Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

5 stars

Grand Rue 100, Montreux, Switzerland, CH-1820

Editorial review

This gorgeous hotel has splendid rooms with beautiful views of either Lake Geneva or the Alps. Guests praised the European charm and grace of this classy and contemporary hotel. The fusion Asian-French cuisine at JAAN is simply amazing, and the spa facilities received high praise from guests.

Overview

Enjoying an excellent location right on the shores of Lake Geneva, the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace has welcomed its guests since 1906. Its Belle-Epoque architecture perfectly matches that of its surroundings – the magnificent Alps surround the property, while a number of galleries, theaters and parks lie within a short distance from the hotel.

In 2009 Fairmont Le Montreux Palace was completely renovated with rooms, lobby, and reception area featuring Fiona Thomson design. On the premises you will find the first-class meeting and conference facilities along with some function rooms. In addition, the property houses outdoor swimming pool, excellent spa center and fitness room.

All 236 guestrooms at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace feature the fabulous lake panorama and very cozy interior. Business travelers will find separate working area with internet access, direct dial phone and working facilities, while leisure tourists are certain to like fresh multicolor fabrics, elegant furniture and spacious bathrooms.

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace’s restaurants and bars serve refined dishes of national and international cuisine. You will have a chance to taste a wide selection of meals inspired by French culinary tradition, Asian cookery and the best international specialties.

The hotel’s exceptional location places it within walking distance to a bus station as well as the city’s railway station.

Year renovated   2011.  Number of rooms   236.

hotel Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Montreux location

Distance to:

  • City Center - 400 m
  • Train Station: Vuarennes - 300 m, Montreux - 300 m
  • Bus stop - 300 m

Rooms

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace’s guestrooms include its standard rooms fitted with either a queen-sized bed, a king-sized bed or twin beds, deluxe room with either a king-sized bed or twin beds, junior suite, suite and club room. Each room features the following as standard: Public wireless LAN connection, air conditioning, telephone with voice messaging, modem connection, cable television with pay-per-view. Non-smoking rooms as well as rooms/facilities for disabled people are available upon request. Guests with children are welcome. All children under 12 years old stay free of charge when using existing bedding. Older children/adults are provided with additional bedding for CHF 120.00per person per night. The maximum number of additional beds in the room is one. Pets allowed on request.

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Fairmont Room

Mountain view

Queen Or Twin Beds - 24m2

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    Signature Room

    Lake view

    Two Single Beds - 30m2

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      Deluxe Twin Room

      Mountain view

      Two Single Beds - 30m2

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        Fairmont Double Room

        Lake view

        Queen Size Bed - 28m2

        Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Fairmont Double Room Fairmont Double Room with Mountain View - Spa Special
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          Deluxe Room

          Mountain view, Lake view

          King Or Twin Beds - 30m2

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            Signature One-Bedroom Suite

            Lake view

            King Size Bed - 60m2

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              Signature Room

              Lake view

              King Or Twin Beds - 45m2

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                Standard Double Room

                Lake view

                Double Bed

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                  Salon Junior Suite

                  Lake view

                  King Or Twin Beds - 45m2

                  Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Salon Junior Suite Junior Suite with Lake View
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                    Double Room

                    Mountain view, Lake view

                    Double Bed or King Size Bed

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                      Standard Twin Room

                      Lake view

                      Two Single Beds

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                        Deluxe Double Room

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                          Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Junior Suite Junior Suite with Lake View
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                            Dining options

                            La Brasserie du Palace offers full American buffet breakfast from 6.30am to 10.30am. Lunch is served from 11.30am to 2.30pm. A snack menu is served from 2.30pm to 6.30pm, while dinner is served from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. This stylish setting offers authentic Parisian Brasserie dishes as well as original Swiss specialties. La Terrasse du Petit Palais is open for lunch and dinner in the summer, between May and September. The working hours are from 11.30am, hot dishes served from 11.30am until 2.30pm and 6.30pm until 10pm. Harry's New York Bar serves a wide variety of cocktails and a la carte menu inspired by international cuisine. It is open Sundays to Thursdays 5pm - 2am and Fridays and Saturdays 5pm - 3am. Lobby Lounge Bar is open from 8am until midnight and treats its guests with a variety of aperitifs and a home-made dessert menu. Every Sunday the hotel offers the Sunday Brunch for CHF 80.- per person. You can taste mouth watering dishes inspired by French, Asian and local cuisines from 11.30am to 3pm. Children’s menu as well as vegetarian dishes are available with you booking.

