The Hotel Continental is a family-run hotel, set in a 19th-century building with chandeliers and a flower-filled garden terrace It is just 100 metres from Lake Geneva, in the heart of Evian All of the guest rooms are spacious and elegantly decorated in a Belle Epoque style They have free Internet access and come with flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and private bathrooms A buffet breakfast is served daily in the Continentals pleasant dining area, or on the terrace in summer The Hotel Continental is ideally situated for touring the Rhone-Alpes region and Switzerland It is a 10-minute walk from the train station, the ferry port and a spa centre, and a 30-minute boat-ride from Lausanne