Located close to Lausanne Cathedral and Palais de Beaulieu, Hotel Crystal provides a rooftop terrace, shopping on site, and a library. Free in-room WiFi and dry cleaning/laundry services are available to all guests.
Located in Lausanne Center neighborhood, Hotel Crystal is connected to a shopping center. Sauvabelin Tower is a notable landmark, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Ouchy Port and Lavaux Vineyard Terraces. Palais de Beaulieu and Lausanne Cathedral are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails. Visit our Lausanne travel guide
Rue Chaucrau Number 5, Lausanne, VD, 1003
What's nearby
Lausanne Cathedral
6 min walk - 0.6 km
Palais de Beaulieu
12 min walk - 1.1 km
Place of Riponne
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Hôtel de Ville
3 min walk - 0.3 km
MCBA - Musée cantonal des beaux‑arts Lausanne
5 min walk - 0.4 km
Getting around
Lausanne Station
10 min walk
Ouchy-Olympique Station
10 min drive
Geneva International Airport (GVA)
39 min drive
Restaurants
The Great Escape
4 min walk
Bruxelles Café
1 min walk
Pinte Besson
2 min walk
Brasserie-Restaurant Le Vaudois
1 min walk
Manora Restaurant
2 min walk
About this property
Hotel Crystal
Hotel near Lausanne Cathedral
Located close to Palais de Beaulieu and Sauvabelin Tower, Hotel Crystal provides a rooftop terrace, shopping on site, and a library. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
Buffet breakfast (surcharge), bike rentals, and self parking (surcharge)
A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), coffee/tea in the lobby, and smoke-free premises
Free newspapers, tour/ticket assistance, and a vending machine
Room features
All guestrooms at Hotel Crystal include comforts such as separate sitting areas, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
82-cm flat-screen TVs with cable channels
Separate sitting areas, refrigerators, and heating
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.
What time is check-out at Hotel Crystal?
Check-out is at noon.
Does Hotel Crystal provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle.
Where is Hotel Crystal located?
Located in Lausanne Center, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Lausanne Cathedral and Palais de Beaulieu. Sauvabelin Tower and Olympic Museum are also within 2 mi (3 km). Ouchy-Olympique Station is 26 minutes by foot and Lausanne Station is 10 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Hotel Crystal Reviews
8.0
Very Good
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Loved the balcony view as we got our room on the 5th floor. Amenities and staff were great. Hotel was pretty cool and location to transportation was perfect. Would recommend!
Very Centrale placed- good, clean accommodation with stunning roof top views. Some decor a little tired and right within busy area so expect some noise from bars located nearby in the evening. Recommend staying for comfortable short term stay. You also get a free public transport pass for the duration of your stay which was invaluable. Thank you.
Our small family of three stayed here for one night. The staff was incredibly kind and helpful, and let my husband and son hang out after check out while I searched for cough medicine.
Location is terrific if you like cities! We had a wonderful dinner at a nearby Eritrean restaurant and walked to L’Hermitage museum the next day. It’s not a luxurious space but that’s not the charm. We loved it and would stay there again.
Renovations were cool and roof top terrace had a wonderful view. Very nice and helpful staff working there.
But, parking was not onsite as stated and with construction in the area it was very confusing on where to go. With no a/c we had to keep the windows open which would have been fine except that it was extremely loud until 3am due to the location. If you go in the summer bring earplugs!
The hotel is perfectly situated in the old town, but in the summer you need to think twice before staying there. We were on the third floor which is essentially the fourth floor and it was possibly hot at night. There is no air conditioning and there was no good way to get Crossbreeze in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
20 July 2025
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Noisy area
The hotel’s location is close to the Metro station. There are restaurants around, some are pricy and some are alright. The hotel does not have an AC, which is common in a few parts of Switzerland. I can barely sleep at night since people from the streets and around the area are shouting, laughing boisterously in the wee hours of the night, that is every single night I was there.
Among the staffs, I commend the Asian student who works there from 4pm-9pm. Very friendly, helpful and always smile.
No, I do not recommend this place.
walking distance from the metro station, which is great as it was raining all the week. the coffee salon is open all day which is great if you don't feel like working from your room.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
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10/10 Excellent
Thomas
11 November 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
1A
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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8/10 Good
Nirada
25 April 2025
Good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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6/10 Okay
Jacqueline
15 August 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property is situated across from a popular restaurant that has outdoor seating until midnight. If you’re looking for a good night's sleep, this place may not be ideal for you. Additionally, the photos on Expedia are likely outdated, and the decor is not as modern or fresh as it appears in the pictures.
The service is bad, even not allowing to take hot water if you don’t buy their expensive breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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8/10 Good
Catalin
10 August 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No AC was a big concern
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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6/10 Okay
Sylvain
5 May 2025
Liked: Amenities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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8/10 Good
Kenneth
26 April 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Central location was good. Car parking available means there is à public car park nearby.
Taking a shower was an experience, one of those shower curtains that attacks you as soon as you get in. Water everywhere that I had to soak up with towels.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
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2/10 Terrible
Laura
30 June 2025
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
This hotel is across the street from a pub that played extremely loud music and it was like a rave until 3:15 Am. There is also no air conditioning and so the windows had to stay open. We did not sleep at all it was so loud. Also our room looked nothing like the pictures posted on Expedia and there was a bald light bulb in our room and a hole in the wall
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
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4/10 Poor
Charbel
1 August 2024
Disliked: Amenities
No air conditioning, just a broken fan. Not adapted for a summer stay. Staff at check in unfriendly and incompetent.
Very, very small room and bathroom with outdated style bed.
No airconditoner.
When you open the window for some air during summer, you hear loud people down below singing and talking until 3 am from a Cafe/ restaurant across.
Then by 9 am was the loud ringing of the church bell every 15 minutes for few hours.
Parking is about 3-4 blocks away if you have a car.
Hotel lobby is very tiny.
Location is just few steps from McDonald’s.