On as scale of 1 to 10 I would give this hotel an 11. This place was just off the charts. It makes…read moreme want to get into the hotel business. The rooms were very comfortable, tastefully furnished and just remarkably well designed. After using their shower I am going to remodel my shower at my home. The Staff was really nice (other than the few Managers that dislike Americans which is normal in Europe) and the restaurant was REALLY GOOD. The price was about half the price of comparable hotels some that didn't even have AC. The AC in this hotel was great and they also had fresh mountain water dispensers with and without gas in the hallways near the elevators. This place was a really, really nice experience.

From the owner: Plaisir, Exclusivité & Détente. Voilà de quelle manière pourrait se définir l'hôtel de luxe 5…read moreétoiles Le Mirador Resort & Spa, niché au centre de la Riviera suisse entre Lausanne et Montreux, sur les hauteurs de Vevey, au Mont-Pèlerin. À 45 minutes de Genève, surplombant le lac Léman au cœur du vignoble de Lavaux, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, Le Mirador Resort & Spa offre l'une des plus belles vues panoramiques de Suisse et d'Europe. C'est une oasis de calme dans un écrin de beauté naturelle surplombant la région lémanique. Le format "Boutique hôtel " de l'établissement de 63 chambres et suites luxueuses vous permet de vous détendre et de vous relaxer, dans un cadre intime, et avec un service à l'écoute de vos envies. La cuisine exquise de son restaurant Le Trianon, son Wellness Centre combinant Spa Givenchy, fitness et centre médical, ainsi que son offre unique pour banquets, mariages, séminaires et conférence en font l'un des meilleurs hôtels de la région. Membre des Leading Hotels of the World et de Swiss Deluxe Hotels, Le Mirador est l'endroit rêvé pour ceux qui recherchent une expérience unique, avec une vue à couper le souffle, dans un cadre mariant le charme du luxe Suisse à l'excellence de l'accueil et d'un service exceptionnel.

I have never imagined having to have to write a negative review about such a beautiful hotel as the…read moreGrand Suisse - Montreux, but I must. The breakfast meal and food and hotel service was wonderful. The food was always delicious and clean. My company comes here often, usually in teams, sometimes just one person at a time. Our clients use this hotel, too. Although the room was tiny and its description was misleading, everything was clean. Yet, it is in the room that I have had the worst experience of my entire business career. I have traveled all over the world for over 30 years and have had horrific experiences, but none of the rooms harmed me, until now. It is a very simple thing, but it is treacherous, and there is no excuse for it. And the staff admitted it. The bathroom has a small step that one must navigate from the bedroom. At daytime, this step up to the bathroom from the bedroom is easily seen, and as long as there is enough light, one steps up easily. Yet at night, when I was sleepy, in the total dark, I tripped on the step and fell onto the stone floor directly impacting my left knee and wrist, injuring myself. My knee swelled up instantly and I was in pain instantly, and severely. I called my friend in the US who told me to go to the kitchen to get ice and take ibuprofen. I did so. I had one day of work left and did not want to let my team down. I had one last night left to stay in Geneva before flying back home. So instead I went down to the kitchen in search of ice. The kitchen staff was incredibly considerate and prepared a large sealed ice pack which kept me from going to the hospital. As I write this, three days later, my knee is less swollen and bruised, but it still swollen and hurts a little. There is no excuse to put a step leading to the bathroom so someone can trip and hurt themselves in the dark. My business team and client use this hotel and need to stay near Montreaux, and we also stay in Geneva and Zurich. I will strongly advise our company to avoid this hotel after 1) being injured because of a dangerous and useless step, and 2) not receiving any sort of coupon, adjustment or written apology after being injured because of a careless design flaw. My knee and wrist still hurt. I cannot express my deep disappointment at this acknowledged safety hazard. If I was in the United States, I would take further action, but I loved everything else about this hotel, and wish only positive things and a thank you to the cafe staff that helped me when no one else in the hotel would help me. When I told the front desk when I checked out, all they said was they knew this step was there, and was in other rooms, as well. This acknowledged trip hazard borders on egregious ignorance and a strict review to be certain of compliance and accident prevention, IMHO.

Awwwww yes..... from the moment we arrived until the last…read morebreakfast out. We had a " majestic" time The location is perfect for walking the 8 mile around gorgeous Lake Geneva. The beds are the most comfortable and the amenities are all L'Occttane. You do have to call down to have them adjust the temp . To your liking. We set at 20c and it was perfect. The restaurant has a beautiful view of the lake. There is a tiny gym. The staff primarily speak French and English. If you are up for a nice long walk you can make it to The Chateau Chillon in 45 min. Along the Lake. We highly recommend a stay here. There is also a tiny market just across the street for fresh fruit and things. The train station is a 5 min comfortable walk.

