In central Lausanne, the Hotel Mirabeau, BW Signature Collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, is a traditional four-star hotel with a charming feel, with restful rooms, a good TV, a safe, free Wi-Fi throughout, a restaurant serving fine French cooking, a summer terrace, and a buffet breakfast to start the day.
The railway station, the shopping streets and Lake Geneva are all a short walk away, with the lakeside district of Ouchy a quick ride downhill. The lively Flon quarter and its design shops sit close by.
Lausanne climbs the hillsides above Lake Geneva, a spirited university city that is also the Olympic Capital. A great old cathedral crowns the upper town, the lakeside Olympic Museum tells the story of the Games, and the converted warehouses of the Flon brim with bars, cinemas and design shops. Ferries cross the lake from Ouchy to the French shore and the spa town of Évian on the far side.