Hotel President or Hotel President Wilson is an interesting property, but even I, Mr. Traditional Hotel Lover, think this hotel needs some updates. I enjoyed my stay, but the cash rates are crazy compared to what you get - perhaps, that's just Geneva. Here are my pros, cons, and photos:

Pros:

• Upgraded to a Deluxe Lake View (no suites showed as available) the morning of arrival - evening of arrival had shown a Partial Lake View upgrade
• The bed was very comfortable - plush mattress, plush pillows, and plush covers
• The view towards Lake Geneva is very pretty
• Left a welcome gift of salted caramel milk chocolates - tasty
• Room wasn't ready at 1:30 PM, so I was given a drink ticket for the bar, which got me a very good iced latte
• Offered late checkout - no issue with the 3 PM I requested
• Service was friendly in a Swiss sort of way - escorted to the room, passport placed safely in my luggage after checking in, given a bottle of water at checkout
• Elite welcome gift breakfast is quite nice - tasty buffet with made-to-order eggs and waffles / french toast / pancakes - only issue was the waffle was a bit crunchy for my taste - loved running into some travelers I recognized from breakfast at Prince de Galles last week and chatting

Neutral:

• Shower setup needs updating as the shower pressure is fine, but the wand is hard to aim, and the half-glass is ineffective
• AC is...fine, but not really adjustable

Cons:

• Room needs more accessible outlets
• Slide-in keycards seemed to deactivate very easily (perhaps from my AirPods case or other cards) - had to go down and get new ones twice

Overall, I would consider staying here again on points.

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