Hotel des Trois Couronnes

Great view on both the lake and mountains around. Live Music while dining gives the romantic setting under the full moon a special note. Food is so la,la; however the setting makes a visit worth. Nice old architecture and marble bath facilities move you a century back, like it!

I visited the hotel for an evening meal with my husband and friends. We very much enjoyed the experience overall. The menu is based around simple but very high quality choices. So for example, the caprese salad contained three different but flavourful types of tomatoes and beautiful buffalo mozzarella with a superb pesto dressing. I enjoyed "le trio" of salmon, tender marinated salmon pieces presented beautifully. My husband and a friend enjoyed a Swiss burger and another a lovely steak, all exceptional quality and cooked beautifully to order. The view on the terrace is breath taking. During the evening we also enjoyed the lovely music of guitarist Sidney Hernandez which was a real treat and just perfect for the location and relaxed feel of the restaurant. The staff were very warm, friendly and helpful throughout our visit.

We were looking forward to a special lunch at this 5* lakeside Hotel, and were greeted by impeccable staff who directed us to a beautiful table overlooking the lake. The first problem was the menu itself. Our friends are residents of Vevey, but even they found difficulty I finding their way through the confusing menu. My first course was a timballe of crab which was very tasty. The other first courses were also satisfactory, but nothing special as would have been appropriate for its 5* status. My main course was a "flattened cockerel" which was quite frankly lacking in taste and was overcooked. Our host had specifically asked for side orders of frites and vegetables, but only one arrived which was shared out between four! Eventually after our host pressed, the frites and ratatouille arrived, but by this time, we had all virtually finished our meals and most returned to the kitchen. Complimentary champagne was offered but as two of us were driving, this was rejected. We thoroughly enjoyed the lunchtime in such beautiful surroundings and we felt so sorry for our friends who'd paid such a lot of money to entertain us in their home town. In all probability this was a simple case of one bad day. We all have them, it was such a shame that we travelled all the way from the UK to Vevey for such disappointing meal.

The hotel is a real 'grande old dame', beautifully renovated with a marble entrée and lobby with some small fountains. Entering the hotel is like going back in time. Centrally located one can stroll around the lakeside or go the the old town of Vevey within a 5' walk. The reception is very friendly, efficient and helpful! The rooms have air condition, sort of a cable TV and nicely renovated bathrooms, the bed was large and of highest quality. We had room 301 which is in the corner of the floor, right underneath there is the ball (and breakfast) room. So, it can get quite noisy when there are weddings, which in summer seems to be the standard case over the weekend. The indoor pool is huge, not in width but in length and makes it a pleasure to swim. There's a nice SPA and a possibility to relax outdoors. Breakfast buffet is mid sized and rich continental. In summer one can sit outside, which is a pleasure sitting in betweek the hotel and the lake. Staff - except for the reception - is very unattentive, they show up and almost never come back and once you order something they tend to forget, which is perceived as slightly arrogant and not very 5 star in terms of service quality.

This was a great spot for our night after a long flight to Paris then drive to Switzerland. Very relaxing hotel, great spa (though the locker rooms were substandard). Food was pretty good at terrace restaurant, but I suspect their formal dining restaurant sets a higher bar. The room views were amazing - gorgeous view of the Alps and Lake Geneva.