{"id":52130,"date":"2026-04-20T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/52130\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:20:18","slug":"introducing-auberge-port-gitana-lake-genevas-newest-bolthole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/52130\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Auberge Port-Gitana, Lake Geneva\u2019s newest bolthole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-article-hero__description\">Escape to the shores of Lake Geneva, where the heritage hotel\u2019s welcoming rooms offer a taste of Old World elegance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auberge Port-Gitana in Geneva was originally constructed in 1875 as a steamboat pavilion for passengers embarking on cruises on Lac L\u00e9man. Though boarding is now mostly done from lakeside piers, the historic structure still stands. After several decades as a cultural venue, it recently reopened as an 18-bedroom bolthole, complete with a lakeside restaurant and terrace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"730\" width=\"973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-DSC08133_CROP.jpg\" alt=\"Retro lounge at Auberge Port-Gitana\" class=\"wp-image-267309\"  \/>Retro lounge at Auberge Port-Gitana<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"730\" width=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-DSC09479_CROP.jpg\" alt=\"At Auberge Port-Gitana a sunny terrace offers direct access to Lake Geneva\" class=\"wp-image-267310\"  \/>A sunny terrace offers direct access to Lake Geneva<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"730\" width=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-DSC07237_CROP.jpg\" alt=\"Food is served at Auberge Port-Gitana\" class=\"wp-image-267311\"  \/>Lunch is served (Images: Courtesy of Auberge Port-Gitana)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe wanted to bring this legendary place back to life,\u201d says Benjamin Luzuy, co-founder of Swiss hospitality group Gourmet Brothers, which renovated the property. The team ensured that every corner of the space respected its history, decking out the interiors with retro-modern decor that brings to mind the golden age of the Swiss Riviera. Think private balconies with striped awnings, powder-pink banquettes and marble tables. And the clear waters of L\u00e9man are just 20 metres away, with direct lake access. <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/portgitana.ch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">portgitana.ch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Escape to the shores of Lake Geneva, where the heritage hotel\u2019s welcoming rooms offer a taste of Old&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[65,2117,1560],"class_list":["post-52130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-geneva","tag-geneva","tag-lake-geneva","tag-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116437714708444647","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}