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Le Mirador Resort & Spa
Mont-Pèlerin, Switzerland · Independent · Core Luxury
J.-H. Collombet built Mon Repos in 1904 as a nursing home for nervous ailments on Mont-Pelerin above Lake Geneva; Maurice Ravel was a patient in 1934. Joseph Segel, founder of QVC and the Franklin Mint, renamed it Le Mirador in 1970, and Harvard Business School ran its European campus here from 1975 to 1983. It became Europe's first non-smoking hotel in 1998, spent 2003 to 2015 as a Kempinski, and still holds the only Givenchy Spa in Switzerland.
- 63 rooms
- Opened 1952
- Neighborhood: Le Mont-Pèlerin
- Architect: J.-H. Collombet
About Le Mirador Resort & Spa
- Architect J.-H. Collombet built Mon Repos in 1904 as a nursing home on Mont-Pelerin; Maurice Ravel was a patient in 1934.
- Joseph Segel, founder of QVC and the Franklin Mint, bought the house and renamed it Le Mirador in 1970.
- Harvard Business School ran its European campus here from 1975 to 1983.
- It became Europe's first non-smoking hotel in 1998 and still has the only Givenchy Spa in Switzerland.
History
Le Mirador was built in 1904 by architect J.-H. Collombet as Mon Repos, a nursing home for nervous ailments on Mont-Pelerin above Lake Geneva, in the Lavaux UNESCO vineyards; the composer Maurice Ravel was a patient in 1934. Closed in 1942, it reopened as the Hotel Mon Repos in 1952.
In 1969-70 the American entrepreneur Joseph Segel, founder of QVC and the Franklin Mint, bought it and renamed it Le Mirador, adding a spa and pool in 1974; it hosted Harvard Business School's European campus from 1975 to 1983. A member of Leading Hotels of the World since 1995 and Europe's first non-smoking hotel from 1998, it operated as Le Mirador Kempinski between 2003 and 2015 before returning to independence.
The setting
5 km from Chaplin's World museum.
Restaurants and bars
- Le Patio — Restaurant
Experiences
- Le Mirador Spa — Became the only Givenchy Spa in Switzerland in 2003.
- Le Mirador Country Club (Club&Spa) — Club founded in 1974 for expatriates and foreigners; about 200 members meet yearly at a member cocktail.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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