Minotel AlaGare

Located between the lake and the town centre, in a quiet pedestrian zone, 200 metres from the railway station car park and 12 minutes walking distance from the Olympic Museum. WiFi internet free-spot.

The hotel has an excellent 'rustic' restaurant called 'Le Raccard' that is situated next to the hotel. With the cosiness of a mountain chalet, the restaurant is renowned for its Swiss dishes such as 'raclette' and 'fondue' and serves superb steaks! Copious buffet breakfast served from 6.30 am in air-conditioned "Le Galetas". Drinks and excursions on sale at the reception.

Enjoy the highspeed internet freespot available at any time, in the reception hall, lounge, breakfast room and in many rooms.

Rooms: 45

Hotel Chain: Minotel

Availability

Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – 24-hour Front Desk – Non-smoking Rooms – Family Rooms – Elevator – Safety Deposit Box – Heating – Breakfast Buffet

Activities

Horse Riding

Services

Business Centre – Laundry – Internet Services – Fax/Photocopying – Wi-Fi / Wireless LAN – Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included

Location

City Centre – Near Train Station

Hotel information

At the 24 hour reception you can book various excursions: stay in Lausanne and discover the Lake Geneva region.

Food & Beverage

Our restaurant "Le Raccard" proposes a wide selection of typical Swiss dishes such as raclette and various fondues in a cosy and rustic carnotzet. Enjoy your meal!

Room information

Quiet and comfortable rooms with private facilities, very pure drinking water, cable TV (45 channels - 8 languages) and teletext, radio alarm-clock, direct-dial phone & modem point, complimentary tea/coffee making facilities in each room. Electricity: 220 volts.

Large minibar and ice cubes at disposal in the reception lobby; safe and hair-dryer available at the reception desk, open round the clock. Luggage storage. Laundry service.

Area information

Welcome to Lausanne, Olympic Capital, city of culture and tourism!

Lausanne, in a splendid setting between the lake and the mountains, is renowned for its qualities as a big village and a small metropolis, where you will find a truly welcoming environment and a humanist mentality.

Visit the Old Town with the "Place de la Palud", its cobble stones, its town hall and its famous clock which attracts quite a crowd. On the hour, come to watch and listen to the story of the liberation of the Canton from the Bernese yoke. Discover the superb 13th century cathedral which dominates the city and do not forget to go window-shopping at the boutiques of the Rue de Bourg.

Enjoy a stroll on the piers of Ouchy alongside Lake Geneva shore and check out the Olympic Museum situated in a superb, very natural kept park. Yet other museums are also worth visiting: the Uneducated Arts Collection, unique in the world; the Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts (mu.dac) and its exceptional glassworks collection; the Hermitage Foundation in a 19th century manor house, dedicated to fine arts exhibitions; the Elysée Museum for photography lovers and the Historical Museum for different temporary thematic exhibitions.

From a cultural point of view, the Béjart Ballet is of course one of the most outstanding happenings in Lausanne. Admire one of the creations of Maurice Béjart in the amazing Métropole music hall. In a quite different field, enjoy a film at the film-library Cinémathèque suisse, which offers one of the greatest film collections of the Old Continent.

If you like smaller performances and concerts, the capital of the Vaud canton offers you plenty of opportunities for all tastes: theatre performances at the Arsenic, the Kléber-Méleau, the Boulimie, the Théâtre de Vidy and at the Grange de Dorigny; classic music at the Paderewski, dance at the Sévelin 36, jazz at the Chorus and the Pianissimo as well as alternative rock music at the Bleu Lézard cellar, the preferred students' meeting point.

In Lausanne, you will also find a vibrant nightlife with well-known clubs dedicated to electronic music, like the Loft, the MAD and the D! Club; but you can also get into the latin groove at the very hot Atelier Volant.

Well, it is impossible to talk about Lausanne without evoking the LHC, the local ice hockey club. An absolute society phenomenon, the cherished club of an entire city, adored by the youngsters from 7 to 77, the Lausanne Hockey Club represents what the OM is for Marseille! You will not want to miss the emotions and the atmosphere of a match at the Malley ice rink.

Travel information

Centrally located between the lake and the old town, in the first street below the railway station - calm pedestrian zone (access by car authorised), 200 m from the station parking building. Other parking possibilities in the same street (Parking card can be purchased at the hotel reception open 24 hours a day).

Motorway Exit: Lausanne-sud "Maladière", then direction city centre and gare CFF (railway station).

Olympic Museum: only 12 minutes by foot from the hotel.

Congress and Exposition Centre "Beaulieu": approximately 1.5 km - 10 minutes by bus (no. 3) from the station.

Nearest Airport: Geneva / 60 km - 40 minutes by train from the airport.

Comments

All reservations have to be guaranteed with a credit card. Prices are per room and per night and include continental breakfast and taxes. Minotel will charge the total amount of the reservation within 24 hours after making the reservation. All extra services will be payed directly to the hotel, at the check-out.

Cancellations can be done online. If the cancellation was done according to the conditions established by Minotel, you will receive the refund within 5 working days. In order to change the reservation, you will have to cancel the existing reservation first (subject to the cancellation policy) and book the new one afterwards. In order to extend your reservation, just make a new reservation for the additional nights.

Children up to 12 years old can stay free of charge when they share the room with two adults. We supply extra beds for children free of charge, upon previous request (in the "brief comments" section of the reservation form, indicating the age of the child) and subject to availability. Smoking and non-smoking rooms available on request (please specify in the "brief comments" section when making the reservation).

When travelling with a pet, please notify the hotel.

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Making your reservation

Making your reservation is easy and safe. Fill out your dates of stay below and submit the form. Select one or more rooms. Then press the book now button. Subsequently the reservation form appears and you have to confirm your booking. We will then send you an instant confirmation message by email.

Hotel Policies

Check In

12:00 – 24/24 hours

Check Out

07:00 – 12:00 hours

Cancellation

If the booking is cancelled more than 2 days before the day of arrival, no charge applies. If the booking is cancelled from 2 days before the day of arrival on, the charge will be 100% of the whole stay. In case you would not arrive at the hotel, the charge will be 100% of the whole stay. Each started stay is entirely due to Minotel.

The cancellation policy may vary per room type; please check the room description as well.

Child Policy

Minotel offers free accommodation and breakfast for 1 child under 12 years old when sharing a room with 2 adults; other meals are to be paid at the hotel directly. In such a case, the client shall book a double or twin room and add a comment in the "comment box" for an extra bed for a child under 12, and not book a triple room. Two children under 12 travelling with adults (no matter if the adults are staying in a single, double or triple room) will be accommodated in a twin room and pay the price of a double room for single occupancy.

Accepted credit cards

• American Express
• Visa
• Euro/Mastercard
• Diners Club
• JCB

The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.