Written by Ayesha Quartermain Friday, 30 April 2010 12:03
The Auberge du Lion d'Or is reputed to be one of the best restaurants in Geneva. The prices are stiff and more suited to expense accounts, but both the service and the food are impeccable.
Geneva, 27 March, 2009 - Here is a selection of Geneva restaurants (See Taking in the Lake Part I by William Dowell and Edward Girardet) recommended by Swiss, French and expatriate Essential Edge readers. We will be highlighting other reader-recommended cafes and restaurants in the Pays de Gex, La Cote, Riviera, and Haute Savoie side of the Lake in later parts of the Taking in the Lake series. If you have any special place you would like to suggest, please let us know.
CROZET, Pays de Gex, France - - This stylish hotel and restaurant complex with the touch of a southern African luxury game and sports lodge is a relatively new addition to the Lake Geneva Region. Situated in a 35-hectare park just outside the small French town of St Genis in the Pays de Gex at the foot of the Jura mountains, it offers a spectacular view of Geneva and the Alps, barely ten minutes drive from the airport. During the summer, the outside terrace of the Shamwari Restaurant with its comfortable Bauhaus wicker armchairs and white parasols makes an ideal waterhole for sundowners. Jivahill’s particular attraction is that it doubles as a spa country club with an elaborate wellness centre, horse riding, golf practise area, water skiing and jogging track. Rare among Swiss and French restaurants, there is also a play area for kids. Overall, this is not a bad place for business meetings or seminars within sight of Geneva – and in a healthy, open-air environment.
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