About this hotel
General information
Beau-Rivage Genève was founded in 1865 by Albertine and Jean-Jacques Mayer and has stood on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, facing the Jet d’Eau, ever since. In more than 160 years it has received royalty and maharajahs, writers, diplomats and film stars; Empress Elisabeth of Austria made it her Geneva residence, and suites and penthouses now carry the names of former guests such as Sissi, the Maharaja of Patiala, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Cocteau.
The period building keeps its historic interiors — high ceilings, frescoes and stucco, antique furniture — while the rooms have been brought up to date with modern technology. There are 52 rooms and 43 suites from 30 to 240 m², a legendary wine cellar and Golden Keys concierges, and the hotel holds two MICHELIN Keys.
Location
The hotel is in central Geneva at 13 Quai du Mont-Blanc, looking across Lake Geneva to the Jet d’Eau, a short walk from the English Garden. Cornavin railway station is seven minutes away on foot and Geneva International Airport 30 minutes by car; chauffeured limousine transfers are available on request. Guests can use the hotel’s paid garage, which has electric-car charging points.
Sports & leisure
The lake is the main playground: the concierges help arrange boat trips, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, wakeboarding or a swim at Les Pâquis, as well as a personal shopper along rue du Rhône. Sommeliers lead tastings and food-and-wine pairings in the hotel’s cellar, and Catch & Dine takes guests fishing on Lake Geneva with a private skipper before the kitchen cooks the catch at Rivage Café. The larger suites come with professional yoga mats.
For children
Young guests find welcome touches in their room and a Kids Passport of colouring pages, games and a recipe, and the chef has created a children’s menu. Connecting rooms are available on request, and the concierge suggests family outings nearby: the English Garden and its Flower Clock, the Jet d’Eau, the ‘mouettes’ water taxis and La Grange Park with its playground.
Restaurants & bars
Dining centres on Rivage Café, a bistronomy restaurant and bar led by chef Mathieu Croze. It serves seasonal, locally inspired cooking and weekday business lunches, four- or five-course tasting menus in the evening, tapas-style sharing plates through the day and a Sunday Roast brunch each week. The bar pours signature cocktails, Swiss and international wines and ÈVE, the hotel’s own gin, scented with violet, yuzu, jasmine and Java pepper. The wine cellar holds rare vintages and hosts sommelier-led tastings, and there is in-room dining.
Pets
Dogs and cats are welcome if mentioned at booking; the hotel provides a basket or litter tray and bowls, and the concierge can suggest pet-friendly outings.
Rooms
The 52 rooms and 43 suites, from 30 to 240 m², look over the city or Lake Geneva; because of the historic building, layouts and views vary within each category.
King-size or twin beds, work space, Clarins toiletries, complimentary mineral water and soft drinks from the minibar, capsule coffee machine, high-speed Wi-Fi, smart TV with streaming, safe and individual climate control.
Deluxe Ville View
A bright city-view room with high ceilings, a king-size or twin beds, a work space and a bath or shower. For two.
Premier Ville View
A roomier city-view room with high ceilings, king-size or twin beds and a work area. For two.
Prestige Ville View
A generous city-view room with high ceilings and a large bathroom with walk-in rain shower and double basins. For two.
Prestige Lake View
A room overlooking the lake and Parc Brunswick, with high ceilings, king-size or twin beds and a rain shower. For two.
Junior Suite Ville View
A city-view junior suite laid out like a small apartment, with a large living area and sofa and a bathroom with walk-in shower and bath. Up to three guests.
Rooftop Junior Suite
A top-floor junior suite opening onto a large terrace with a Jacuzzi and mountain views; bathroom with walk-in rain shower, bath and double basins. For two.
Junior Suite Lake View
A lake-view junior suite with a full-length bay window and balcony, king-size or twin beds and a walk-in shower. Up to three guests.
Junior Suite Lake View Panorama
A full-length bay window and balconies face the lake and the Jet d’Eau head-on; bathroom with walk-in shower and bath. Up to three guests.
Prestige Junior Suite Lake View
A junior suite looking straight onto the lake and the Jet d’Eau, with a walk-in wardrobe, a work space and a large bathroom with bath and separate shower. For two.
Beau-Rivage Suite
A tribute to Red Cross founder Henry Dunant, with separate bedroom and living room, views of the city and the Jura, a steam shower and barrier-free access. Up to four guests.
Penthouse Suite Lake View
Six top-floor duplexes named after famous guests such as Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth Taylor and Jean Cocteau, each with a living room below and, upstairs, a bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and steam room beneath a skylight; views over the bay and the city.
Heritage Suite Lake View
A suite with frescoed and moulded ceilings, a full-length bay window and a balcony facing the lake, and a bathroom with walk-in shower and bath. Up to three guests.
Maharadja Suite
Dedicated to the Maharaja of Patiala, with Indian-inspired décor, a panoramic balcony facing the lake and the Jet d’Eau, a separate living room, dining for six and a Carrara marble bathroom with Jacuzzi and hammam shower. For two.
Empress Sissi Suite
Period furniture and mementoes of the Empress, a front view of the lake and the Jet d’Eau, a separate bedroom, a large living room, dining for six and a marble bathroom with Jacuzzi and hammam shower. For two.
Presidential Suite
Named for the last King of Italy, a loyal guest: bedrooms, an office, a living room, a furnished terrace above the quay facing the Jet d’Eau and a marble bathroom with a Jacuzzi beneath a starlit ceiling. Up to four guests.
Imperial Suite
A Japanese-influenced suite with high ceilings, a dressing room, a separate living room, dining for six and a front lake view; bathroom with Jacuzzi and hammam shower. Up to three guests.
Royal Residence Two Bedroom
An apartment-style residence with two bedrooms, an art-filled living room, a dining room for eight, a kitchenette and a master bathroom with hammam, Jacuzzi bath and dressing room. Up to four guests.
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