Επισκέπτης Χρήστης
22 Οκτώβριος 2023
The main entrance facade of the hotel is the most modest facade of any hotel that I have ever visited, anywhere in the world. It definitely doesn't give a true impression of the hotel's 5-star status. The reception lobby is also very modest, but as you venture further and walk through the bar and sitting area, you will be greeted by a restaurant with spectacular views of Lake Neuchatel and the Swiss Alps beyond it. The architect who designed this property intended to reveal the true attributes of this hotel to visitors in a step-by-step process, and it is successfully done to great effect! Some hotels 'whack' visitors in the face with their over-the-top ostentatious flamboyance the minute your taxi pulls up at the front porch, but not this hotel. In fact, you wouldn't believe that this is a 5-star hotel when your taxi pulls up at the main entrance of this property. You might even question your taxi driver if he had brought you to the correct address. My friends and I visited Switzerland for the first time ever, and we landed at the Geneva International Airport. We were picked up by a private vehicle arranged by another party, and brought to this hotel, where we stayed for 3 nights. There were a total of 4 people in my group, we took 3 rooms on the lake. Here is a breakdown of my review of this property: 1) Accommodation - I stayed in Room 22 and it is one of the largest and most spacious hotel rooms that I have ever stayed in, anywhere in the world! The room has an entrance foyer with a coat stand and a large wardrobe, a sitting area, a writing desk in one corner, facing the lake, a pantry and minibar, a very spacious bathroom with Jacuzzi tub, independent shower cubicle and double washbasin vanity top, a separate toilet room near the entrance and a huge outdoor balcony overlooking the lake and mountains. I visited in October 2023 and the weather was beautiful during my stay. The room temperature was kept at a comfortable 23 degrees Celsius by the very efficient air-conditioning system. My room had a fold-up single bed concealed inside a large, antique-looking chest, but since I stayed here by myself, I didn't need to use it. The King-sized bed was very comfortable and the comforter was perfect, but I found the down pillows to be too soft and flat. So I piled 2 pillows onto each other, to sleep on. The amenities in the bath were adequate and what you would expect from a hotel of this calibre. There were a few small spiders on cobwebs at the corner of my balcony, but this didn't bother me at all. 2) Restaurant - Our rooms had a complimentary breakfast included, and it was a continental buffet offering, with several hot options in the form of bacon, scrambled eggs, venison sausages, potato wedges and grilled mushrooms, a few choices of freshly-baked bread, a fruit salad, some yoghurt, some fruit juice, some cereals, some cold cuts like smoked salmon and ham. The one thing I enjoyed the most each morning was; the fresh homemade butter, which was
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