The three-star Admiral hotel offers comfortable digs, friendly hospitality, impeccable cleanliness and a hearty breakfast.

At last, a budget place worth writing home about! Just as we were losing faith in expensive Geneva, the 41-room Hotel bel Esperance shone at us like a beacon of hope.

Located on the fifth floor of an office building, the family-run Hotel Central is, as its name promises, a centrally located gem.

This is no lap of luxury, but the no-frills Hotel St. Gervais is an affordable piece of Old Europe in the heart of a modern city—with some of the best rates in Geneva, to boot.

Situated on a tranquil side street in the midst of attractions and entertainment, Geneva’s City Hostel offers some of the most affordable beds in the city.

The no-nonsense Hotel Carmen does not evoke a certain operatic heroine, but it does offer clean, basic rooms at some of the lowest rates in Geneva.

The 22-room Hotel Tor is not luxurious, but with a range of room options and a convenient location this three-star establishment may be the best bang for your buck in expensive Geneva.

Housed in a stone building that dates back to 1885 and managed by two generations of the same family, the 22-room Hotel des Tourelles is a classy budget spot with simple furnishings, a central location and some killer views of the river.

The splurge-worthy four-year-old f6 Design Hotel (formerly known as the Hotel Quality) offers a stylish respite from bureaucrat-filled Geneva.

The Auberge de Jeunesse is a no-frills youth hostel with spic-and-span rooms and the cheapest beds in all of Switzerland!

The family-run Hotel Comedie is a competently managed three-star hotel that provides efficient service and clean rooms at standard Geneva rates.

From its post in the university district, the family-run Le Prince Hotel hosts wayward students and professors in its 21 small, dated rooms.

Though it's run by a Catholic foundation, the Le Cénacle Hotel is not just another nunnery. It's a sweet retreat in a leafy suburb on the edge of the well-to-do Eaux-Vives neighborhood.

The conveniently located Hotel les Arcades occupies a few floors in a residential building. The octogenarian we met on the elevator had lived in the building since the ‘60s and told us that the two-star hotel was “très correct.”

While it probably won’t be the most memorable part of your stay in Geneva, the two-star Ibis Centre-Gare is an eminently comfortable place with a convenient location.

A member of a local hotel chain, the three-star Hotel Nash Ville offers carpeted, thick-curtained rooms that scream “business hotel.”

Located five-minutes-and-a-world away from the bustling central station, the eminently comfortable Hotel de Geneve should be on the list of anyone seeking a “Swiss” experience within the city.

Located in the eclectic Paquis district, the three-star Hotel Windsor offers perfectly fine rooms and inviting common spaces.

With clean rooms, acceptable furnishings and a friendly staff, the simple, centrally located Hotel At Home does the job adequately.