We have stayed at this hotel many times. The welcome all guests receive is excellent. The food, service and friendly staff all help to make your holiday one that you will enjoy.
We can thoroughly recommend the Beau Rivage

We stayed on the second floor in a room with a terrace / balcony and wonderful view over Lake Lucerne. The staff were without exception friendly and efficient. The restaurant food was excellent and the wine list comprehensive. We really enjoyed our week's quiet stay sitting in the garden watching the ferries go by on the lake. Wonderful!

I did a first hand review of Weggis hotels while I was staying at the Park Hotel Vitznau, as it will be closed for 2 years for renovation. Park Hotel Weggis was the first candidate. A helpful receptionist showed me the hotel and rooms....furnished in modern Swiss/Scandivian/International style..poky corridors.....no direct access to the lake and meagre indoor pool located away from the main building. A trip inside the Post Hotel revealed a lobby more suited to a nightclub and the disinterested staff member was enough to indicate this was only for the under 40's.
The Beau Rivage had received some good reviews. A request via e-mail for a dinner reservation was answered within an hour. An indequate car park (no space) and a gloomy rather smokey smelling entrance lobby and sitting room were an unpromising introduction. However the dining room was pleasant enough (Mr Geering had been kind enough to advise that the outside terrace was already fully booked) and I was somewhat fussed over during a perfectly adequate meal.......isn't it enough to be asked once if everything is alright?
Evidence of 'hands on' management is noticeable everywhere, even to the coloured plastic roses stuck in the awnings preumably as there were none in flower at the time.
A cursory survey of rooms and (rather cramped) corridors, confirmed to me that this hotel warrants its 3 star rating, no more, no less

Having stayed at this hotel a few years ago I was looking forward to returning. However, the last time I stayed I had a lake-view room with a balcony, (having changed from a room overlooking the road) and it was very pleasant. This time I had asked for a nice, quiet room overlooking the lake and found the room was anything but quiet and had a small window instead of a balcony. Single rooms with balcony are the same price, double rooms with balconies are Superior and more expensive. This room overlooked the car-park, the terrace of the hotel's restaurant and the terrace of the restaurant of the hotel next door! Unsurprisingly, on a weekend many people were eating late so I couldn't get to sleep until well after midnight.

I realise that the hotel is "old fashioned" which accounts for some of its appeal but the temperature inside the small room and the lounges was really unbearable due to the lack of air conditioning. This problem is not likely to disappear due to climate changes. Other guests also complained about the heat in their rooms but air conditioning is rare in Switzerland.

I can only describe the bedroom, allocated to me, as spartan with less charm than a chain hotel and worthy of a 2 star hotel. The television was so small I could hardly see it. There was only one pillow and one small towel provided and the water in the shower took ages to drain away . Upon request to Reception two more pillows were sent up and a rickety old fan set up to combat the hot, stuffy atmosphere.

This really was a shame as the hotel has many assets including a small garden with a swimming pool and a wonderful situation directly on the lake. The lounges and restaurants are very comfortable and attractively decorated.

The breakfast was generous but the coffee tasted a bit odd. I would strongly recommend specifying that the room you book has a balcony and is situated away from the car park end if you are a light sleeper. It is best to get this confirmed before you arrive as complaints are not taken very well due possibly to the fact that the hotel has a lot of regular guests who are always complimentary. I had in the past recommended this hotel to several people, including family members but I will not be soing so in the future.