Beau-Rivage Geneva is a five-star luxury hotel, founded in 1865 by the Mayer family. It is located in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

.Beau-Rivage Geneva
/ref> Many other hotels throughout the world have the name "Beau-Rivage", but this hotel has remained independent since its creation and is still a family-owned business. The hotel has 90 rooms including 18 suites, 2 restaurants and a bar. It is a member of the

Leading Hotels of the World In typography, leading ( ) is the space between adjacent lines of type; the exact definition varies. In hand typesetting, leading is the thin strips of lead (or aluminium) that were inserted between lines of type in the composing stick to incre ...

History

19th century

* 1865 : The hotel is founded by Jean-Jacques Mayer. * 1873:

Charles II, Duke of Brunswick Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (German: ''Karl II.''; 30 October 1804 – 18 August 1873), ruled the Duchy of Brunswick from 1815 until 1830. Biography Charles was born in Brunswick, the eldest son of Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Lünebur ...

dies at the Beau-Rivage. The city of Geneva inherits 20 million gold francs from him. This sum of money will contribute to the construction of many buildings in Geneva, including its main theatre (Le Grand Théâtre). * 1898 : The Austrian Empress Elisabeth dies at the Beau-Rivage, stabbed to death by Italian anarchist

Luigi Lucheni Luigi Lucheni (April 22, 1873 – October 19, 1910) was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Early life Luigi Lucheni was born Louis Luccheni in Paris on April 22, 1873. His father, unknown, and his mother, ...

soon after she left the hotel.

20th century

* 1918 :

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

is born, and its "birth" is officially signed at the Beau-Rivage. * 1940-1944 : The Beau-Rivage closes its doors during the war. * 1967 : The gastronomic restaurant "Le Chat Botté" is created. * 1978 : Jacques Mayer becomes the 4th generation of the Mayer family to manage the hotel. * 1987 :

Uwe Barschel Uwe Barschel (13 May 1944 – 11 October 1987) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister-President in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Having assumed office of Minister-President at the age of 38, Ba ...

, former

Minister-President A minister-president or minister president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments with a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government where they preside over the council of ministers. It ...

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

, is found dead in his Beau-Rivage room. * 1987 :

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and ...

incorporates its Swiss offices at the Beau-Rivage. * 1990 : The Beau-Rivage celebrates its 125th birthday. * 1998 : The Beau-Rivage and the association "Sissi 1998" commemorate the 100th anniversary of the loss of

Empress Elisabeth of Austria Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was ...

; a statue created by the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

sculptor Philip Jackson is erected on the "Rotonde du Mont-Blanc", near the hotel.

21st century

* 2000-2001 : The bar "L’Atrium" is thoroughly renovated, and some fragments of

Pompeii Pompeii (, ) was an ancient city located in what is now the ''comune'' of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g. at Boscoreale, Stabiae), was buried ...

-styled frescoes are discovered. * 2002 : Dominique Gauthier becomes the chef of the restaurant "Le Chat Botté". * 2008 : It becomes the first and only luxury hotel in Geneva to hold an ISO 9001-200 quality certificate. * 2008 : "Le Chat Botté" scores 18/20 in the

Gault-Millau Gault et Millau is a French restaurant guide. It was founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault and Christian Millau in 1965. Points system Gault Millau rates on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 being the highest. Restaurants given below 10 poin ...

guide. * 2009 : The Beau-Rivage joins the

Notes and references

{{Authority control Hotels in Geneva Buildings and structures in Geneva 1918 in Czechoslovakia Hotel buildings completed in 1865 Hotels established in 1865 Economy of Geneva 19th-century architecture in Switzerland