Name: Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior
Address: Rue Bon Port 27, 1820 Montreux, Switzerland, Rue Bon Port 27, Vaud, 1820, Switzerland
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $174 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8

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Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior

Rue Bon Port 27, 1820 Montreux, Switzerland –

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We were half board, which we never usually do, found the evening meal excellent, high quality and good choice. The ambience of the hotel was beautiful. location was superb, near ferry terminal and buses.

Thomas, United Kingdom

VIEWS! Absolutely perfect and breath-taking views of Lake Geneva and the mountains from the fourth floor, it's why I booked this hotel and I wasn't disappointed. Also, the proximity to the main town, the Casino and Freddie Mercury's statue was why I chose here. The bathroom was great, as was the TV (not used but nice to have), mini-bar (not used but nice to have a fridge) and furniture. Lounge areas superb with stunning views, swimming pool/saunas spot on and the staff were lovely and friendly. Room service was used once for breakfast and I couldn't fault it! I have read reviews about the hotel needing a bit of an update as it is a little "tired" in places and where I agree to an extent, I found the overall style of the hotel quite enchanting and old-fashioned.

Nick, United Kingdom

Rooms and hotel are spacious but in need of serious renovation - everything faded, chipped, or dirty. Hotel website does not accurately portray that hotel is shared with a health clinic so you have patients in adjacent rooms - very weird dynamic. Hotel charges 7 francs to bring ANYTHING to the room - absurd. Location and view of Lake Geneva were the only positives.

Parker, United Kingdom

Everything that I had time to assess outside my occupation with the Montreux Jazz Festival activities

Montreux, South Africa

The location is superb and the view from our balcony was absolutely stunning. We really enjoyed our stay there which was also thanks to the friendly staff and great hotel facilities. Really recommend it

Alicja, Netherlands

Truly amazing view from a beautiful balcony, very comfortable and big room. A very charming hotel, although the design of the interior of the room does not fully correspond to its glorious past, as the original furniture looks like it has been replaced by cheap-looking but very functional furniture (we did not mind this, nevertheless). I would definitely come back here.

Diego, Germany

The hotel is beautifully positioned right on the lake - the sound of the water in the morning was absolutely wonderful and the view incredible. Staff were really friendly and helpful. You can feel the hotel was incredibly grand and is perhaps not quite at that peak. Also the hotel seems to operate as a treatment centre with loads of different rooms for various illnesses and treatments. We didnt realise this at the time and it didnt impact on the enjoyment but was just funny to see.

Caroline, United Kingdom

Room was big enough for Booking confirmation of Junior Suite. It was clean.

Gupts, United Kingdom

Fabulously charming hotel with stunning views over the lake and mountains. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Included in the stay were free travel passes in the area which also gave 50% discount on boat trips on the lake and other activities. Although hotel was a ~15 minute walk from the centre there were regular buses so it was easy to travel in <5 minutes both to Montreux as well as Vevey or Villneuve.

Sarah, Ireland

Beautiful old world elegance. Stunning rooms with high ceilings, crown molding and balcony view of lake Geneva. Blue awnings on each balcony. Beautiful windows throughout the hallways, lobby, and restaurant. Nice antiques in the hallways and stained glass windows. Great restaurant.

Janet, United States of America

One of our top picks in Montreux.

Situated in the heart of Montreux, the Hotel du Grand Lac Excelsior has a privileged location right on Lake Geneva, on the Quai des Fleurs (Flower Bank). It offers free access to the spa area including a swimming pool and free WiFi. All rooms have a lake-view balcony.

Built in 1907 in Belle-Epoque style, the Hotel du Grand Lac Excelsior is a haven of peace and features authentic historic Art Déco stained-glass windows.

Each room and suite, with a balcony or terrace, overlooks Lake Geneva and boasts a breathtaking panoramic view of the Alps.

Access to the wellness centre of the hotel is free for all guests. There is a fitness room, a semi-Olympic-size swimming pool and a healthcare centre.

Guests enjoy free local transport and other benefits include discounts on boat trips.

This is our guests' favorite part of Montreux, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.

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	Deluxe Single Room with Balcony and Lake View 1 twin bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 301 ft² Renovated, elegant room with free WiFi, offering views of the lake from the balcony. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Private pool, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Standard Single Room with Balcony and Lake View 1 twin bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 215 ft² Elegant room with free WiFi, offering views of the lake from the balcony. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Private pool, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Deluxe Double Room with Balcony and Lake View 1 full bed or 2 twin beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 323 ft² Renovated, elegant room with free WiFi, offering views of the lake from the balcony. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Private pool, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View 2 twin beds or 1 full bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 301 ft² Elegant room with free WiFi, offering views of the lake from the balcony. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Private pool, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Family Room - Lake Side 1 full bed and 1 sofa bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 463 ft² Spacious family room with lake views and a private garden or balcony. They also come with 2 bathrooms and there is free WiFi. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Sitting area, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sofa, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view, Garden view, Coffee machine Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Junior Suite - Lake Side 1 sofa bed and 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 463 ft² Spacious Junior Suites with lake views and a private garden or balcony. They also come with 2 bathrooms and there is free WiFi. Room Facilities: Minibar, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Balcony, Bathrobe, Radio, Desk, Sitting area, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Slippers, Interconnecting room(s) available, Sofa, Wake-up service, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Lake view, Garden view, Additional bathroom, Coffee machine Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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located in a quiet aera and only 5 minutes walking distance from the center

