Le Bon Accueil in Malbuisson, hotel restaurant near the Lake Saint Point

Magical place in all seasons

Three-star hotel and one-Michelin starred restaurant Le Bon Accueil takes advantage from a very special geographic situation between France and Switzerland. You will discover gastronomy, nature, handcraft and architecture from Franche Comté.

Closed from ski resort Métabief, you will practice your favorite winter sports and enjoy winter. In summer, you will enjoy hiking in the Jura mountains and calm of the Lake Saint Point. 

Le Bon Accueil is a magical place in all seasons, and invites you to discover an exceptionnal environment in harmony with nature.

In summer, Malbuisson and the Lake Saint Point 

Only hundred meters far from the Lake Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil hotel and restaurant is perfectly located to enjoy the beauty of the third biggest natural lake in France and water-based activities. 

Discover the Jura mountains by hiking in France and Switzerland on different summits such as Mont d’Or, Suchet, Chasseron, Creux du Van. You will be charmed by the amazing view and the sound of cowbells. Visit a dairy, and continue the trip with Fort saint Antoine, the impressive cheese-maturing cellar to know everything about Comté, our most emblematic regional cheese.

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

In winter, the ski resort of Métabief

Discover the Jura mountains in the snow and enjoy winter activities: snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing in Métabief ski resort, and even skating on a natural iced lake, the Lake Saint Point, the biggest skating-rink in France.

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point
Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

Must see

Gastronomy

Le Rucher des Deux Lacs, beekeeper

Two kilometers away, Fort saint Antoine, the impressive cheese-maturing cellar.

4 kilometers away, la Fromagerie du Mont d’Or Sancey Richard, visit a dairy and discover production of the following cheeses : Comté, Morbier, Mont d’or, Raclette, Metsi, P’tit Sancey...

10 kilometers away, in La Cluse et Mijoux, Distillerie les fils d’Emile Pernot, distillery.

15 kilometers away, Distillerie Francois Guy in Pontarlier.

40 kilometers away, discover Arbois and the Jura vineyard.

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point
Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point
Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

Handcraft

La fonderie des cloches Obertino, foundry manufacturing bells.

Maison de la Réserve, ecomuseum about fauna and flora from the Jura mountains.

Musée de Pontarlier, nice exhibition about absinthe.

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

Fauna and flora

Discover the Lake Saint Point, third larger natural lake in France. Enjoy the hiking path, 23 kilometers around the lake. 

La Source Bleue, source where water is naturally turquoise colored.

Discover the Jura mountains by hiking in France and Switzerland on different summits such as Mont d’Or, Suchet, Chasseron, Creux du Van.

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point
Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

Between Besançon and Lausanne, enjoy proximity with Switzerland

Pass the border and discover well-known Swiss cities such as Yverdon, Lausanne, Neuchâtel and Genève. 

Hôtel Restaurant Lac Saint Point, Le Bon Accueil à Malbuisson Lac Saint Point

Getting there

By car

From Besançon head for Lausanne. When you leave Pontarlier, take the D 437 towards Mouthe and Lac Saint-Point. Malbuisson is 15 km away on the right bank of the lake. The hotel is in the centre of the village on your left.

From Lyon take the Poligny exit on motorway A39 to Poligny, head for Champagnole. At Censeau head towards Lac Saint-Point. When you get to Labergement Sainte-Marie, head for Malbuisson, right bank. The hotel is in the centre of the village on your right.

From Geneva or Lausanne or Neuchâtel (Switzerland) take the motorway to Vallorbe (customs). Then head for Labergement Sainte-Marie and Lac Saint-Point. 

GPS : lat : 46.7961188 / long : 6.3044244

By train

At Frasne TGV station (15 km) there is a SNCF shuttle
From Pontarlier TGV station (15 km) take a taxi.

By air

Geneva airport is 100 km away