                            You can start your day with a buffet breakfast, which costs CHF 40 per person per night. 

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                            Work

                            The Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is a nice place to host your conference or meeting since it houses 'Le Petit Palais' Conference Center with six meeting rooms with the capacity for up to 1200 people. 'Le Palace' offers eight meeting and banquet rooms for up to 680 persons. Function rooms come fully equipped with Wi-Fi internet and audio-visual facilities. Secretarial services as well as entrepreneurs and translators are available upon your request. Internet is available throughout the hotel for CHF 29.00 per day. Wi-Fi internet will cost you CHF 5.00 per 30 minutes.

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                            Leisure

                            Fairmont Le Montreux Palace features the first-class spa center with Olympic size outdoor swimming pool, massage treatment, sauna and a well-equipped fitness center. Spa, fitness center, and Aquatic pools are open daily from 6.30am to 10pm. Children staying in the hotel are welcome in the indoor pool, every day between 2pm and 6pm.

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                            Facilities

                            General
                            • Parking (fee required)
                            • Car rental
                            • Currency exchange
                            • Elevator
                            • Pets allowed
                            • Barber/Beauty Shop
                            • 24-Hour Front Desk
                            Activities
                            • Spa & wellness center
                            Services
                            • Ticket service
                            • Dry cleaning
                            • Laundry
                            • Massage services
                            Room facilities
                            • Non-smoking rooms
                            • Air conditioning
                            • Room service
                            • Ironing facilities
                            • Heating
                            • In-room safe
                            • Terrace
                            Dining facilities
                            • Breakfast
                            • Continental breakfast
                            • Breakfast buffet
                            • Bar
                            • Restaurant
                            • In-room breakfast
                            Business facilities
                            • Wi-Fi Internet
                            • Business library
                            Children's facilities
                            • Child care
                            • Children's play area
                            Facilities for people with disabilities
                            • Rooms/facilities for people with disabilities
                            Leisure and relaxation facilities
                            • Swimming pool
                            • Indoor swimming pool
                            • Casino
                            • Sauna
                            • Fitness center
                            • Bicycle rentals
                            • Miniature golf
                            • Skiing
                            • Solarium
                            Internet

                            Wireless internet is available in public areas
                            and is free of charge

                            Hotel high-speed internet access is available in the hotel rooms
                            and the rate is CHF 29 per day

                            Guest Parking

                            Private hotel parking is possible on site and the rate is CHF 40 per day.

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                            Guest feedback

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                            • I liked the beauriful view the cealing, nice luxury hotel and folded for a really reasonable price.
                            • The service was very nice, the room was beautiful and the food at the Jaan restaurant was excellent.
                            • Perfect place to stay, good service and the room was very clean and spacious.
                            Average guest rating
                            Excellent
                            4
                            Based on  107 reviews

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                            Children and extra beds
                            • All children under the age of 12 may stay free of charge when using existing bedding. 
                            • Older children/adults may stay at the price of CHF 120.00 per night/person for extra beds. 
                            • All children under the age of 1 may stay for free. 
                            • Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1. 
                            Pets

                            Pets are allowed on request

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                            What's nearby?

                            Fairmont Le Montreux Palace’s convenient location places it within walking distance to all major attractions. The 12th century Chateau de Chillon is only 10 minutes ride by bus, while Lake Geneva cruises run five minutes away from the hotel. Ski enthusiasts wil be glad to find a Ski Lift Caux just 15 minutes away from the hotel. Those in love with art are certain to appreciate the hotels location since a number of renowned galleries lay with minutes’ walk.

