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title: "Lausanne"
description: "Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Lausanne."
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# Lausanne
Primary place hint: Lausanne
## Breadcrumbs
[Europe](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/europe) > [Switzerland](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/switzerland) > [Lake Geneva](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/lake-geneva) > [Lausanne](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/lausanne)
## Hotel Guides
- [Spectacular Hotel Views](https://spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/lausanne) (spectacularhotelviews.com)
  Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type. Their Lausanne ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Lausanne with the best hotel views.
## Travel Guides And Blogs
- [Lonely Planet](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/switzerland/lake-geneva-region/lausanne) (lonelyplanet.com)
  Lonely Planet is a major professionally edited travel guide site and publishing brand. Their Lausanne destination guide is a strong overview of Lake Geneva, the medieval Old Town, the Olympic Museum, lakeside promenades, and nearby Lavaux vineyards.
- [Travel Dudes](https://traveldudes.com/things-to-see-in-lausanne-switzerland/) (traveldudes.com)
  Travel Dudes is a community-led travel site publishing destination guides, practical tips, inspiration, and contributor travel advice. Their Lausanne sightseeing article offers a helpful city-focused introduction to notable things to see and general visitor interest.
- [The Travel Hack](https://thetravelhack.com/switzerland/travel-hacks-guide-lausanne/) (thetravelhack.com)
  The Travel Hack is Monica Stott's short-trip travel blog focused on weekend breaks, practical planning, and limited-time travel. Her Lausanne city guide is a practical fit for short-trip travelers looking for broad destination discovery from a contributor visit.
- [Inside The Travel Lab](https://www.insidethetravellab.com/winter-in-lausanne/) (insidethetravellab.com)
  Inside The Travel Lab is a journalism-led online travel magazine focused on thoughtful destination coverage and cultural context. Their winter in Lausanne article gives thoughtful seasonal context through festive lights, cafés, museums, and the city's colder-month atmosphere.
- [Earth Trekkers](https://www.earthtrekkers.com/best-day-trips-from-lausanne/) (earthtrekkers.com)
  Earth Trekkers is a family adventure travel site specializing in detailed guides, itineraries, route planning, and photography. Their Lausanne day-trips guide is excellent for expanding a visit to Gruyeres, Chateau de Chillon, Montreux, Interlaken, Gastlosen, Glacier 3000, and Lake Geneva.
## Travel Videos
- [Rick Steves' Europe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZDykAiGYeo) (youtube.com)
  Rick Steves' Europe is a YouTube travel channel from guidebook author and television host Rick Steves. This short video captures a memorable Lausanne Cathedral moment centered on organ music, the church interior, and Rick Steves' guidebook research visit.