Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, facing the Alps and just 5 minutes from the centre ... more
of Lausanne, the Angleterre & Residence offers a world of refinement, elegance and absolute calm.Spread over 6 pavilions dating from the 18th, 19th and 21st century, this one-of-a-kind hotel features contemporary décor within walls steeped in history.Apart from fine dining in the hotel's L'Accademia Italian restaurant, the guests of the Angleterre & Residence enjoy preferential access to the new gourmet restaurant at the Beau-Rivage Palace.
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Advantages: Beautifully clean, excellent bathroom, nice balcony, good bed, location, price, parking, staff Disadvantages: Current construction noise, average breakfast
This smallish 'boutique' four-star hotel is in an excellent location, just a few blocks up the hill from the lake-side part of Ouchy. It was just a 10 minute walk down to the numerous restaurants and small shops down by the lake, where we went each of our three nights to eat (note, however, it's a longer 15 minute walk back up again!). Ouchy is lovely, and much nicer than the centre of Lausanne itself, which we found much busier and somewhat confusing. The train station, however, is only a 20 minute walk up the hill into the town centre, so the hotel really is located pretty well between the city and the lake.
The room was beautifully appointed, with a good king sized bed (more likely, two beds pushed together) and plenty of shelf and wardrobe space all around, although not much drawer space otherwise. It had superb air conditioning ...
Advantages: Cheap, clean, comfortable, nice breakfast and staff, easy to visit all of Paris Disadvantages: None
This week we had a 2 night break to Paris; we stayed in the HotelResidence Monge.
I found the hotel on the internet through Parishotels.com. I then used various review sites to find out what others thought.
Area
The hotel is situated in the 5th arrondissement, walking distance to Notre Dame. It was a nice area to walk around in; plenty of lovely restaurants, bars and shops only 5 minutes walk away. 2 metro stops are nearby, Luxembourg and Place Monge.
We ate out both evenings. Both meals were lovely and reasonably priced, but I can't remember names of restaurants.
Hotel
The hotel is fairly basic. It's a 2*. We choose it as a base for somewhere to sleep. You walk into reception, which has a couple of settee's in front. It is quite a dark reception. Next to reception is a small breakfast room. More on breakfast later ...
Advantages: Great sports, great shops, breathtaking views, boat ride to Evian, calm and relaxed atmosphere Disadvantages: Expensive trains, doesn't really cater for some food allergies such as coeliac
As a keen traveller, Switzerland seemed a very appealing destination for myself but i didn't know how good it actually was until I arrived. I stayed a short drive from Lausanne which is located North of Lake Geneva (or Lac Leman as it is named by the Swiss). The nearest airport is Geneva, and Lausanne can easily be reached from here.
Lausanne is a very beautiful city with some of the most breathtaking views over the mountains that you will ever behold. The first thing that hit me as I walked into Lausanne's centre was the Olympic Museum. If you are interested in sports, Lausanne is therefore the place to go. This Olympic Museum holds some of the most interesting and impressive Olympic memoribilia in the world. It is also the home to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and a number of other sporting federations ...
