisse.geneva
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h%C3%B4tel-suisse-gen%C3%A8ve

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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