Awesome ambiance at winter holiday time. Argentinian steak was good, but can not compare to…read moreanything from a good Chicago steakhouse. Steak tartare was very good and my wife's braised lamb shank was excellent. Waitstaff was exceptional. Wine list was complete. Try the local swiss wines (very good). Expensive, but worth the experience especially if your friend is paying!

The wellness area of the Lausanne Palace is amazingly beautiful. As soon as you walk into the…read moreLausanne Palace you feel like you have entered into another world. The hotel is a luxury five star hotel property. The owners of the Hotel D'Ouchy also own the Lausanne Palace, which is why all Hotel D'Ouchy gets get free access to the Lausanne Palace spa facilities. The facilities are numerous and you easily spend the day there, without ever even getting a service. Their is a sun room, outside terrace, fitness area, indoor pool, hot tub, sleeping room, hammam, dry sauna, juice bar and cafe, and treatment rooms. You are provided with a robe and slippers if needed upon entering. The changing rooms are small and there is very limited locker space. They have Aveda shampoo and shower gel so you don't need to bring that with you. They also have cheap flimsy combs in case you forget, but I recommend you bring your own as they are VERY difficult to use. They also have complimentary tooth brush w/ mini toothpaste to utilize. Also, there is only one bathroom in the changing area and two showers. The fitness area is stocked with the newest high end equipment. My only complaint is that it is VERY hot in the room and there are no fans. The pool is also VERY warm, it didn't seem like there was any difference in temperature between the pool and hot tub. I couldn't do very many laps without over heating. The dry sauna was INCREDIBLY hot. The atmosphere is relaxing, the decor is modern with Turkish touches, and everything is very clean. Their is free Aveda hot tea available to drink, and water bottles available in the fitness room. My favorite spot had to be the sleeping room, dark room with beds laid out with big cushy duvets. It was a fantastic place to catch a nap. My only complaint is that the temperature could be turned down a couple of notches. To note, their are separate hammam and dry sauna for men and women.

Attentive service, good authentic food and good wine selection. Energetic but not loud.read more

This meal was the highlight of my trip to Lausanne. The food was amazing - so fresh and flavorful…read more My favorite dish was the schnitzel, though the sausage with leeks was also delicious. Our waiter was so friendly and patient with us through broken French. He helped us choose an affordable wine pairing with our meal. When we walked in, it seemed the only option was to have fondue (the whole restaurant was having it) but we were able to order off a normal menu. When I'm back in Lausanne I'll definitely be coming back!

Hôtel Mirabeau Lausanne was the final and most swanky of the 3 hotels we tried during our whirlwind…read moretour of Switzerland in November 2017. We were in town specifically to experience the start of the Lake Geneva-area Christmas Market season and Mirabeau was a great home base for our excursions. The train station is just a couple city blocks down the street (not too steep coming back), there's a bus stop right next door, and you're a 20-minute walk away down to the shore of Lake Geneva or up to Old Town. The wonderful daytime concierge, Peter, started us off with the perfect welcome. We arrived exhausted around 17:30 after a long day of tourism in Solothurn and a rush hour train ride back down to Vaud. Unfortunately, something had gone awry on my reservation (something I suspect was entirely my own fault) and I had reserved a room with 3 beds, but only 1 guest. We were a family of 3 and the room they originally had for us would have been tight, so we were immediately upgraded to a spacious 4th-floor "family room" suite with a balcony over Avenue de la Gare and a partial lake view from the kids' room overlooking Avenue de Rosemont. We paid an additional $50 per night fee for the extra adult, which I consider entirely reasonable especially with the included the $25 daily breakfast buffet for all of us (a bargain compared to what we'd been spending on most Swiss restaurant meals). As it also happened to be the American Thanksgiving holiday, Peter also offered to make dinner reservations for us at his favorite traditional Vaudian-cuisine restaurant (Café du Grütli http://www.cafedugruetli.ch/) that would put us in the middle of the Bô Noël (Lausanne's Christmas market & light display in Old Town https://www.bo-noel.ch/en/). We had a tasty seasonal meal, drank delicious local wine, and made new friends with the friendly proprietors. I later realized that the restaurant was listed as one of the recommended favorites on Trip Advisor and in Rick Steves' book, so we were in good company. Love! Our beds were very comfortable and the soaking tub in the enormous bathroom was great for relieving the stress of the day. TV options included some BBC channels in English, so that was a relief after a week of French- and German-language everything straining our language-ignorant brains. We didn't use the contents of the refrigerated mini-bar, but I appreciated having a fridge to hold my dinner leftovers! We didn't use many amenities around the hotel, but we thoroughly enjoyed the self-served breakfast spread in the 1st-floor restaurant. Everyone (even the picky 5th grader) found something they liked. I personally gorged on lox, sausages, mushroom melange, ratatouille, assorted cheeses & bread, freshly soft-boiled eggs, fruit, and juice, plus plenty of expertly brewed coffee - all great fuel for a day of touring and travel. Reviewer W.R. was right, though. The opening/closing sounds of the doors for these rooms are very loud, and I could see being annoyed if the floor were fully rented with lots of coming & going at odd hours. I always bring heavy-duty earplugs when I travel, so noise wasn't an issue for me this time. I'd definitely return to this hotel for my next visit to Laussane, and if the season were summer, I'd ask for a room on the lakeside. Sunsets over the lake can be spectacular!

