Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a coffee shop/cafe and self parking. Other amenities include a business center, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.
Des Inventions offers 46 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Beds feature Select Comfort mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. This 3-star property offers access to a business center. This Ecublens hotel also offers a terrace, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Des Inventions is a smoke-free property.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Restaurant Les Inventeurs - This buffet restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only.
Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; CHF 18 per person
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Restaurant Les Inventeurs
Things to do
Playground
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Mini-fridge
Playground
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Free newspapers in lobby
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Business services
Business center
Outdoors
Terrace
Accessibility
Elevator
More
1 building
4 floors
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Select Comfort mattress
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Electric kettle
Mini-fridge
Room service
More
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Safe
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Access code, staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed
1 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CHF 35 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately CHF 18 per person
Rollaway bed fee: CHF 35 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
Hôtel Inventions Ecublens
Hôtel Inventions
Inventions Ecublens
Des Inventions Hotel
Hôtel des Inventions
Des Inventions Ecublens
Des Inventions Hotel Ecublens
Des Inventions Reviews
Reviews
8.6
Excellent
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Room was large with terrace. Bed was unconfortable.Parking is outside in front of hotel with cameras but open street. Breakfast was extremely poor, just some yoghurt and small low cost cheese. Receptionist is kindly. Also you get free ticket for public transport. Internet is low quality
Great value, compared to prices in Lausanne. Transit was great, close to grocery stores. Dinner at 5:30 pm was not possible. Fridge wasn't very cold, room was warm (fan but no air conditioning). Staff were friendly and helpful (especially answering TONS of questions by email before my trip).
Good place for an overnight stay. Location is in a quiet residential area so nothing much within walking distance.
The hotel has a self-service check in for out of hours arrivals.
Breakfast room was large and attractive - breakfast was ok.
A slightly quirky hotel based on the theme of inventions but perfectly good for a short stay in the Lausanne area.
This is clean and quiet property (despite adjoining construction), set amid a residential and light industrial area. It is walking distance to a shopping center containing a huge grocery store (Migros), where I often bought my meals among its prepared selections, including canapes!
And it is also walking distance to the local light rail station. The hotel staff gave me adequate instructions to find it and also free travel on it for the duration of my stay.
The hotel ordered a taxi for me the evening before my early departure the next morning & the taxi did not show. I called the hotel emergency number and the hotel immediately called another and I made my connection.
I would not recommend including the breakfast for your stay. Experiment with it one morning & make your own decision. Clearly I was disappointed.
Also, there is no air conditioning and there was record heat during my stay. The fan in the room was adequate to move the air. Also, the staff speaks passable English and is happy to help with everything!
The hotel and the room are awesome. I reached early so the reception person was kind enough to make some changes and enable my early checkin. In addition I had to add two days to my original stay and when I called them they were super prompt in making the adjustments. The only aspect I found inconvenient is their front desk closes at 6 pm and then opens at 8 am. These were the times of my conference so I could never have met them for any issue. I had locked my laptop in the safe and when I called them in the night (late) they answered the phone and were super curt -- we will fix it in the morning! Nothing about how it affected my work, or that I could not have made it at 8 am since I would leave by 7:45 am for my conference. So as long as you have no issues, this is a good place to stay. Far from metro (15 min walk) but good location for staying close to EPFL.
The hotel was perfectly situated for my personal needs as I wanted somewhere to stay close to family. It is situated within walking distance of a shopping centre and about 10 minutes from Renens station where there are plenty of restaurants and cafes.
The restaurant is only open for breakfast and there is no room service as such or a bar, so there isn't an option to have meals or drinks there. There is a vending machine for snacks and drinks in the lobby.
The room however was very comfortable, spotlessly clean and with a big bed, tv and fridge available. It suited my needs perfectly and I would certainly book again.
This was a great hotel for us to spend a week with our friends in Switzerland. However, there was a used q-tip in the corner of the bathroom for the entire stay. Apparently no one looks in the corners. I kept waiting for someone to spot it but they didn’t.
You get your keys by a boot after putting your credit card. There no one in the reception. The only staff we met was the lady in the donning room. The room was ok and we only sent there 12 hours.
Told it was ensuite while booking though only found out shared bathroom at check in. The receptionist said us all room are shared bathroom and we were welcome to cancel if we were not happy. It was late and raining outside. What a great advise! Much appreciated!!!
The three stars hotel delivers all four. Large leaving and bathrooms, nice furniture, balcony (!), stable wifi.
I liked their breakfasts. Wide selections of so-called continental breakfast ingredients. You can boil eggs yourself with a special boiler, really entertaining.
Competent, hospitable personnel.
Near to metro: about 8 minutes walk to Epenex station. As for every hotel in Lausanne, on check-in you get the free pass — Lausanne Transport card valid for all your stay.
Just enjoy!
Stayed overnight for a CDG morning departure. Took the RER from Paris and got in late to CDG station. Hotel is not part of the CDG airport hotel bus system, which caused some stress but once we realized easy tram ride got us to the terminal by the hotel, it was only a 15 minute tram ride and walk to get to hotel. Rooms are tiny but functional and teenagers loved the rooms.