The Lausanne GuestHouse & Backpacker
Welcome to our Guesthouse, ideally located in the very heart of Lausanne. Looking for an affordable overnight stay, close to the train station and city center? Our establishment was made for you and your friends! You will be dazzeled by the atmosphere of our town house and the quality of our services.

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Only for our guests : show your  free “Lausanne transport Card” and get a 20% (Monday-Thursday) to 15% (Friday-Sunday) discount on your meal !

Lausanne Transport Card

This personal card gives free use of all Lausanne public transport. It is issued by the hotel and is valid for the duration of the reservation, including the arrival and departure days.

The Olympic Museum

Starting on 5 April, you will be able to see part of The Olympic Museum’s collections on the Helvétie, one of the CGN’s Belle Époque boats, which has been turned into a floating museum for the occasion. During this time, The Museum will be completely closed to the public.

The garden

During the summer, a garden and large shaded terrace is at your disposal with free BBQ.

The family story

of the Lausanne GuestHouse began in 1997 with the search for a building adapted to the ideas and the business-plan of the Elmiger brothers and sisters (Christian, Anne-Marie et Jodoc). The project matured and developed over a 3 year period before the actual construction work, renovation and transformation began. This took another year, during which Laura joined the family. Finally, on 3rd August 2001, the “Lausanne GuestHouse & Backpacker” opened in its present location.


Our ambition

is to satisfy a demanding clientele with high standards of service, cleanliness and professionalism, offering the best value for money, while insuring the viability and permanence of our business entreprise. At the same time, we try to promote a dynamic and economically attractive image of tourism in the Lausanne region as well as in the rest of Switzerland.


Ethically

we support socially responsible employment standards. The working conditions and salaries we offer are therefore much better than average. Our employees enjoy a large degree of job security. We do not employ undeclared personnel, people without work permits or illegal immigrants. The core of our cleaning staff has not changed since 2001!

 

Ecology (see the “Ecology” tab) is also our concern: we bear the Minergie quality label, observe a strict policy of waste separation and support public transport (95% of our clientele) through our proximity to the Lausanne train station.

 

The Lausanne GuestHouse & Backpacker is an unsubsidised and totally independent joint-stock company. We are a staff of 12 people (including the receptionnists Anne-Marie, Corrado, Virginie and Laura).


The GuestHouse