In which area to stay in Lausanne?

Are you packing for a stay in Lausanne, treasure of Western Switzerland? Here is our selection of neighborhoods to stay in Lausanne!

Lausanne, an Olympic city, is the symbol of peace and international agreement. Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lausanne is a city where it makes good living. Just a short walk from France (45 kilometers from the northern border), the “Imperial City” has experienced tumultuous relations with its neighbours Geneva, Soleure, Fribourg and Berne, until it emancipated during the French Revolution with Napoleon Bonaparte.

Today, Lausanne is set with the most remarkable urban assets thanks to its dynamism, the intensity of its student life and its cultural footprint. A city accessible to all scholarships according to the chosen period, the offer of accommodation is varied: there are for all tastes!

Here is our selection of the best places to sleep in Lausanne.

The City

The ancient hill of Cité was surrounded, very early in parts and others of its slopes, by the old medieval city, the rivers of Flon and La Louve by delimiting the contours. If you opt for accommodation in the Cité de Lausanne, you will be able to walk through the streets through the history of the city and let yourself be charmed, among other things, by the Château Sainte-Marie or the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Lausanne, the first Gothic cathedral built outside France. This important medieval route that passes through the city on its part was marked and recognized by the Council of Europe in 2004. From the top of the Cathedral's belfry, the panorama of Lausanne and its surroundings awaits you in turn for an exceptional view.

From the Esplanade of the Cathedral to the Place de la Palud, the district of La Cité promises a historic stay in the heart of Lausanne.

The Flon district

The former industrial zone of the 21st century, the Flon district has since experienced a metamorphosis according to an ad hoc motto: “to take the best of the past to build the future.” Walking around this neighborhood, transfigured by its modernity, a maze of shops await you to restore, entertain, or go shopping. The life of the Flon district is unique to artistic expression, design and contemporary architecture: the warehouses have given way to the artistic workshops, architectural firms and galleries. The Flon is the ideal place to go to a nightclub, drink a cocktail on a terrace and enjoy the nightlife of Lausanne. Staying in Lausanne in the trendy district is enjoying its atmosphere at the threshold of its door.

The Rôtillon district

The Rôtillon district is at the crossroads of a historic and contemporary Lausanne. A bigarrated neighborhood, suggesting a city atmosphere from Italy, it invites to the unusual. The half-human statues of the artist Zaric sprinkle a alley, a square, a bridge. From the Bessières Bridge, an elusive view is provided to you and can only enrich your memories of your stay in Western Switzerland. A good plan to stay in Lausanne by combining memory and contemporary life. At the end of your stay, you will take away its original character. Don’t deprive yourself of the curiosity you’re animated!