Beau-Rivage Geneva

History

19th century

• 1865 : The hotel is founded by Jean-Jacques Mayer.
• 1873: Charles II, Duke of Brunswick dies at the Beau-Rivage. The city of Geneva inherits 20 million gold francs from him. This sum of money will contribute to the construction of many buildings in Geneva, including its main theatre.
• 1898 : The Austrian Empress, Elisabeth of Bavaria, is stabbed to death by an anarchist soon after she leaves the Beau-Rivage.

  20th century

• 1918 : Czechoslovakia is born, and its "birth" is officially signed at the Beau-Rivage.
• 1940-1944 : The Beau-Rivage closes its doors during the war.
• 1967 : The gastronomic restaurant "Le Chat Botté" is created.
• 1978 : Jacques Mayer becomes the 4th generation of the Mayer family to manage the hotel.
• 1987 : Uwe Barschel, Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, is found dead in his Beau-Rivage room.
• 1987 : Sotheby's incorporates its Swiss offices at the Beau-Rivage.
• 1990 : The Beau-Rivage celebrates its 125th birthday.
• 1998 : The Beau-Rivage and the association "Sissi 1998" commemorate the 100th anniversary of the loss of Empress Elisabeth of Austria; a statue created by the British sculptor Philip Jackson is erected on the "Rotonde du Mont-Blanc", near the hotel.

  21st century

• 2000-2001 : The bar "L’Atrium" is thoroughly renovated, and some fragments of Pompeii-styled frescoes are discovered.
• 2002 : Dominique Gauthier becomes the chef of the restaurant "Le Chat Botté".
• 2008 : It becomes the first and only luxury hotel in Geneva to hold an ISO 9001-200 quality certificate.
• 2008 : "Le Chat Botté" scores 18/20 in the Gault-Millau guide.
• 2009 : The Beau-Rivage joins the Leading Hotels of the World.