Hotel Mirabeau is an absolutely charming hotel with some of the best staff we've experienced in…read moreSwitzerland. The front desk team was so welcoming and genuinely helpful. We travel here quite a bit to visit my husband's family (usually 4-6 weeks at a time) -- we find special hotels like this are not easy to come by and this one is a stand-out! We've stayed in Ouchy at some of the "higher end" hotels and although also extremely nice, we enjoyed being a little further outside the more touristy area to absorb real life in Lausanne. If you have time, try out Le Flon, easily reached by the nearby train station if you're w/out a car. Great atmosphere for dining, shopping and people watching (modern/urban outdoor setting). Also, do not be swayed by the hotel's Best Western affiliation. This is by no means like any BW in the United States.

I stayed here in 2011 and having enjoyed the experience at that time I've decided to come back…read more The hotel is well located just a few very steep steps away from the train station. It's also some additional steep steps away from downtown. Great for exercising, especially if you've been eating too much of the delicious pastries and chocolate you'll find all over town! :) The place has been around for a while but management has kept the hotel in a good overall condition. The rooms are modern and quite spacious for European standards. The staff is polite but I wouldn't say they're exceptional. They do their job and that's fine by me. There are a couple of restaurants in the premises but I didn't bother trying them as I think they're over priced and I'm not interested in the menu options. There are too many great restaurants nearby, too many nice bakeries, for me to be bothered with the options here. If anything, the restaurants look nice and seem to be busy most of the time. The rooms have free wi-fi, safe, cable, toiletries, a nice bathroom and some tea, coffee and hot chocolate alongside an electric cattle. For the affordable rates, great location and good rooms, I think this is one of the best places to stay in Lausanne. Definitely recommended!

I stayed here on Tuesday August 27, 2013. Checked in to a nice room on the first floor (that's the…read moresecond floor to USAers). The room overlooked the courtyard so it was nice and quiet. I slept with the A/C on which worked great (I could've slept with the window open which would have been nice too). I ate dinner in the Thai restaurant in the hotel. I had one of the Blackboard dishes which was more of the local fare, I had the Green Salad with hot Salmon and it was delicious. The breakfast in the hotel was great, lots to choose from and the croissants were outstanding.

I spent one night there - it was somehow ok for the price…read more The Hotel looks quite seventies - but really from the seventies ;-) Great location close to the main station and not far from the lake in the middle of the town. Rooms could be definitely a little bigger. Service is quite poor. Officially a 4 star hotel - I would only give 3 stars max. breakfast not recommended - especially not for the 20 CHF!

Pros: Nice rooms, decor, and breakfast. Great location…read more Cons: Terrible internet speed/wi-fi signal. I've been to this place 4 years ago and recently - the internet still sucks.

Honestly a shit place. I'm so disappointed in their lack of service and complete absence of…read morerecovery attempts for poorly maintained facilities.

Cute boutique, character hotel. My room was tiny for the price, but facing a back street. It was…read moreactually nice because it was quiet. Good bed, modern bathroom, exceptionally clean. The food here is quite good and the service from all staff is amazing. Possibly the most helpful people I've ever encountered at a hotel. They offered help with train tickets and even offered to help me to the station with my big suitcase. I can't stress enough: they are so very kind. I'd stay here again based on that alone. Very convenient location. The main CFF train station is 200m down the road and the Metro is across the street from that. With your stay, you get a free Metro card, too, which saves some money. If you're coming into Lausanne by train from Geneva or elsewhere, you're just a few minutes' walk to Hotel Victoria. Two points I did not like: again, the room was quite small. I've been in worse, but still. Also, no kettle or coffee supplies in the room. They have 24-hour room service, but I'd rather just have the in-room kettle. I definitely recommend this hotel. The service and location make it a real find.

Good little family-run hotel right on the lake, close to the lake ferries. Very good restaurant…read morewith a good local wine list and a very creditable version of the local dish filets de perche. Comfortable, excellent service.

We were surprisingly pleased with our stay at Hôtel de la Paix in November, 2021. We chose to stay…read morebecause of the location and level of service, but then were impressed by the quality of the room interiors (which the pictures didn't do justice to). The front desk staff was exceptionally helpful securing us a last minute reservation for dinner w/ our kids at Le Chat Noir, which was a fantastic meal. The front desk had to call many places to find a place with availability and they were happy to do so. And the location was close to everything - Restaurants of all kinds, coffee shops, the cathedral, the main sights downtown. The train station was a bit further but still just a long walk. The hotel also includes a free transit pass. I would highly recommend Hôtel de la Paix if you're staying Lausanne, a beautiful city.

Another one of those one night stops, this time in Lausanne, where by brother had lived for six…read moremonths. I guess I wanted to go and check it out since I wasn't able to go on that trek. It wasn't a huge hotel, but it was still rather nice, though finding a car park was rather tricky. Once again they had complimentary breakfast, and a pretty decent selection at that. It was a nice introduction to Switzerland.

Super hip, botique hotel, very central location. Downstairs is a restaurant coffee shop/bar. On…read morethe roof is a cool bar! Check in was smooth. We got there early and they held our bags. Rooms were modern and very small. VERY SMALL. Like the toilet and shower are just at the foot of the bed, sort of like a cubical in an office and the sink placed in between. So make sure you go with someone you are comfortable with in a very very small space. They are quite efficient with the use of such a small space, providing hooks and hangers for clothing and leaving space under the bed for your stuff, and somehow there was room for a small desk, great decorations and murals throughout. We had a revolving peace shaped red disco light in our room, does it get any better than that!? The little, thoughtful extra touches like the free welcome drink and gift (little music box) help a little in making up for the smallness! Coffee machine in the room made delicious coffee and the snacks and drinks provided are free! They give you ear plugs and condoms too! Apparently on the weekends it can get loud. We didn't spend a lot of time in the room so it being small wasn't a problem. The lobby and rooftop bar are great spots to hang out in and there is free wifi throughout the hotel and bars. Parking is close and they have a voucher that makes it 15 instead of 28 dollars. Would stay here again.