[5] The suite measures 230 square meters with two terraces and views across the Alps, Jura Mountains, Lake Geneva and the Old Town.

[6][7] Famous guests who frequented the hotel include Aga Khan, Clark Gable, Luciano Pavarotti, and Colette, who wrote her last novel at the Richemond and has a suite named in her honor.

[9] Adolphe-Rodolphe Armleder, the son of a German maker of oak wine barrels, first opened Riche-mont in 1875 as a guesthouse with 25 rooms.

[11][6] Meeting rooms, a ballroom, an on site day spa treatment facility and a fitness center were also added.

[1] In March 2015, Le Richemond Hotel was host to the University of Essex's Human Rights Centre's 50th anniversary.