Beau-Rivage Genève

Geneva, Switzerland. Located on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, facing Lake Geneva and its Jet d’Eau.

Beau-Rivage GenèveGeneva, Switzerland

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Practical information

52 rooms and 43 suites, among them the Sissi Suite.
Le Chat-Botté gastronomic restaurant, the Rivage Café, a wine cellar and La Terrasse Alpine; the hotel holds two MICHELIN Keys.
Meeting and banqueting rooms, fitness centre and in-room dining.
Located on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, facing Lake Geneva and its Jet d’Eau.

12 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1863
Construction begins on the shore of Lake Geneva, initiated by the London banker William Currie.
13 April 1865
Jean-Jacques Mayer opens the Beau-Rivage, founding a family dynasty of hoteliers that still owns it today.
1872
The British delegation to the Alabama arbitration stays at the hotel, a milestone in Geneva’s international vocation.
1873
Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, dies here; his bequest of 20 million gold francs to Geneva helps finance the Grand Théâtre.
10 September 1898
Shortly after leaving the hotel, Empress Elisabeth of Austria is stabbed by the anarchist Luigi Lucheni; she is carried back and dies there.
1918
The founding act of Czechoslovakia is signed at the Beau-Rivage.
1940 – 1944
The hotel closes its doors during the Second World War.
1967
The gastronomic restaurant Le Chat-Botté is created (1967 per Wikipedia; Famous Hotels dates the new dining complex to 1968–1970).
1978
Jacques Mayer, of the fourth generation, takes over the general management.
1987
Sotheby’s establishes its Swiss head office at the hotel, opening with the sale of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels.
1998
For the centenary of Sisi’s death, a statue by British sculptor Philip Jackson is unveiled nearby.
2009
The Beau-Rivage joins The Leading Hotels of the World.