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Closest Landmarks

Montreux Casino 0.4 miles
Musée National Suisse de l'audiovisuel 0.4 miles
Montreux Christmas Market 0.5 miles
Train station Montreux 0.6 miles
Chillon Castle 1.1 miles
Ski Lift Caux 1.3 miles
Rochers de Naye 2.7 miles
Aquaparc 3.9 miles
Alimentarium 4 miles
Chaplin's World 4.6 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Huit restaurant Restaurant 0.1 miles
la brasserie Cafe/Bar 0.1 miles
forum Market 0.2 miles
Coop Supermarket 0.5 miles

Natural Beauty

leysin Mountain 7.5 miles
lake leman Lake 0 miles

Closest Airports

Cointrin Airport 41 miles
Belp Airport 43.4 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Great view from the room very close to the city center... very nice helpful staff”

Kasia Jakubiak
Poland

Poland

“The location is outstanding and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The view is amazing as well. I really enjoyed the stay there.”

Khaled

Egypt

“Huge balcony. Great view of lake. Quick walk to town.”

carl

United States of America

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1 Restaurant On Site

Les Magniolas

Menu: À la carte

Open for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Children & Beds

Children are welcome

0 - 2 years	Can use a crib when requested or an existing bed	FREE
3 years old	Can use an existing bed	FREE
4 - 11 years	Can use an existing bed	FREE
4 - 11 years	Can use an extra bed when requested	CHF 29 per child, per night
12 - 17 years	Can use an existing bed	FREE
12 - 17 years	Can use an extra bed when requested	CHF 69 per child, per night
18+ years	Can use an extra bed when requested	CHF 69 per person, per night

The maximum number of extra beds and cribs allowed depends on the room you choose. Double-check your selected room for the maximum capacity.

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Please inform the hotel in advance about the exact number of guests (adults and children) and include the age of the children.

Please note that in the parking garage, only cars with a maximum width of 2 metres, length of 4.9 metres, height of 5.6 feet and weight of 2,000 kg, and a minimum ground clearance of 15 cm, can be accommodated.

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August 13, 2017

Thomas
United Kingdom
9.6

“A beautiful, peaceful, extremely well run hotel with great food.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉Tea making facilities in the room would have been welcome, plus, most of the balconies are not private.
눇We were half board, which we never usually do, found the evening meal excellent, high quality and good choice. The ambience of the hotel was beautiful. location was superb, near ferry terminal and buses.
August 10, 2017

Schmidty Boy
Italy
9.6

“Good place”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇Staff, location, quality
August 9, 2017

Nick
United Kingdom
7.9

“Stunning location and views and Montreux should be experienced by everyone...the place is beautiful!”
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Single Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 5 nights
눉For the price I paid, I couldn't believe there were no tea/coffee making facilities in my room so I had to ask for a kettle and then go out and buy a mug, tea, coffee etc. Also, the hotel is huge with many, many rooms but the restaurant is very small and only accommodates a fraction of the guests. I waited until the last night as I wanted to have a slap up meal so got there as it opened only to be told I needed a reservation as it was pretty much fully booked (the only table available was a single table embarrassingly close to the bar). I went into town instead. The hotel needs to explain to guests that they need to reserve a table in the restaurant...
눇VIEWS! Absolutely perfect and breath-taking views of Lake Geneva and the mountains from the fourth floor, it's why I booked this hotel and I wasn't disappointed. Also, the proximity to the main town, the Casino and Freddie Mercury's statue was why I chose here. The bathroom was great, as was the TV (not used but nice to have), mini-bar (not used but nice to have a fridge) and furniture. Lounge areas superb with stunning views, swimming pool/saunas spot on and the staff were lovely and friendly. Room service was used once for breakfast and I couldn't fault it! I have read reviews about the hotel needing a bit of an update as it is a little "tired" in places and where I agree to an extent, I found the overall style of the hotel quite enchanting and old-fashioned.
August 7, 2017

Parker
United Kingdom
5.0

“Not a 4 star hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉Dated, faded decor. Exorbitant room service prices.
눇Rooms and hotel are spacious but in need of serious renovation - everything faded, chipped, or dirty. Hotel website does not accurately portray that hotel is shared with a health clinic so you have patients in adjacent rooms - very weird dynamic. Hotel charges 7 francs to bring ANYTHING to the room - absurd. Location and view of Lake Geneva were the only positives.
August 7, 2017

