Hotel Au Lac - Lausanne, Switzerland 

Good Hotel. I asked a single room and I was given a triple one with lake view. Very clean, internet acces, good breakfast, wonderful view. Unfortunately, no parking places. I had to walk a few minutes and park to a private parking for 15 chf per night.

We stayed for four nights during March 2008 in this hotel. This is an ok hotel if you compare the price and the location. Situated next to the lake the hotel does have a wonderful view across the water. With the bus stop just on the other side of the road it was very easy to go to the station and other places in Lausanne. There are number of restaurants and shops nearby including supermarkets and there is a very helpful tourist information centre just opposite of the hotel. The boat station of Ouchy is also just in front and the boat is a nice way to go or come back from Montreux and Vevey. The room we had was on the fourth floor with a balcony overlooking the lake. The room and the bathroom were smallish but very clean. And for a change we received a number of English channels on the TV. Our biggest problem at the hotel was the door locks. To open or lock the room we had to pull/push the door with all our might. The balcony door had no handle from the outside and as the lake side is quite windy one of us had to close the door from inside every time somebody went to the balcony. I am also surprised that the hotel staff took the door lock issue quite lightly and told us to push or pull the door. I fail to understand why they have not rectified it. Apart from that the staffs were helpful and friendly. The breakfast was very basic with limited choices. It was also annoying that they started to remove the food before the closing time. If you want to stay on the lake front and do not want to pay a high price, then this hotel will be fine for you. But personally speaking I will look into other options and then decide.