Jungle KITSCH decor that does not blend in with surrounding alpine landscape. Think a huge elephant statue at lobby, tables have legs with claws and suspended birds everywhere, attached to ceiling lamps. But, regardless of the decor, this hotel is in urgent need of refurbishment and modernisation, it's TOTALLY OUTDATED in many aspects, making the hefty price we paid for a suite - 545euros - just outrageous. The room was small for a suite, furniture/ furnishings in urgent need of a makeover and : *So dark, very poor lighting, the bathroom as well. *Wardrobe so small, there was not enough space for a couple's winter clothes. *Bathroom might have been considered nice 10 years ago ! Small, dark, shower - if that can be called a shower ?! - inside an old-fashioned bathtub. Service - let us down by not informing prior to our arrival, that we needed to have booked our dinner in advance. Meaning we had to wait until 9:30pm to have our meal. The hotel has 4 restaurants, but only two were open. We thought in times of COVID, a hotel should be able to provide a table for each room they have occupied, as they are not running on full occupancy and are not allowed to accept people who are not guests at the hotel. Both restaurants were completely full on a Saturday evening and there was no place for us, which we found rather strange. Then on Monday morning, we went down for breakfast, like we had done the previous day, to find out the restaurant was closed and that breakfast would be served in the room. It should have been said the night before. This is one hotel we were happy to leave, just NOT WORTH IT.…
We cam in the hotel on 14 feb 2021 We are not happy here. 1. The breakfast is included, bud the restaurant das’t working 2. The room is very small 3. The room is very noise because next door is service room
The Hotel is exactly the way it is described on the website “Surrounded by a beautifully landscaped park of 10 acres, on the shores of Lake Geneva, the luxurious 5-star La Reserve Genève Hotel & Spa offers you indoor and outdoor pools and 4 restaurants and a bar”. A visitor cannot help but notice, a number of supercars i.e. Ferraris and other exotics on display in front of the Hotel entrance true to type with the image of “La Reserve” as a place for the rich and famous. My first visit to the bar was exactly what one would expect from such an establishment. The waiters and waitresses were fast on their feet, very polite and accommodating. The coffee was exceptionally good, which is not usually the case in big hotels. A small but interesting menu with reasonably priced tapas was rushed to my table. I told the waiter that I would be coming back in a couple of days for a drink and the tapas. He recommended Thursday because there would be live music and that the bar would be hopping with people. For the purpose of clarity a distinction can be drawn between restaurant service and waiter performance. Excellent service, in my vocabulary, implies that the quality of a product offered by an establishment be it food or drink is commensurate to the on the job performance of the waiter/waitress. However, it is entirely possible that a customer is attended by an outstanding waiter/waitress but gets served a terrible meal or vice versa. When I arrived early evening that Thursday, a waiter asked me what I would like to drink. I told him that I would do so after looking at the small tapas menu. Much to my surprise I was given a “new and very different menu” in which there was a notable increase in prices. The waiter explained “that the new menu was the inspiration of a new chef who has just arrived”. When I asked the bartender for list of drinks he did not bring one but said instead “We can fix you any drink you want”. I thought not having such a list was a rather odd occurrence for a hotel of such caliber. Be it as it may, I ordered a nonalcoholic ice tea and a tapas styled Humus from the “new menu”. The 16,00 CHF ice tea was very good and refreshing but the Humus was miserably tasteless and watery. When I complained to the bartender about it he took it back, no questions asked, and assured me that he would soon be offering something else as a replacement. That something else never came. While waiting uncomfortably silent for the promised replacement the evening musical program went on. It turned out to be a disappointment thanks to a female singer in really poor voice. Fearing that the avalanche of the evening`s bad experiences would continue I asked the waiter for the check to speed up my departure. Unsurprisingly, it was only then that the manager (Juliet) came to my table to ask whether everything was all right, something she should have done after the first sign of discomfort with the Humus. She listened carefully to what I had to say and was mildly apologetic about what transpired that evening. The Humus was taken off the check.…
Beautiful location with first class services in any respect: cozy rooms, excellent food, greatest spa (cannot think of any better ones), extremely friendly staff. Particularly in times of Covid19 a true gem made for relaxation and pampering.
The staff are pro and make you feel very welcome. The food is a delight. The beautiful setting is conviently located so close to Gva airport, yet the place is quiet with a secluded feel. Highly recommended!
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