The best accommodations Lausanne

Budget & Tips

The budget for a night in a hotel generally starts at around CHF 100 and can rise very quickly!

So, faced with the exorbitant price of hotels, you might be tempted to turn to youth hostels. It's a good idea, especially for backpackers, but just don't compare prices with hostels you've already stayed in on the other side of the world... Here's the website of the Swiss Youth Hostels organization: www.youthhostel.ch. Prices often vary according to the season, and the price of a bed in a dormitory or a room may correspond to the price of a room in a mid-range hotel in France.

As always, if you're staying on the shores of Lake Geneva, lake-view rooms are more expensive than those on the city side.

Another good idea would be camping. The campsites in Lausanne and Vevey are of the highest quality, ideally located by the lake or on the edge of the forest, and are always well-equipped and remarkably well-maintained. Please note that unauthorized camping is forbidden in Switzerland. Here's a useful site listing all the campsites in Lausanne and the surrounding area: www.avtc.ch

To be booked

If you're planning to attend the famous Montreux Festival, make sure you book well in advance. At this time of year, hotel rates soar.

What's very local

Tourist offices have launched a program to promote farmhouse accommodation, the title of which is sure to bring a smile to the faces of visitors looking for cheap lodgings: "Sur la paille" ("On the straw")!

Farmers also offer rooms and apartments for rent, in a warm atmosphere: www.tourisme-rural.ch

For food lovers

Our French passion for viennoiseries has made fans all over the world, so it's no surprise to find our beloved croissant in neighboring Switzerland. So you won't be out of place here! But the Swiss also love fresh, healthy food, so muesli, accompanied by fruit of all kinds, is also very popular in the morning. To enjoy all the influences of Switzerland's neighboring countries, you can accompany it with a cappuccino, for a Franco-Italian variation! Other options: omelette or sausages, for a Germanic twist.