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Domaine de Châteauvieux

At a Glance

    Pros

  • lovely wine-country setting
  • fabulous restaurants

    Cons

  • staying here doesn't guarantee you a place in the restaurant (reserve your table when you reserve your room)
  • no elevator
  • a cab to or from the airport or city center can run up to 80 SF

Domaine de Châteauvieux Review

A whole different Geneva experience can be yours once you take a Rhône meander out here and wind up in the heart of the Geneva wine country. Surrounded by flowers, vineyards, and rolling green mountain views, this sturdy stone manor offers interesting bike-riding countryside right outside the gates (reserve the hotel's bicyles ahead). Inside, delicate stenciling, marble sinks, and bright calico reflect a happy marriage of good taste and warm country spirit—the decor is as relaxing as the chambre romantique's hot tub. Most guest rooms are nicely spacious, often dramatically accented with rough-hewn stone walls. Last but not least, the breakfast includes homemade bread and pastries, local honey, and jams made in-house from local fruit—only fitting thanks to the famed stone-and-wood-beam restaurant onsite.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 16 chemin de Châteauvieux, Peney-Dessus, Satigny, Geneva, CH-1242 | Map It
  • Phone: 022/7531511
  • Website: www.chateauvieux.ch
  • Location: Geneva

    Hotel Amenities

  • 12 rooms, 1 suite.
  • Restaurant, bar, business center, parking.
  • Rooms have: safe, Wi-Fi.
  • Rate includes breakfast.
  • Credit cards accepted.

Member Reviews

  • LCMaloney, from Akron, OH
    6/1/08

    Domaine de Chateauvieux is one of those places that people dream about finding. It is located approximately 15 minutes from Downtown Geneva, yet situated on a hill top in the Swiss countryside in the middle of a vineyard. The Chateau also happens to boast one of the best restaurants in Geneva - which is run by the #3 Chef in all of Switzerland - Phillipe Chevrier.

    The staff makes you feel like you are the Chateau owner and will accommdate any need (Front Desk Staff researched outlet shopping in Milan for me and sent me the results on my cell phone while I was in Milan). The restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday and Chateau guest really get the feeling like they are in a private residence. From the bar, to the restaurant, to the cigar lounge, nothing is off limits to guests.

    Access to Geneva from the Chateau is equally as convenient and adds to the feeling of being a local. The front desk will arrange a proxibus daily (about $3 each) to take you to Satigny train station and will provide you will a complimentary metro pass to use the Geneval rail/bus lines to get into town. In Satigny, it is two stops to Geneva Cornavin Train station in Central Geneva by the lake (10 minutes train ride from Satigny). This proxibus - train transfer is so easy even beginner travellers can do it and feel like local Genevese.

    What I appreciated most about Domaine de Chateauvieux - beside the owner and staff - was the ability of the locale to allow me to escape the business setting of Geneva in the evening (felt like I was going home each evening) and arrive at a beautiful quiet location where I could ponder my day over a dinner from heaven while gazing out at the Rhone river, the vineyards, the horses, etc... The place is etherial.

    Ratings details: Room: 5 | Atmosphere: 5 | Service: 5 | Value: 5
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