{"id":179337,"date":"2026-05-13T16:45:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/actualite\/lhostellerie-de-geneve-the-art-of-entertaining\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:45:42","slug":"lhostellerie-de-geneve-the-art-of-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/en\/actualite\/lhostellerie-de-geneve-the-art-of-entertaining\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#8217;Hostellerie de Gen\u00e8ve &#8211; The art of entertaining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"drop-cap\">This passionate, detail-oriented woman has, over the years, restored the premises to create an establishment in her image: warm, colorful, meticulously furnished and with a particular emphasis on quality of service.<\/p>\n<p>A regular clientele comes here to enjoy tasty traditional specialties, such as veal kidneys with morels, beef tartare with grappa, homemade lasagne or wood-fired grills prepared in the restaurant&#8217;s own fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Hostellerie de Gen\u00e8ve is also a hotel on a human scale, with 23 rooms that reflect the themes dear to the owner&#8217;s heart. An escapade in Morocco, an excursion into the world of winegrowers, a plunge into Stendhal&#8217;s Red and Black&#8230; Anne-Christine Meylan has put her particular stamp on every nook and cranny of this atypical place, which you can&#8217;t leave without wanting to return. <\/p>\n<p class=\"contact-details\">Hostellerie de Gen\u00e8ve<br \/>\nPlace du March\u00e9 11<br \/>\n1800 Vevey<br \/>\n021 921 45 77<br \/>\nOpen daily from 07:00 to midnight.<br \/>\n<a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelgeneve.ch\" target=\"_blank\">www.hotelgeneve.ch<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h2\">A meeting place for watchmakers<\/h3>\n<p>A few tables out of sight in an intimate corner of L&#8217;Hostellerie&#8217;s cellars, temporary exhibitions linked to watchmaking houses, a setting apart to discuss tourbillon, date, minute repeater&#8230; La Table des Horlogers was inaugurated in 2013 to welcome watch lovers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35745\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey2..jpg\" alt=\"hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey2\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h2\">From vine to cellar<\/h3>\n<p>The cellar, a magical place for wine lovers. Anne-Christine Meylan is passionate about the land and the vineyards. She cultivates a special relationship with the winemakers and selects the wines offered at L&#8217;Hostellerie de Gen\u00e8ve herself.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35746 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey3..jpg\" alt=\"hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey3\" width=\"619\" height=\"412\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h2\">Home-made<\/h3>\n<p>Grappa cherries, rum raisins, persimmon, grapefruit or kiwi jam, apple, pear or orange jam&#8230; Not to mention blueberry jam, a favorite of Anne-Christine Meylan, who lovingly prepares these homemade delights for hotel residents to enjoy at breakfast. For the rest of you, you can purchase these delicacies in the L&#8217;Hostellerie boutique. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35747\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey4..jpg\" alt=\"hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey4\" width=\"619\" height=\"413\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h2\">A glossary of the art of entertaining by Anne-Christine Meylan<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35748\" src=\"https:\/\/lionel-meylan.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey5..jpg\" alt=\"hostelerie_de_geneve-lionel-meylan-vevey5\" width=\"499\" height=\"638\"><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"h2 small\">Sharing <\/strong> &#8220;With customers, I like to be able to pass on something. People also come here to talk, to share.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"h2 small\">Reinventing ourselves <\/strong> &#8221; Avoiding routine is undoubtedly one of the Hostellerie&#8217;s secrets. Culinary fortnights are organized on a regular basis: Morocco, Italy, Ticino. The menu changes according to the theme, as does the restaurant&#8217;s d\u00e9cor. For epicureans, this is important. For us too.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"h2 small\">Welcoming <\/strong> &#8221; Customers tell us &#8220;here you feel at home. People marvel at the flowers that change all the time. What&#8217;s wonderful for us is that they take the time to tell us so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"h2 small\">Adapting <\/strong> &#8220;I&#8217;m very attentive to customers, their requests and their particular needs. To meet them, I talk a lot with the chef. 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