Hotel Cornavin (Geneva) and the Biggest Mechanical Clock in the World
The Hotel Cornavin has the biggest mechanical clock in the world, with a total length of 30 meters; we are in Switzerland so somehow expected 🙂 but surprised it is still a world record, I would have thought the record would be somewhere in Asia or in the oil countries from the Middle East.
However, this wasn’t the reason I stayed there :), but the hotel was near the train station (a 2 min. walk) and the rate quite good (CHF140). 
The room was nice, only the chairs were kind of ‘tacky’. Wonder who came with the idea to put these chairs. Also, the wifi was spotty maybe because my room was at the end of the hallway.
I liked that the valuables in the safe were covered up to CHF1000 (I suppose this is the Swiss law) in comparison with Courtyard in Munich, Germany where they explicitly mentioned (my bold):
“Safe-Deposit Boxes
Please do not leave money or valuables in your guest room. Under German law, hotels are not responsible for the loss of articles even if properly secured in your complimentary guest room safe.”
How come, so what’s the purpose of the safe?
Previous posts in the Switzerland series:
Swiss Banks
Rochers-de-Naye, Switzerland 2
The Chocolate Factory, Switzerland 3
Chateau de Chillon, “Switzerland’s most visited historic monument” and Byron
Mies van der Rohe tacky? OK, I admit, I’ve never seen one covered with cow hide. Mine are wicker chairs. But he also used leather. Btw, I like the Cornavin because it’s so centrally located and I don’t mind the price of CHF 100 for a one bedroom either.