                            Attractions for Tourists
                            • Galerie 58 - 600 m
                            • Schloss Chillon - 3.1km
                            • Galerie du Vieux Villeneuve - 4.9km
                            Popular areas
                            • City Center - 400 m
                            General
                            • Administration communale - 400 m
                            • Freddie Mercury Statue - 800 m
                            • Fondation Montreux Jazz 2 - 2.0km
                            • Ski Lift Caux - 2.9km
                            Convention Centers
                            Amusement
                            • Hollywood - 300 m
                            Museums
                            • Vieux Montreux du Museé - 700 m
                            • Audiorama - 2.0km
                            Parks
                            • Montreux am Genfer See - 900 m
                            Theaters
                            • Théâtre Alcazar - 1.8km
                            • Vénus Night Club - 2.1km
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                            Getting there

                            Geneva International Airport is only 45 minutes ride from the hotel. If you drive your car from Geneva you should head towards Lausanne through A1 motorway, and then take the Lausanne interchange to the A9 direction Simplon. Exit at Montreux and go down to the lake and turn left. Fairmont Le Montreux Palace is about 500m along this road.

                            If you drive from Lausanne you should take the A9 motorway right from the star. When going from Zurich you should take the A1 motorway towards Bern-Basel-Dietikon to the Geneva - Lausanne - Neuchâtel sign. Then take A12 motorway, interchange direction Vevey and then take motorway A9. After exiting Montreux go down the lake, turn left and within 500m you will see Fairmont Le Montreux Palace.

                            Getting around

                            Fairmont Le Montreux Palace sits within five minutes from Montreux bus station, while College Railway Station is seven minutes away. The on-site parking is available with your advanced booking for CHF 40.00 per day.

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                            Montreux Palace Hotel Reviews

                            Guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at Montreux Palace Hotel

                            Average guest rating:

                            4.0Based on 107 reviews

                            • Rooms 4.5
                            • Value 4.0
                            • Service 3.8
                            • Location 4.5
                            • Dining 4.3

                            Individual guest reviews

                            Reviews are ordered by language and date with a maximum of 25 reviews. 

                            • Average rating: 4.5

                              Central place in Montreux, polite staff and water and fresh fruit in our room was provided daily.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 4 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.2

                              Its really very good hotel and professional staff. The room was wonderful.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 3 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.3

                              Nice hotel in central location, friendly staff and super fast internet in all the rooms. Fabulous spa.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 3 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.6

                              Such an amazing hotel, the view, the staff, the bed, the spa, the whole thing was amazing, maid service was prompt and discreet, the room was beautiful and spacious.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 4 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.6

                              On of the best hotels in switzerland, brilliant service and the room we stayed in was spacious, well maintained.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 4 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.5

                              A very fine, luxury and comfortable hotel, discreet service we experienced once inside. Rooms are opulently furnished.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 4 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 3.7

                              Large and spacious luxurious hotel in traditional style, on arrival the reception from staff were luke warm, the deluxe lakeview room was magnificent.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 2 Service
                              • 4 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.0

                              An amazing and perfect place to stay, the staff were efficient and helpful, our room was very beautiful and large.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 4 Service
                              • 3 Value
                            • Average rating: 3.7

                              Overall, an excellent location, and an superb hotel, all the staff we spoke to were very friendly and couldnt do enough for us, the room featured a big bathroom and a great shower / tub.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 4 Service
                              • 2 Value
                            • Average rating: 3.4

                              Reasonable price considering the standard of hotel and switzerland, and BY FAR the worst Fairmont staff anywhere. Spacious well equipped changing room.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 1 Service
                              • 4 Value
                            • Average rating: 5.0

                              The hotel just adds to, all the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant, and our room, not huge, was amazing.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 5.0

                              Hotel surcharged me 8% on all items paid out such as babysitters and front desk service was top notch and the concierge was very helpful. My room was quite large.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 5 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.5

                              The staff at the hotel was gracious and welcoming, our room was spacious.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 4 Value
                            • Average rating: 4.8

                              The staff were professional and helpful, the room was good.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                            • Average rating: 4.8

                              Impressive reception areas and friendly stuff. The service was great, the room was very clean and the bed was super comfortable, the Brasserie and the Bar were fine and the Michelin starred Restaurant was good.

                              My ratings for this hotel are:

                              • 4 Location
                              • 5 Rooms
                              • 5 Service
                              • 5 Value

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