Lausanne Palace and Spa

What the classifiers highlight

Perched on Lausanne's terraced hillside streets, the financial district sits at the front door and Lake Geneva opens up behind. Marbled public spaces keep their 19th-century grandeur, while rear rooms get private balconies over the lake and the city's cascading rooftops. Staff stay old-world and rigidly professional. The restaurant carries two MICHELIN Stars, and the spa runs on Aveda.