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Beau-Rivage Geneva controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1987

    Death of Uwe Barschel at the hotel

    Uwe Barschel, a former Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, was found dead in a Beau-Rivage room. The reference material records the event but does not establish additional details about the circumstances.

  2. 1898

    Assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

    Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, was fatally stabbed by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni shortly after leaving Beau-Rivage Geneva. The assassination is the most prominent violent historical incident associated with the hotel.