Geneva
The second most populous city in Switzerland, Geneva is a hub for French speaking residents and a gateway of transportation to the Swiss Alps. Geneva has a population of 780,000.Geneva is a brilliant city for sightseeing and has lots of interesting places and things to do on offer. If you enjoy shopping, Geneva is known even though its small size, it rivals Europeandestinations Paris and London for holding a vast array of shops, and fashion boutiques to suit everybody's taste. Centre Balexert is the largest shopping centre with over 110 shops from electrical tocosmetic. If you enjoy more traditional shops, Geneva holds large outdoor markets in the city selling clothes, gifts and ornaments. There are many places of interest in the centre including St. PierreCathedral and Palais de Nations. Another monumental symbols of Geneva is the Jet d'eau which is situated in Lake Geneva, a water fountain which pumps water 140m in the air and is best viewed at adistance as you are likely to get wet! The beautiful English gardens are also worth a visit placed at the Lake. If you take a short drive outside of Geneva you can experience the Cable car of Saleve,set just over the French border, this cable car ride ensures brilliant views of Mont Blanc and the Lake Geneva itself. Close by a small French corner shop sells over 1oo varieties of cheese!
Topfive things to do in Geneva
1.enjoy the views of Mont Blanc and Lake Geneva from the Saleve Cable Car
2. Take a shopping trip in the city centre
3. Enjoy your lunch with walk around thebeautiful English garden
4. Take a look at the Jet d'eau on Lake Geneva
5.If you have time, enjoy a trip and a ski/hiking trip through the Alps! nd the city's famous "Lac Leman". The airport isunique in that it can be accessed from both Switzerland and France meaning that passengers on flights to or from France do not have to go through Swiss customs and immigration controls if they remainin the French sector of the airport.
The airport has a single terminal and one runway, which is the longest in Switzerland, catering for almost 12 million passengers a year. The airport alsohas extensive convention facilities and hosts an office of the International Air Transport Association and the world headquarters of Airports Council International.
There are a range of shopswithin the terminal including Mont Blanc, Quicksilver, Cartier and Rolex. Various restaurants and cafes are also available for a quick snack or meal before you fly. First class and business loungesare available for passengers of British Airways, Air France, Dnata, Lufthansa, Swiss and Swissport.
Car hire at Geneva Airport
In keeping with Geneva's multicultural image, ourteam at Sixt is fluent in many languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, etc..) and provide an efficient and professional service. Sixt in Geneva offers a wide selection of vehicles rangingfrom small economic family cars to luxury models in order to accommodate everybody's tastes, needs and budget.
Our fleet is regularly updated in conjunction with the car industries latestreleases. We offer many of the latest models from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz at very attractive prices. Sixt Geneva Airport is confident in being able to meet our customer's wants and needs no matterwhat kind of vehicle that might be.
"Service is excellent, the cars well trimmed and kept. Very satisfied with whole service. Thank you!"
"Geen, alles was prima voor elkaar.!!"
"The staff at GVA are always friendly & welcoming, this includes the staff working in the parking."
"Very impressed with the car and the service given. Will use your services again. Thanks"
"Car rental was so easy and the representative was extremely helpful."
"Fantastic new car, fast efficient service, after many holidays abroad and nightmare car hiring this was THE best! Thank you!"
"Again my whole experience was fantastic I have three more hires already booked with you as so far I have been very impressed with your service."
"Particularly friendly and helpful staff at Geneva airport - a big thank you to them and the team!"
"Great Staff at the Geneva Airport, no hidden fees, comparable rates!"
"Excellent service! "
"Got a nice upgrade and trouble free speedy pick up and drop off. Well done. Thanks"
"Could not be better.."
"Service is fast and efficient."
"great company will use again"
"Thank you for service."
"this is the best station i've rented from. always welcoming, always doing whatever they can to make you happy. "
"SIXT = Easy to deal with, competitive price, no agressive upselling at the desk, good car seats for my children. Last time I used Hertz and felt ripped of on CDW, hence coming to Sixt. I will not be going back to Hertz. Only v minor issue was computers being down in Geneva when I arrived that delayed car being issued but was dealt with efficiently by desk staff."
"Excellent treatment, really nice car, competitive price. Thanks for everything."
"I left my son's camera in the car when I returned it, and your staff in Geneva was very pro-active in contacting me to return it to me. I was very impressed with their diligence."
"I would like to thank Sixt for the quality of service, customer focus and professionalism shown by the gentleman who received me at your counter in Geneva air port. And my impression is that you stand tall among all Car rental. "
"Sixt is my main rental company. I have a Gold Member card and always choosing in Sixt: car rents in Israel, Sweden, Switzerland and more. Thanks! "
"Tres heureux d'avoir fait affaires avec vous et QUELLE GENTILLESSE de votre personnel a l'aéroport ! FELICITATIONS pour votre beau travail Encore MERCI "
"Just keep on :)"
"Keep up the good work!"
"Sur Genève aéroport les voitures sont toujours très bien ! et le personnel sans aucun problème"
"Please upgrade me to a BMW 320xd for free every time I rent! Great car, great service. Thank you so much. I've since applied for the Sixt card and will be renting with you from now on."
"The online check-in is brilliant. Saves precious time."
"Great service from the people on the desk. I was very impressed with how quickly they were able to help me"
"The on-line collection system is excellent and it was a fantastic surprise to be up graded. As a result I will definatley be using Sixt in the future."
"Excellent condition of the vehicle and very efficient pick up and drrop off Thank you"
"Très bon service de la part du personnel a l'aéroport et au parking. "
"Excellent customer service"
"car was excellent (bmw 1 series).. sat nav was good addition as well. extremely fast check-in! never been checked in so fast, very impressed with service.. used to use AVIS but never using them again after this experience! thanks"
"The staff were very professional and courteous. They even called me after they found a letter in the car that I had forgotten."
"The attendant at the check in desk was extremely courteous and professional and had us checked in within minutes. The return was just as simple and wonderful! Excellent service! "
"The rental desk was easy to find and the staff was very friendly. The car was beautiful and we didn't have a problem during the rental period and returning it was easy too. Thank you for everything - we will be renting frm Sixt again in the future!"
"Very friendly and helpful staff at GVA, as ever! Many thanks to the whole team."
"I received a complimentary upgrade, had a fantasstic car and fabulous service. I will definetly use SIXT again."
"Good service. No problems. Thanks"
"The staff at the sixt desk in GVA airport were extremely helpful, this is a few times i've had the same experience with them & they really deserve to be thanked for doing an excellent & very proffesional job"
"No comments, i am just a happy customer.... :-)"
"As always, your service, cars, and staff were superb."
"I was extremely satisfied as I was generously upgraded for type of car which was greatly appreciated ! "
"We paid a little extra to get an A3 or similar. We got a lovely BMW 120i, which was very nice to drive. Customer Service was very quick, friendly and efficient!"
"excellent service, have chosen you on several ocasions and will in the future."
"Really good customer service at Geneva airport, nice upgrade of car and fantastic quality new car. Really enjoyed driving it and pick up and drop off couldn't have been easier. Thank you so much it contributed enormously to making it a fantastic holiday."
"Excellent service thank you"
"Always very good service and speed. Thanks"
"Your staff is always very polite and of good advice at check in and check out as well. It's so simple to rent a car with Sixt. "