La Nouvelle Couronne

Set on the slopes above Lausanne's old town, this boutique hotel commands views across Lake Geneva toward the French Alps, a perspective that has scarcely changed since the Belle Époque. Fifty to one hundred fifty guests gather in a restored mansion with parquet floors and tall windows framing the water—no competing with the view, so the architecture stays understated. The terraced gardens provide ceremony space, with Geneva's reflected light softening the proceedings. It is the venue for couples who come for the landscape.