Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior

Property class: 4
Lakefront hotel with spa, near Montreux Christmas Market

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Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Montreux Christmas Market. You can grab a bite to eat at one of the 2 restaurants and visit the spa to be pampered with facials or aromatherapy. Other highlights at this Belle Époque hotel include an indoor pool, a bar/lounge, and a 24-hour fitness center.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking available
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$219
The current price is $245 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 13 - Nov 14

Room options

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Standard Double Room, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Lake view
  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

Junior Suite, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Rue Bon Port, 27, Montreux, Canton of Vaud, 1820

What's nearby

  • Montreux Christmas Market - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Montreux Casino - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Place du Marche - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Freddie Mercury Statue - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Montreux Palace Gardens - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Sion (SIR) - 48 min drive
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) - 72 min drive
  • Montreux (ZJP-Montreux Train Station) - 15 min walk
  • Montreux Station - 15 min walk
  • Glion Station - 28 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪Glion Club - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Chez-Gaston - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Buffet de la Gare - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Confiserie Zurcher - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Eden Palace au Lac - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior

  • Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Montreux Christmas Market. You can grab a bite to eat at one of the 2 restaurants and visit the spa to be pampered with facials or aromatherapy. Other highlights at this Belle Époque hotel include an indoor pool, a bar/lounge, and a 24-hour fitness center.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 87 rooms
    • Arranged over 5 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in time starts at 3 PM
    • Check-out time is noon

Special check-in instructions

    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Children

    • Babysitting*

Pets

    • Pets allowed*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Onsite parking limited
    • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Hôtel du Grand Lac Excelsior Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.4

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

4/10 Fair

In dire need of some TLC

If it wasn't for the stunning view from the balcony and the comfy bed I would have been very disappointed. The rooms are in urgent need of refurbishment to meet the standards expected at the price they charge. Here are my main gripes; No bath robes (only slippers - why?) No tea/coffee facilities Radiators don't work properly, have to use noisy ancient aircon on high to heat the room. No sockets take universal adaptors in the room, only socket that does is the shaver socket in the bathroom. Not ideal to charge electrical items on the sink! Bath stained and chipped as are the tiles. Shaving mirror hinge broken, hangs down from the wall Useless hairdryer attached to the wall, yellowed with age, casing cracked and noisy. Lamp wiring cracked and 'fixed' with tape. The saving grace was the balcony and comfy bed. Tip for the proprietor: Upgrade rooms and balconies - add outside lighting,quality table and chairs and a heater for winter months. This would allow customers to make the most of the view and want to make a return visit
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8/10 Very good

Large room with beautiful lake view, very comfortable bed, excellent breakfast and excellent swimming pool facility.
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8/10 Very good

Oh, so comfy beds with an amazing view!

One of the most comfortable hotel beds I've slept in! Lovely, pillows and duvets. Some parts of the accommodation are a little tired, but this did not distract from the overall welcome and feel of bonhomie in the hotel. The employees, without exception, were courteous, cheerful and made us feel valued. The view from the balcony was everything we'd hoped, location is great.
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10/10 Exceptional

Super hôtel

Manque un plateau de courtoisie avec la bouilloire pour le thé et cela pour compléter les services de ce magnifique hôtel.
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6/10 Good

séjour bien bizarre

Lit extrêmement mou - défoncé, pas d'isolation phonique entre les chambres: des voisins faisant la fête dans leur lit une grande partie de la nuit - ce qui était bien gênant d'entendre leurs ébats....
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8/10 Very good

FSNTASTIC VIEWS

We had an amazing room on the 5th floor with a view out over Lake Geneva. Comfortable bed and s great breakfast was slap a plus sling with a fantastic indoor swimming pool. Very helpful, positive, friendly staff. Decor and specifically the carpet are tired and require urgent attention and this spoils what could be an outstanding belle époche hotel.
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8/10 Very good

Komfortables, sauberes Hotel

tolle Lage des Hotel und ein super Frühstück !!!
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8/10 Very good

Very good hotel, excellent location and great staff. My husband and I really like it and we'll definitely go back!!
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8/10 Very good

Älteres Hotel mit grossen Zimmern mit Seblick

Es ist ein älteres Hotel mit geräumigen, charmant eingerichteten Zimmern. Der grosse Balkon, von dem man einen tollen Blick auf den Genfersee geniesst, ist sensationell. Unser Balkon hätte allerdings einen Anstrich benötigt, und ein Kleiderhaken kam beim Aufhängen der Winterjacke aus der Wand. Das Personal war zuvorkommend und hilfsbereit. Gratisparkplätze hat es deutlich zu wenige. Wir mussten daher eine Parkkarte (5 Franken pro Halbtag) kaufen. Wir hatten Glück, aber auch die öffentlichen Parkplätze in Hotelnähe sind rar. Das Frühstück war Durchschnitt; frische Früchte dürfte man in einem 4-Sterne-Haus eigentlich erwarten. Trotz der kleinen Schwächen würden wir wieder hier übernachten.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel

Beautiful hotel great staff food brilliant best scrambled eggs I've ever tasted , views from the room out of this world we have stayed here four times now can't fault it 10/10
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4/10 Fair

