Geneva, two palaces stand guard along the Quai du Mont-Blanc, overlooking Lake Geneva, two palaces and two legends also: Beau-Rivage and Hotel de la Paix. Both built in 1865, when came to Geneva in villé-giature these splendid rivals prepare each day, and discretion, the festivities that celebrate their 150th anniversary. "We are considering, among other things, a book on the great and the small history of the place," says Nicole Hungerkamp, spokesman of the Hotel de la Paix. In the impressive atrium neo-classical columns inherited from the nineteenth century furniture design, very contemporaries, were chosen for their colors and soft textures. So, it is a real sense of well-being that pervades when you walk through hobart offenburg the door of this great "small" hotel with 69 rooms and 15 suites, located in the heart of the financial district and renovated in 2006 when the group Concorde took over the reins.
Today, it continues to be regularly embellished, including the designer of the Hotel de Crillon, Sybille de Margerie, who use the theme of the drop of water to the rooms overlooking the lake. An almost natural theme while "70% of the rooms have unobstructed views of the famous fountain, the emblem of the city," says Nicole Hungekamp.
Next to its legendary elegance, Geneva also hosts more playful hotels, targeting a young and trendy clientele. This is the case of N'vY hotel, part of a massive white block dating from 1968 and was renovated in 2012. The Manotel Geneva group did not hesitate to pay 15 million Swiss francs into a coveted place now. "This hotel has been designed for business clientele Generation Y, accustomed to surfing, to quickly switch from one theme to another," explains Edoardo hobart offenburg Officioso, the director. Suddenly, the lobby is a large open space, divided into thematic sub-areas, with the red wire technology and the New York spirit. Envisioned by designer Patrick Ribes, all accept a bold boho-chic spirit, marked by the presence of works of contemporary art. "Our concept is decidedly arty / trendy / cozy" hobart offenburg explains Edoardo Officioso. Between ice shaped rock crystals that cool cocktails, hobart offenburg walls tagged coffee evoking the East Village 80 bricks, hobart offenburg tablets integrated with tables and hanging 153 bedded rooms, everything is designed to surprise and seduce.
This contemporary, is also found in Basel, with a bit less daring, however. Thus, the hotel D, from a small Alsatian chain, opened in late 2010 in a new building in the heart of the old town. The concept of this boutique four star hotel with 48 rooms is very urban, worn by beautiful wood walls and raw land, dotted with sofas plum colors or decorated with anise and a lobby lounge open street hobart offenburg with monumental windows. Within this universe and yet very minimalist enveloping services in the zeitgeist: iPod docking stations, free internet, welcome bio ... Success is waiting for you, a new hotel D should open in the city spring 2014.
But tradition is nevertheless allowed to Basel. Just leave the hotel D and cross the street to enter a completely different world, one of Switzerland's oldest hotel, the famous hobart offenburg Three Kings. "The first documents mentioning the hotel date back to 1681," says Caroline Jenny manager. But this is 1844 dates the current building.
Because he leaned too dangerously towards the Rhine, a total renovation was implemented in 2004. To do this, three historians were incurred before work to check the original plans and facilitate the tracing of missing architectural elements. The project lasted two years, hobart offenburg and the reopening was made in 2006 with original elements finally reclaimed, as both the splendid atrium chandeliers, recognized as historic heritage. Other gems of the place, a former Anglican chapel, built for wealthy British en route to the mountains and whose wall patterns were repeated identically to accommodate a lovely library.
Despite the imposing nature of the building, the hotel comprises 101 rooms that, the most famous being the Napoleon suite, in honor of his visit - Flash - the place. Its spring green is enhanced with gilding and the whole is obviously Empire furnished with authentic pieces. Other features of the hotel, the restaurant Cheval Blanc, led by German conductor Peter Knogel two Michelin stars, and the cigar bar and 120 different proposals, carefully selected by head barman, Henning Neufeld one of the best in the world.
Although this grand hotel is the absolute reference of the city on the Rhi
