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You have booked yourself into this palace for
five nights and six days, to experience its lux-
ury, its restaurants and spa and to explore the
riches of the surrounding area. There are
nearby towns to explore, vineyards, castles and
gardens to discover and local cuisine to taste
and enjoy, including, of course, delectable
Swiss chocolate.
You settle into your luxurious room, opening
the French doors to your balcony, which looks
out over the manicured gardens to the glim-
mering waters of Lake Geneva. Sailboats drift
past and a steamer ferries visitors across the
lake to Montreux and other interesting towns.
You breathe in the fresh, clean air and soak in
the joy of being in what feels like the magical
kingdom of Switzerland.
Donning your plush terry cloth robe, you
walk downstairs to the palace’s Cinq Mondes
Spa to float in the pool, visit the sauna and
steam room and then savor a relaxing massage.
Later, refreshed from your travels, you and
your partner enjoy a romantic dinner at the ho-
tel’s two-star Michelin restaurant, Anne-So-
phie Pic. To celebrate, you choose a bottle of
wine from the 75,000 bottles in the cellar of
the hotel, another reminder of the wonders of
staying in a palace.

View from the balcony in Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel
Opposite: Front of Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel

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