Everything was perfect. One of the best meals of my life. Food service ambiance. This restaurant…read moreshould get a Michelin star very soon.

Our 'fancy' dinner while we stayed in Montreux was at Le Pont de Brent. It is situated up in the…read morehills over Montreux, and while there are a few parking spots that seemed available across the street, I would highly recommend biting your tongue and paying to take a cab up here (even if you have a car, as we did). Once we arrived, we were escorted into what felt like a very homey dining room, where there were about 6 or 7 other couples seated (I think there is one other dining room that has similar capacity as well). We were definitely the only English speakers dining there, and the menu is only available in French - so for those who aren't equipped with some knowledge of French (even though ours is really rusty), it may end up being a more stressful experience. The servers had a fairly limited knowledge of English as well, so we went the path of least resistance and didn't ask too many questions on top of our food. We went with the local wines by the glass that were served - decent overall (I actually liked both better than the wines I had in Geneva) - and if you care, there is a big wine list to look at as well. You can order the food a la carte or by various tasting menus here; we decided that we might as well go big and experience the seasonal tasting menu that was available. The 9-course menu started with a small amuse-bouche but otherwise adhered strictly to the menu. The amuse-bouche was 5 small bites to share; my favorite was the nougat-like bite that had a bit of corn in it and was quite summery, while there was a smoked salmon bite that was okay but a bit dense, as the whole wheat bread/cracker really overwhelmed the light flavor from the fish. I did really enjoy the arancini-like bites that we had to finish off the start - it was basically a less cheesy, more herb-centric risotto bite. Then it was off to the main meal, which really embraced the summer flavors in a bright, innovative way. Our first course was a beef tartare, with twist being that the carrot was diced and presented as the tartare usually would be, with some (very) lightly-cooked cylinders of tender, delicious beef topped the orange 'tartare'. Next up were two very seasonally-appropriate dishes: first, a crayfish served with a whole bunch of different-colored tomatoes - light and excellent; and second, perhaps my favorite bite of the meal - a trout caught from Lac Leman, grilled very lightly and served under a 'bed' of thinly-sliced fingerling potatoes (basically like potato chips) in a tarragon-infused oil, alongside the same potatoes topped with caviar. The tarragon was perfectly-balanced; it can be really heavy in cream, but served with some olive oil here, it was just right with the fish. Next up was a very unique course - a mushroom-centric 'starter', with boletus mushrooms served 3 ways: fried, in a spring roll-like wrapper; plainly-sliced and available to dip in a summer truffle-infused cream sauce; and cooked in a fragrant marinade. All 3 were excellent, even the uncooked slices, which had a nutty flavor to it and a rich sauce to offset the inherent dryness of most mushrooms. Next up were frog's legs, which was served in a soup alongside chanterelle mushrooms and with a dash of a soy sauce-infused 'flan' at the bottom. I have to say - the frogs' legs cooked here in Europe are definitely more of a delicacy, and the flavor stands out a bit more, relative to those I have had in the U.S. The mushrooms were also a perfect complement, texturally, to the legs. Our last main was a perfectly-cooked cut of lamb, with a savory crisp done perfectly on the outside and a nice, light zucchini tart paired with it on the plate. Dessert started off with the cheese course; because we were already a bit full, we only went with a few cuts. This is where the language barrier hurt a bit, as we had to rely a bit on our (lesser-educated) senses as to what to have. That said, I really enjoyed the stinky, melt-in-your-mouth Swiss bleu that I had, and the harder, gruyere-like cheese was solid as well. The first dessert was a phenomenal strawberry and raspberry dessert, with the fruits encircled in a crispy, candy-like 'wrapper' of the same fruits and served alongside a sorbet of the same flavors. It's not as good or unique as the pavlova I had a couple nights before in Geneva, but it was still excellent. The last dessert was an apricot tart, which I did enjoy more than the previous versions I had elsewhere, as the apricot was sweeter and the overall dessert was lighter than the others. While this restaurant perhaps felt less 'accessible' relative to other places we had eaten of this caliber, there's no doubt that the cooking and the presentation here was phenomenal. The price tag is high (you are eating Michelin-starred food, and in Switzerland to boot), but it's worth it IMO. Any foodies passing through Lausanne, Montreux, or any of the nearby areas should make a stop here for dinner.