Switzerland Guide
Lausanne and Lake Geneva
Accommodation
1 Formule 1 67 Rue de l'Industrie, Bussigny 
021 701 02 02 
www.hotelformule1.com Chain motel, offering 73 generic rooms priced unbeatably low: less than Fr.65 for single, twin or triple occupancy. Located 6km northwest of the centre, close to the Crissier/Bussigny autoroute exit, with free parking. Bus #35 (not Sun) stops nearby on a route between Renens station (which is linked to Lausanne by trains, bus #7 and metro M1) and Crissier. Bussigny train station is a 500m walk away. Price: Up to Fr.100
2 Pension Bienvenue 2 Rue du Simplon 021 616 29 86 www.pension-bienvenue.ch Decent and respectable women-only guesthouse a few yards behind the station, with 25 rooms. Breakfast included. Price: Up to Fr.100
3 Du Raisin 19 Place de la Palud 021 312 27 56 A handful of rooms above an old café in the heart of the Old Town, with character and atmosphere but not much else. Price: Fr.100-150
4 AlaGare 14 Rue du Simplon 021 617 92 52 www.alagare.com Decent, serviceable, mid-sized hotel in a quiet pedestrian zone just below the station, part of the Minotel group. Price: Fr.150–250
5 Aulac 4 Place de la Navigation, Ouchy 021 613 15 00 www.aulac.ch Large Belle-Epoque building looming over the Ouchy waterfront beside the metro station. Rooms are comfortable, balconied ones at the front with lake views (but more expensive, and exposed to street noise), those at the back cheaper and perfectly quiet. Price: Fr.150–250
6 Château d'Ouchy 2 Place du Port, Ouchy 021 616 74 51, www.chateaudouchy.ch Grandiose Neo-Gothic pile put up in the 1890s on the ruins of a twelfth-century bishop's palace (of which the tower survives). This is the one hotel situated on the lake side of the main road, separated from the water only by lush gardens. Stout, woody decor, open fireplaces and some surprisingly affordable rooms add to the charm; the distinctly faded grandeur suits its three-star rating. Romantics will relish the lofty tower room, its Romanesque windows framing dreamy lake views.Price: Fr.200–350
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Elite 1 Avenue St-Luce 021 320 23 61 www.elite-lausanne.ch Extremely pleasant, very quiet and well-run hotel, surrounded by greenery and centrally located between the train station and St-François. Top-floor balconied rooms perch you above the roofs for views over the lake.Price: Fr.150–300
8 Du Port 5 Place du Port, Ouchy 021 612 04 44 www.hotel-du-port.ch Quality little three-star lakefront hotel, in the same family for forty years and now fully upgraded, with excellent facilities and no-smoking rooms. Road noise can be a problem, though: ask for a room on an upper floor. Opening time: Feb-Dec Price: Fr.150–250
9 Regina 18 Rue Grand St-Jean 021 320 24 41 www.hotel-regina.ch Friendly little place owned by an English-speaking couple, steps from the central Place de la Palud, offering quality renovated rooms in modern style, with marvellous top-floor views. Price: Fr.150–250
10 Alpha Palmiers 34 Rue du Petit-Chêne 021 555 59 99 www.fhotels.ch A swanky business hotel, very well located on a busy, central pedestrian street just up from the station, boasting interior palm gardens and ultra-modern rooms – the antithesis of the grand palace hotels that prevail in Lausanne. Price: Fr.250–500
11 Angleterre & Residence 11 Place du Port, Ouchy 021 613 34 34 www.angleterre-residence.ch Classy hotel occupying four eighteenth-century mansions on the Ouchy waterfront, including the one where Lord Byron is reputed to have written The Prisoner of Chillon. Historic features remain, and the tone is one of refined, tasteful comforts, with a range of rooms in both traditional and contemporary styles, and top personal service. Guests can use all facilities of the Beau-Rivage Palace alongside. Price: Fr.300–500
12 Beau-Rivage Palace 17 Place du Port, Ouchy 021 613 33 33 www.brp.ch Lausanne's top hotel and one of Switzerland's finest, set in ten-acre waterside gardens and sparklingly restored to its original 1861 grandeur. Sumptuous decor and fittings, huge, balconied rooms and stylish, contemporary touches raise it well above the standards of the many Swiss five-star palace hotels, while sharp service adds to the allure.Price: Fr.500
13 Jeunotel (HI hostel) 36 Chemin du Bois-de-Vaux 021 626 02 22 www.youthhostel.ch Huge place right beside the Vidy campsite. A night in its good four-bed dorms, including breakfast, costs Fr.33. It also has a range of private rooms. Price: Up to Fr.100
14 Lausanne Guest House (SB hostel) 4 Chemin des Epinettes 021 601 80 00 www.lausanne-guesthouse.ch Quality hostel occupying a fine old nineteenth-century town house a couple of minutes' walk behind the train station. All rooms face the lake views, with doubles (ensuite and not) and four-bedded dorms (beds Fr.35, less without sheets). Smoking is banned, except in the gardens. Also has bikes for rent.Price: Up to Fr.100
15 Vidy 021 622 50 00 www.campinglausannevidy.ch A five-star site sandwiched between the Roman ruins and the International Olympic Committee's château. From St-François take bus #2 (direction Bourdonette) to Bois de Vaux, or from the station take bus #1 to Maladière and walk for five minutes.