U-Robert Hare uthatha i-Beau Rivage kusukela emlandweni ukuya ebuhleni besimanje

Ihhotela i-Beau Rivage Beau Rivage Geneva: inganekwane esuka emlandweni kuya ekunethezekeni kwesimanje

Ingxoxo ekhethekile noMphathi-Jikelele, uMnu. Robert Hare

Indaba yokuqala:

Ngo-1865, i-Hotel Beau Rivage yavula iminyango yayo okokuqala. Umbono wabasunguli bawo, u-Albertine noJean-Jacques Mayer, amaphayona esikhathi sabo, bavumela intuition yabo kanye nesibindi sokufeza leli phupho. Ngaleso sikhathi, babengazi ukuthi bazakhele itshe eliyigugu emlandweni wamahhotela elalizomelana nesikhathi.

 Ngaphambi kwalesi sakhiwo esiqinile kanye namanzi ahlanzekile aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eLake Geneva, iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu namashumi amahlanu yomlando idlula empilweni yaleli hhotela lasendulo, linikeza indawo umoya ongenakuqhathaniswa.

AmaDukes, abacindezeli, abalingisi, izimbongi, osomaqhinga, omaharaja, ababhali, osopolitiki nezihlabani zaseHollywood bonke baba nesandla ekwakheni inganekwane nesithunzi sikaBeau Rivage. Ngo-1898, kule ndawo, u-Elisabeth wase-Austria waqeda ukuphila kwakhe, futhi ngo-1918, emahholo athule aleli hhotela, iCzechoslovakia yasayina isivumelwano sayo sokuzimela.

Ubuhle bomlando kanye nokunethezeka kwesimanje:

USalwa: I-Beau Rivage Beau Rivage Geneva ihlanganisa kanjani ubumnandi bomlando nokunethezeka kwesimanje, futhi isivakashi sihlangabezana kanjani nokulinganisela okudala nokusha?

URobert: Ngalé kwesikhathi esidlule esiphawulekayo, umbono wehhotela uqukethe isibindi nomoya wokuqamba izinto ezintsha njengabasunguli balo. Umbono ohlale uhlanganisa ukukhanga kanye nezicukuthwane zesikhathi esidlule - ifa lekhulu leminyaka elabona ukuzalwa kwendlu - nombono wokunethezeka kwesimanje kanye nesipiliyoni sokunethezeka esiyinkimbinkimbi ngokuphelele.

Ngo-1873, i-Beau Rivage yanikeza izivakashi zayo ikheshi lokuqala eSwitzerland: igugu lobuchwepheshe langaleso sikhathi, elinikezwa amandla okusebenzisa amanzi.

Kamuva, ngaphambi kokuba ugesi ufinyelele ngisho naseGeneva, leli hhotela lahileleka kwenye into entsha futhi laba iphayona ekukhanyisweni kwegesi.
Ngisho nanamuhla, iBeau Rivage iyaqhubeka nokuzivuselela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kodwa-ke, ingqikithi yendlu nomoya wayo weqiniso uhlala ufana. Ukulungiswa okwenziwa ngo-2016 kuwubufakazi balokhu: ezandleni zomakhi wezakhiwo nomculi wangaphakathi uPierre-Yves Rochon, ukulungiswa kugxile ezitezi ezingaphezulu zesakhiwo, kunikeza i-Beau Rivage Hotel impilo entsha enomoya womlando.

Izipesheli:

USalwa: Emqhudelwaneni onzima, yiziphi izinsizakalo nezici ezikhethekile i-Beau Rivage ezinikelayo ukuhlangabezana nezintandokazi zabavakashi namuhla?
URobert: Kunamahhotela amaningi amahle e-Geneva, kodwa iBeau Rivage igqama njengehhotela elizimele, elinomndeni elinomlando ocebile kakhulu. Wonke amagumbi ehhotela aveza ucezu lobuciko, imidwebo, izithombe, nezinye izinto zobuciko ezakha uhambo lwangempela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Amakamelo ethu makhulu kune-avareji futhi sijabulela ukubukwa okumangalisayo kwe-Dancing Fountain of Geneva, ichibi, izintaba ze-Alps kanye neDolobha Elidala lase-Geneva, elinganakiwe i-cathedral yalo ebabazekayo.

