Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse, or so-called Hotel Arbez is fairly strange. Not about the design, but because of its location. Level 1 is a region of France, the 2nd floor is a region of Switzerland. Strange but true!
This two star hotel is located in the region of La Cure, about 8 miles north of Geneva. Quoted from the official site Hotel Arbez, stay at this hotel to feel the sensation of being in between the two countries.
Glance Hotel Arbez does look ordinary, but not anymore when you see the flag of the country of France and Switzerland in the one room. Old hotel made of wood is also a place to stay for skiers.
In 1862, the government of Switzerland and France have agreed to change their state lines. In the midst of the agreement, an astute businessman named Monsieur Ponthus directly building on the land that will be used as a border. Incidentally, he has land in the area.
Ponthus split into two buildings, in the French bar, and a store in the Switzerland. Ownership of the building changed in 1921 In that year, Jules-Jean Arbeze bought the building and turned it into a hotel that stands to this day.
In World War II, the hotel has become a fairly complicated building. French occupied Germany, while Switzerland remained neutral, so it can only Nazi soldiers entered the hotel which is still within the limits of the French state. Rules are rules!
Hotel Arbez also chosen as the signing of the Lausanne Treaty in 1962 that ended the Algerian War of Independence symbolically.
The buildings cut the country's borders from the kitchen to the hotel room. As a result, 1st and 2nd floors were divided into 2 countries. From the 1st floor in the area of France, living up to the 2nd floor via the stairs and it has entered the territory of Switzerland.
There are two rooms in there that will give you the experience of sleeping in two countries at once. You can put a head in France and laid foot in Switzerland. There is another room that has a shower room on the territory of another country.
Interestingly, Arbez hotel has a room which is dedicated to the couple who were on their honeymoon. Not the room is split, but the location of the bed which is right on the borderline. In other words, the couple would sleep in two different countries.
Like the hotel, there is also a simple bar with classic style. Various furniture of wood also make the atmosphere more warm. There is also a restaurant open to the public, from 12:00 to 14:00 o'clock and 19:00 to 21:00 o'clock.
Now, Hotel Arbez very popular among skiing lovers. It is located in the middle of a two-state boundaries indeed attracted many tourists to stop by. Are you interested?
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