Beau-Rivage, ChamonixBeau-Rivage in Chamonix, France has a corrected score of 3.7 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 36 of 109 hotels we score in Chamonix. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.8 before correction: Booking.com 3.8, Tripadvisor 3.9.Hotel Beau-Rivage is a four-star, non-smoking spa hotel on Kirchstrasse 44 in the centre of Zermatt, Switzerland. Rooms look out over the Matterhorn, and the building mixes traditional and modern interiors. Facilities include a spa with sauna and steam bath, fitness facilities, a restaurant, free WiFi, minibars, an ATM and complimentary newspapers; breakfast is available at a surcharge. Guests rate the hotel highly for cleanliness, and the Mountaineer's Cemetery is a five-minute walk away, with the Matterhorn roughly twenty minutes on foot. It suits skiers and mountain walkers who want a central base with wellness facilities after a day outdoors. Some rooms are on the small side, and the decor in parts is fairly basic and dated.What stands out

Central Zermatt location

Matterhorn views from rooms

Sauna, steam bath and spa

Clean, spacious rooms

Watch out for

Some decor dated

Some rooms small

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