Poster: A snowHead
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Been flying through Geneva for years, and now have a 4 year old and 18 month old, however I'd never noticed the free under 5's play area until last weekend.
I can't beleive I've never known about it before. For anyone else like me who is blind and hasn't noticed it :
Once you've been through security (who were a damn sight more efficient and less ridiculous than the cretins manning the "family scanner" flying out from Gatwick the week before), if you head towards the escalator that heads down to the underpass that leads to the B30,B31,B32 gates, at the top of that escalator the play area is on the balconied floor above you behind your left shoulder. There's a lift to the right of the escalator. Signposted nursery.
It's a cracking facility. Obviously you can't leave them unaccompanied (although there are staff there maintaining the facility), but it's got a small toddler area with soft shapes etc, a climbing frame area with stairs, climbing ramp, crawl tube, and slide, with play kithcen underneath. A few rocking toys, cars and other toys, etc, loads of books (English and French), and a drawing/colouring area. etc. All for free, just turn up, no booking required or anything.
There's a kiddies loo/nappy room, and a fully fitted kitchen area with microwave, and a darkened room with a selection of cot's and mini-beds for sleeping/naps, and a feeding chair for breast feeding. It really is an excellent facility. They even had wipes/spare nappies etc. If I'm honest it's better than the play area in the BA business lounges at Heathrow/Gatwick.
We spent an hour there on Sunday and had the place to ourselves, rather than having to try and keep the kids entertained at the small gate seating area. There's a departures screen in there so you can just breeze to the plane for boarding. The only downside is our two didn't want to leave.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Gazzza, great tip, thanks. I pass through GVA regularly and have never noticed it, and will be taking my 18 month old to London in a week's time, so will check it out.
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