Montreux
South Africa
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉I will leave that for my next visit
눇Everything that I had time to assess outside my occupation with the Montreux Jazz Festival activities
August 6, 2017

Alicja
Netherlands

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 2 nights
눇The location is superb and the view from our balcony was absolutely stunning. We really enjoyed our stay there which was also thanks to the friendly staff and great hotel facilities. Really recommend it
August 5, 2017

Anonymous
United Arab Emirates
5.8

“Good for one to two nights only”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room - Lake Side
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Elevator , old toilets , smelly corridors.
눇Location,price
August 4, 2017

Sumit
India
6.3

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Junior Suite - Lake Side
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Rooms poorly equipped, slow house keeping. Charged for ice
눇Location
August 4, 2017

J
Netherlands
4.2

“Transit”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The hotel is ancient history. Not quite up to standard. Old. Too loud music in the hall way. Noisy and not maintained airco in the room. Beds were old. Etc etc too much to mention. Far overpriced.
눇Actually, nothing
August 3, 2017

Anonymous
United States of America
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Room - Lake Side
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Bathroom outdated and carpet needs updating.
눇Amazing location large rooms good for family with kids
August 3, 2017

Aleksei
Switzerland

2 helpful votes
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Junior Suite - Lake Side
- • Stayed 1 night
눉need to be more clean and accurate.
눇nice
August 3, 2017

Diego
Germany
8.8

“A truly amazing view from a beautiful balcony, and very comfortable and big room.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 1 night
눉The carpet was not too clean, we found a clothes hanger which belonged to some item probably bought by the previous guests. Parking facilities are not great.
눇Truly amazing view from a beautiful balcony, very comfortable and big room. A very charming hotel, although the design of the interior of the room does not fully correspond to its glorious past, as the original furniture looks like it has been replaced by cheap-looking but very functional furniture (we did not mind this, nevertheless). I would definitely come back here.
August 1, 2017

Caroline
United Kingdom

6 helpful votes
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 1 night
눉It's just a little bit shabby to be honest. Everything from the furniture to the carpets to the windows looks like it could do with some renovation. If this was done, it would truly be a 4 or 5* hotel, but I don't feel it's really there at the moment.
눇The hotel is beautifully positioned right on the lake - the sound of the water in the morning was absolutely wonderful and the view incredible. Staff were really friendly and helpful. You can feel the hotel was incredibly grand and is perhaps not quite at that peak. Also the hotel seems to operate as a treatment centre with loads of different rooms for various illnesses and treatments. We didnt realise this at the time and it didnt impact on the enjoyment but was just funny to see.
August 1, 2017

Gupts
United Kingdom
5.0

“This hotel not recommended: Over Priced”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Junior Suite - Lake Side
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉While booking room I booked this room only for view, But room 716 is on -3 floor from hotel base 0 floor and there was no view at all. Door to the lake was locked all times. There were bushes in front of the view. All in all there wasn't any view. I have been charged for the view. When I escalated matter to receptionist that I did book a room with view, I was told we are fully booked and can't make any changes. But that's not my problem is it !!! You are charging me for Junior suite with lake view either garden access or balcony view. I asked for balcony view. I wasn't given that. I am very unhappy with the services provided by this hotel. Montreux has become an unhappy stay because of this hotel. I would again recommend if you are Booking for Junior suite, Please avoid and especially room 716, it's not worth the price. *hotel doesn't even provide a cup of tea or coffee in the morning not even water Bottle, there is a rate card in your room, if you make a cup of tea or coffee in your room hotel will charge you from 3:00 - 5:00 CHF per cup of tea or coffee or even water Bottle. We arrived to hotel at 9:10 pm and called room service, if we could order food or either go to restaurant. We were told by receptionist, sorry our restaurant closes at 9:00 pm and no room service after that and there isn't anything that we can help you with. So all in all if you are arriving to this hotel anytime after 9:00 pm or late check in, hotel will make sure that arriving guests do not get anything to eat or drink. Not a service worth of 4 Star. Not at all. I feel like I was cheated both by the hotel and Booking.com Make sure you don't book Junior Suites for this hotel and if you do book please be aware there won't be any views and it's not worth the price as this hotel is very far from city centre, not well connected with local transport. Only Bus 201 goes to hotel that's too every 15-20 minutes. Not worth spoiling your Montreux stay.
눇Room was big enough for Booking confirmation of Junior Suite. It was clean.
July 31, 2017

Sarah
Ireland

1 helpful vote
8.8

“Charming grand hotel with lots of character conveniently located with friendly helpful staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Standard Double Room with Balcony and Lake View
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉Hotel was quite pricey with surprise taxes at check out.
눇Fabulously charming hotel with stunning views over the lake and mountains. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Included in the stay were free travel passes in the area which also gave 50% discount on boat trips on the lake and other activities. Although hotel was a ~15 minute walk from the centre there were regular buses so it was easy to travel in <5 minutes both to Montreux as well as Vevey or Villneuve.

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