Geneva's only two Michelin starred kitchen sits inside a hotel with twenty six rooms

Most grand hotels chase scale. The Woodward went the other way. Geneva's first all suite hotel opened with just 26 suites on the shores of Lake Geneva, facing Mont Blanc across the water, and has since been named a Michelin Three Key hotel, one of the highest honours the guide awards. In February 2025 it passed into the hands of Auberge Resorts Collection.

The building sits on Quai Wilson with a Belle Epoque facade, reworked inside by architect Pierre-Yves Rochon into something closer to a private residence than a conventional hotel. Every suite is different, expansive rather than merely large, with the lake and the mountains treated as part of the room rather than a view beyond the window.

Because there are no standard doubles, the room type itself becomes the point. Guests get a sitting room, proper storage, and space to actually live in for a few days rather than pass through, a distinction that matters more the longer the stay.

Dining runs through several rooms, including L'Atelier Robuchon, which holds two Michelin stars under executive chef Olivier Jean and stands as Geneva's only two star restaurant, a serious draw in a city not short of fine dining.

Wellness comes from the Guerlain Spa, spread across two floors and home to one of the longest hotel indoor pools in Geneva, a genuine rarity in a city where lake swimming is seasonal at best.

It suits travellers who want a Geneva base built for lingering rather than transiting, couples especially, given the suite only format and the two star kitchen downstairs.

Twenty six suites, one lake, and the best table in Geneva downstairs.

Written by Marta Diaz · CEO & Editor-in-Chief

Avid tennis player, photographer and traveller. She curates every hotel in the collection and writes The Edit.