Built in the early 20th century by a wealthy American woman and fitted out by an experienced Hindu designer, the Château des Avenières has always aroused plenty of curiosity.

Now a charming, characterful hotel, it welcomes guests in search of tranquillity and discreet enjoyment as well as anyone who relishes an exquisite emotional experience or a sense of mystery.

Originally an area of small clearings used to cultivate oats, Les Avenières was suddenly pushed into the limelight one fine summer’s afternoon in 1904.

A melancholy young American woman was walking on the slopes of the Salève with some friends when she was suddenly struck by the exceptional beauty of the view. She made her decision there and then.

She would build a shrine dedicated to her younger sister, who had died at an early age.

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