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Lausanne Palace

Lausanne Palace
The main entrance, with flags of Switzerland, Vaud, the Leading Hotels of the World and the Olympic flag (2013).
Lausanne Palace is located in Switzerland
Lausanne Palace
Location within Switzerland
General information
Architectural style
Belle Époque
LocationRue du grand-chêne 7-9, Lausanne, Switzerland
Coordinates46°31′10″N 6°37′50″E / 46.5194°N 6.6305°E / 46.5194; 6.6305
OwnerSandoz Family Foundation
Other information
Number of rooms106[1]
Number of suites30[1]
Number of restaurants
4[1]
Number of bars2[1]
FacilitiesConference, banquet and spa[1]
Website
https://www.lausanne-palace.ch/en/welcome-page

The Lausanne Palace is a historic luxury hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is located in the city centre, near the Esplanade of Montbenon and has a view on Le Flon on one side and on the Lake Léman on the other. It is owned by the Sandoz Family Foundation.

Presidents of the International Olympic Committee

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Since 1994, Lausanne is recognised as the Olympic Capital; the Lausanne Palace was the residence of three presidents of the International Olympic Committee: Juan Antonio Samaranch (1980–2001), Jacques Rogge (2001–2013) and Thomas Bach (2013–2025).[2]

In 2025, Kirsty Coventry became the IOC President and unlike her predecessors, she and her family are not living at the Lausanne Palace hotel. The cost of housing the IOC President at the hotel was €2,350 per night.[3]

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 (in French) "Fiche d'identité", www.lausanne-palace.com (page visited on 15 April 2015).
  2. ↑ (in French) Laurent Favre and Servan Peca, "Le CIO fait sa mue", Le Temps, Wednesday 15 April 2015, page 9.
  3. ↑ Coventry: "It wasn't about power"
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