Hôtel vieillot

Nous avions la chambre 510, la peinture s'écaillait au plafond, le tapis était outre usé avec des brûlures de cigarettes ça et là. Le mobilier était vétuste et la salle datait d'avant guerre... Le vitrage était simple avec vue sur le lac quand même... Je ne recommande pas. En plus, pas de place de parc à disposition...
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4/10 Fair

Room very cold and old fashion, hotel employee very friendly. Good breakfast but close to the window very cold
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Convenient, Nice, Historic Hotel

The hotel was nice and staff were great. The free WiFi was fast. The hotel's location was convenient to the train and walking distance to everything. The view of the mountains and water was the best from the balcony. We had a loud/rude guest in the next room that we could hear through a connecting door. The front desk called the room and requested the guest keep the noise down which only caused the guest to become more obnoxious. I called the front desk for a room change. We had a new room/key within 5 minutes. The issue was resolved by the room change. Great service and hotel.
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6/10 Good

FADED GLORY COMING BACK WITH TREMENDOUS VISTA

This is very old. mostly renovated, super gourmet and very expensive Swiss restaurant in a luxury setting in the lobby area. This is an old grand hotel now refurbished as a health resort. Empty rooms are rented to the public...but...amazingly, all rooms have a HUGE stone private terrace overlooking Lake Geneva with a table and chairs. Heat is a problem with floor to ceiling French doors which are not air tight, but large tile bathrooms and nice amenities. Polite staff, and with wifi and parking free, this is a buy for a 3.8 or maybe 4 star hotel. During the jazz festival and ski and summer seasons prices triple....beware that Hotels.com prepaid rates do not inclue modest tax of about $8 a day at check out.
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6/10 Good

Not so luxury hotel, but you sure pay for it.

Our first impression was that the hotel was old. We were hoping for a more modern hotel and it was difficult to tell from the photos. Maybe this is a historic hotel. The floors creak, the decor was outdated, and they probably need to clean or just replace the curtains, as we found a stain on our them. I've never stayed in a 4 star that didn't really feel like luxury, until this one. The view is what you pay for at this hotel, not the room. The staff was great though. I emailed them and asked for the champagne and rose petals to be set up before our arrival and they did a great job! The negative about this is that the rose petals were fake, which may be normal, I don't know. This is the first time I've asked for this service. As for the champagne, they gave me two options and I chose the "cheaper" of the two, which was still 130 euro. We just happened to see the same bottle of champagne in a store down the street for 44 euro. As best I could tell it was the same, so if that's true, they charge 300% of the original price. Needless to say, I won't ever do that again. The area is nice and it is absolutely beautiful. Next time we will look for a different hotel on the lake to enjoy the view from.
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10/10 Exceptional

Will definitely visit again....

Fantastic location with breathtaking views of the lake and mountains. Friendly and helpful staff.
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8/10 Very good

Bra hotell

Alt fungerte bra.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful location. Beautiful view.

Lovely location.
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6/10 Good

Clean but old fashioned hotel

+good view on the lake +quiet and clean -expensive breakfast -old fashioned equipment -no water,no tea kettle in the room -no shop available nearby
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8/10 Very good

The view from the balcony of Lake Geneva was outstanding.
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8/10 Very good

호수 전망이 매우 훌륭한 호텔

호수 바로앞에 위치한 호텔로 호수 전망이 훌륭합니다. 지하 2층에서 연결되는 호수 바로 앞 산책로를 걸어서 chillon 성 까지 오전에 산책하고 올 만한 거리입니다. 주변 공영 주차장에 무료 주차가 가능합니다. 가격대비 만족할 만한 호텔입니다.
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8/10 Very good

Lakeview hotel in between train station and castle

Quite impressed by decoration especially in the reception lobby. Room size matches expectation. Washroom just average. Small balcony adds quite some marks. Free storage of luggage. A little far from public bus stop (some 12 minutes over walking distance).
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8/10 Very good

Altehrwürdiges Grand Hotel mit schönster Aussicht

Kongress in Montreux. Hotel hat sehr schöne Lage direkt am Lac Leman. Leider zu Fuss etwas weit weg vom Kongresshotel (dafür gibt es gratis öffentlichen Verkehr).
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2/10 Poor

I have stayed at cleaner hostels than this hotel.

Upon check-in, no one helped us with our bags. When we first used our sink, it clogged and instead of fixing it, they gave us the key to another room to use the sink. Having a baby with us, this was incredibly unpractical. To be honest, all this could have been over-looked if it wasn't for the fact that the hotel was incredibly dirty. There was a dead bug on our sheets and peeling paint and rusted balcony. The view is spectacular, but we couldn't even enjoy it because there was construction in the morning that made it impossible to step outside to enjoy it. I know as Americans, we can be neat freaks, but even by European standards I don't think this hotel can be ranked better than 2 stars. It has the facade of what was likely a lovely and stately hotel but in decades past.
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10/10 Exceptional

Le charme d'autrefois !

Personnel très accueillant et très professionnel.