geneva accomodation

[francie]

Thanks guys for answering so fast, and particularly TonyEnglish. From what I have seen, yip, the place is full of expensive tulip hotels
Am actually in similar case, flying ej every week. Lets hope the place is better than the hotels... or else its gonna feel like a loooong contract

[BoredBloke]

Thanks guys for answering so fast, and particularly TonyEnglish. From what I have seen, yip, the place is full of expensive tulip hotels
Am actually in similar case, flying ej every week. Lets hope the place is better than the hotels... or else its gonna feel like a loooong contract

Who are you working for? I was at Cargill and they were pretty flexible in terms of arriving late/leaving early to make flights - so long as I made my hours. Having a good rate out there helps a lot!! A pint in Pickwicks was 9.5 chf, which when the pound is around 1.5 chf makes it an expensive drink!

How long is your contract? Unless it's at least 6 months you stand no chance of getting anything to rent. There is a really limited supply of accomodations in Geneva which drives up the price. So landlords can ask for stupid rents - i think the standard is 3 months rent + 1 months rent as a security deposit before you can move in. So if your rent is 3000 chf, you'll be looking at stumping up 12,000 chf before they will give you the keys! That's essentially why I stayed in Annemasse.

Another tip, there is a big apparthotel right on the border. Everybody I spoke to said it was really horrible.

A guy I worked with bought a motorbike and rented a place in one of the French ski resorts for the summer. That worked out pretty cheap, so if you have transport out there it is something to think about.

[Fred Bloggs]

Reading this makes me glad I turned down a job with Addax Petroleum in Geneva. I never fancied the EJ commute (Liverpool > Geneva) anyway.

[BoredBloke]

Reading this makes me glad I turned down a job with Addax Petroleum in Geneva. I never fancied the EJ commute (Liverpool > Geneva) anyway.

I never minded the Liverpool one - it was when I had to go via Manchester that I hated it. I could leave on the Monday 7am flight out of liverpool and be in Geneva for about 10ish and at my desk for 11. Plus, during the ski season the flights were dirt cheap. Once they moved to the summer schedule, there was no 7am flight and I had to go back to the Sunday evening one out of Manchester. That effectively made your weekend a day and a half - and the prices over the summer go mental because there are limited seats and a lot of people commuting! You'd see the same faces at the airport each week. There are plenty of people doing the EJ shuffle!

[Fred Bloggs]

I never minded the Liverpool one - it was when I had to go via Manchester that I hated it. I could leave on the Monday 7am flight out of liverpool and be in Geneva for about 10ish and at my desk for 11. Plus, during the ski season the flights were dirt cheap. Once they moved to the summer schedule, there was no 7am flight and I had to go back to the Sunday evening one out of Manchester. That effectively made your weekend a day and a half - and the prices over the summer go mental because there are limited seats and a lot of people commuting! You'd see the same faces at the airport each week. There are plenty of people doing the EJ shuffle!

Glad I'm not one of them though!

[francie]

its a 6months+extension working for a bank. But long term I may look into moving to France rather than doing the commute every week. It will be more pleasant that way, than staying into crappy hotels. I guess I'll discover the lovely Annemasse eventually