Côté Lac Hostel can host a seminar, a training course, a conference or a group stay for up to 80 people, with 214 beds in 68 rooms on site. It offers three seminar rooms and all-inclusive packages with meals and accommodation. The hostel stands at 531 avenue de Neuvecelle in Évian-les-Bains, above the town centre and facing Lake Geneva.
Seminars and company events
The hostel sells group stays and room hire to companies, schools and associations. Packages combine accommodation, room hire and half or full board, and are quoted on request. Meals, coffee breaks and snacks are served for groups of ten or more. Equipment is supplied with each room, and layouts are adapted to the session.
After the working day, groups can use the rooftop for a barbecue or drinks at sunset, a fitness room and yoga classes held twice a week. The area offers water sports, mountain hikes and the Évian spa.
Rooms and capacities
Espace Carline is the largest room, with 105 m² for up to 80 people. It suits a plenary session, a training course or a conference. Espace Gentiane covers 75 m² for up to 60 people and opens directly onto the rooftop. Espace Hellébore covers 50 m² for up to 30 people and works for a training group or a breakout session. All three can be booked together for a seminar with a plenary and workshops.
The rooftop covers 600 m² with a wide view over Lake Geneva. It runs as a bar with music and concerts from May to September and can host an evening for a group.
Accommodation
The hostel has 68 rooms and 214 beds, between budget hotel and youth hostel. Classic double rooms of 16 m² and superior rooms of 17 m² sleep one or two and have a balcony with a lake or partial lake view. Quadruple rooms of 36 m² sleep four in single beds. New lake-view studios of 36 m² sleep four with a kitchenette, and private dormitories of 36 m² sleep six in bunk beds. All have private bathrooms and linen. Check-in is from 3 pm, with a self-service key kiosk open around the clock, and parking is free.
Catering
Breakfast is served every day. For groups of ten or more, the hostel offers half board or full board all year, on reservation, as well as coffee breaks. From May to September, the rooftop serves local drinks, cocktails, home-made dishes and barbecues.
History and setting
Alfa3a, a non-profit association, became the owner of Côté Lac Hostel and the neighbouring Résidence Carlo Acutis in July 2024. It renovated the spaces and set up the current concept. The hostel sits between the lake and the mountains of Chablais, a short climb above the centre of Évian.
Getting there
Évian station is a 20-minute walk. Geneva airport is about 1 h 10 by car or train. The Évian ferry pier is 10 minutes on foot, with a 35-minute crossing from Lausanne. By road, Évian is reached from Lyon by the A40 and from Annecy by the A410.
