L'Imperial Palace

Set in the heart of the sunny French Alps, the L'Imperial Palace Hotel is just 25 minutes from Geneva International Airport.

This hotel features 99 rooms and suites, each appointed in a contemporary style, along with a casino with slot machines, restaurants and bars facing out onto the cleanest lake in Europe and a fitness and beauty centre. Guests can also make use of a Congress Centre, with 21 fully-equipped conference and banqueting rooms. Further facilities include a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a cloakroom, lift access, a cafe, Internet access and parking for those arriving by car. For an additional fee guests can make use of the hotel's room and laundry services.

The classic guest rooms offer a view of the park or the lake, according to availability. Each comes with an en suite bathroom with bath and shower, as well as a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, a satellite/cable television, Internet access, a safe and a minibar. Some of the rooms feature a balcony.

Le Casino Imperial is one of Haute-Savoie's most popular meeting places, with its highly innovative approach, 160 slot machines and various traditional table games. Access is for adults only and an ID card is required upon entry. There are also pool and snooker tables at the hotel. In addition to this there is a gym on site. For an additional fee guests can relax in the sauna or steam room, or treat themselves to a soothing massage. The Golf de Talloires golf course is just a 15-minute drive from the hotel.

La Voile bar and restaurant offers guests a refined setting and fresh, traditional cuisine. Its shady terraces, which face out onto the lake and overlook the park, are the perfect place to stop awhile and relax. Barbecue lovers can also enjoy lunch and dinner from the grill during the summer months. Breakfast is served from 7 am until 10:30 am. Lunch is available from 12 pm until 2:30 pm, while dinner is served between 7:30 pm and 10 pm. La Brasserie du Parc provides a cosy atmosphere and is located at park level. It is open exclusively to groups. La Rotonde is open daily for dinner, starting from 8:30 pm. Last orders are at midnight on weekdays and 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays. La Rotonde offers an original alternative for meals at the hotel, as it located right in the heart of the gaming room. It offers a range of Italian pasta dishes and wines, and is perfect for night owls. The restaurant is open to adults only and an ID card is required on entry. Alternatively, poker Cafe is open daily from 12 pm until 12 am, and until 2 am on Fridays and Saturdays. The Poker Cafe is located in the same area as the slot machines. It comes highly recommended to guests aged anywhere between 18 and 98 who enjoy bar snacks and draught beer while watching live sports on TV! The cafe is open to adults only and an ID card is required on entry.

From Geneva: follow signs for France on the Swiss motorway (green signposts). Continue onto the A401, then turn off at the exit for Archamps/Annemasse/Annecy and take the A41. Then follow signs for Annecy on the main road. Take exit 17 for Annecy Nord, then follow signs for Annecy-Le-Vieux, Thones, and Casino Imperial. From Lyon: take the A43/E70 towards Chambery. Continue onto the A41/E712 towards Aix-les-Bains/Annecy. Turn off at exit 16 for Annecy Sud/Cran-Gevrier. Follow signs for Annecy-le-Vieux-Le Lac-Thones les Aravis, then for Casino-Centre de Congres de L'Imperial. From Paris: take the A6 towards Lyon-Macon. In Macon, follow the signs for Bourg-en-Bresse, then for the A40 to Geneva. Take the exit for Eloise/Annecy and then the RN 508 towards Annecy. By public transport from Annecy train station: take bus line 2 and alight at Annecy-Imperial.