Hotel Crystal

“Perfect Stay in Lausanne”

Everything we needed was provided: great food in the morning, unique and comfortable rooms, friendly helpful staff that felt more like family, and incredible help with child care (a crib, some toys, bath chair, and the hotel recommended a nanny who we cried to leave after our trip - she was so ki... more

Everything we needed was provided: great food in the morning, unique and comfortable rooms, friendly helpful staff that felt more like family, and incredible help with child care (a crib, some toys, bath chair, and the hotel recommended a nanny who we cried to leave after our trip - she was so kind to our son). Can’t recommend enough!

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“LOVELY, ABSOLUTELY LOVELY!”

This hotel is located right in the pedestrian zone and surrounded on all sides by a cornucopia of shops and eateries of every kind. If arriving by train, ride one stop on the metro to Flon station. May sound extravagant but this way you´ll spare yourself the effort of walking up a really steep hi... more

This hotel is located right in the pedestrian zone and surrounded on all sides by a cornucopia of shops and eateries of every kind. If arriving by train, ride one stop on the metro to Flon station. May sound extravagant but this way you´ll spare yourself the effort of walking up a really steep hill. The building offers bits of period charm like spacious central stairs or pudgy water heating radiators in rooms. Light breakfast fare is included in the room rate offering salami sausage, an assortment of cheeses (what else?) and a wide range of tasty marmalades and delicious chocolate-based spreads. Coffee with frothed hot milk served on the side was excellent. There is a terrace on the top floor that offers nice views of central Lausanne. My room was sufficiently large and airy and did not feel cluttered by furniture that besides a desk also included a padded easy chair and a coffee table. Bed and bedside lighting were excellent, the only disappointment being the pillows, rather thin and of an uncomfortable shape. For some reason the quality of pillows often gets neglected, at least that is my experience. Shower tub was curtained off by cloth drapes, which when wet tended to cling to the body and generally get in the way. Room colours were quite lively, battleship grey with red and white accents and a comics-style mural taking up one whole wall (see picture). In my room there was a small cooler (I mean a fridge without the frost compartment), which proved to be perfectly capable of keeping basic victuals at below room temperature. One (temporary) inconvenience was created by a capital reconstruction of a building right across the street where works started punctually at seven in the morning. I can´t say it bothered me much at all but as the room has no air-conditioning, if I am allowed a speculation, come the warm season an open window may create a tad of problem for late risers. To end on a positive note, internet connection was stable and sufficiently fast for video calls. Oh, and there was free coffee (capsules) and tea available the whole day through in the breakfast room, which I found quite touching.

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“Hotel in the Heart of the City .”

Thank you Hotelcard for smart hotel experience . The Crystal hotel is right at Coop City in Lausanne . The room and the shower room are spacious . Beds are Neat and clean . The owner is very generous , welcome drinks with free coffee and tea on 5th floor . I do not think that all the rooms are th... more

Thank you Hotelcard for smart hotel experience . The Crystal hotel is right at Coop City in Lausanne . The room and the shower room are spacious . Beds are Neat and clean . The owner is very generous , welcome drinks with free coffee and tea on 5th floor . I do not think that all the rooms are the same. For the price I paid , I am satisfy .

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