Ukunambitha okuhlangenwe nakho

USalwa: Uyini umbono wakho mayelana neminikelo yokunambitha yehhotela? Ingabe i-Beau Rivage Geneva iqinisekisa kanjani ukuzizwisa okuhlanganisa ngokuhambisana ukunambitheka kwasendaweni nokwamanye amazwe?

U-Robert: Iminikelo yethu yaziwa kakhulu kubantu base-Geneva, ikakhulukazi ngendawo yethu yokudlela enenkanyezi yase-Michelin “Le Chat Boutique”. U-Matthew Cruz uvuselela imenyu  njalo nje emikhiqizweni emisha futhi enesizini ephezulu, ngohlaka lwe-French cuisine ethuthukiswe ngezinongo nama-flavour yase-Asia. Ubuhlakani bakhe buyoba intokozo kubantu baseGeneva kanye nezivakashi zethu zamazwe ngamazwe ngokufanayo. Ebusika, izimoto zamakhebula ezifakwe ethaleni zimangaza abaningi, lapho izivakashi zethu zingajabulela khona i-fondue yangempela yaseSwitzerland futhi zicwilise emasikweni endawo.

Ukwengeza ukuthinta kwakhe okukhethekile, umpheki onekhono u-Kevin Olivier udala okujabulisayo okusha unyaka wonke, kusukela kumakhekhe no-ayisikhilimu kuya ezintweni ezidaliwe zemikhosi yendabuko.

Izindawo zokuhlala ezengeziwe e-Lake:

I-Salwa: Uma kubhekwa indawo yayo enhle ngasosebeni lweLake Geneva, i-Beau Rivage Geneva isebenzisa kanjani indawo eyizungezile ukuthuthukisa umuzwa wezivakashi?

URobert: Amakamelo ethu amaningi anikeza ukubukwa okumangalisayo kwechibi, kanye nethala elingaphambili, okuqinisekisa umuzwa oyingqayizivele wezihambeli ezifisa ukuphuza, isidlo sakusihlwa noma isidlo sasemini ezibheke echibini ezinyangeni zasehlobo.

Ukusimama kanye nokuphila kahle:

I-Salwa: Ngokweqiniso lezinto zanamuhla zokuvakasha, i-Beau Rivage ikubheka kanjani ukusimama futhi ibambe iqhaza emikhubeni yezokuvakasha enomthwalo wemfanelo kuyilapho igcina ukuzibophezela kwayo ekunethezekeni nokunethezeka?

URobert: Ihhotela lethu liwuthatha ngokungathi sína umthwalo walo wemvelo. Ngaphakathi kwehhotela, sisungule ithimba lezemvelo elihlangana njalo ukuze likhombe izindlela ezibambekayo zokuthuthukisa. Ngenxa yokuzibophezela kwayo kwansuku zonke kwezemvelo, i-Beau Rivage izuze isitifiketi se-ISO 14001 futhi iphinde yaklonyeliswa ngesihloko esithi “Swiss Tenable” yiSwitzerland Tourism (Level III). Lezi zitifiketi zihlanganisa zonke izici zokusimama futhi zingaphansi kokuhlolwa ngezikhathi ezithile yimizimba yokuhlola yangaphandle.

Ihhotela liphinde linikele namakhasimende alo esikhwameni esithi “Ngoba Siyakhathalela”. Njengengxenye yalolu hlelo, izivakashi zithola ithuba lokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO2 okudalwa ukuhlala kwazo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Beau Rivage iphinda kabili le minikelo futhi iyitshale ekutshalweni kabusha kwamahlathi kamasipala eNicaragua.

Iseluleko esisuka enhliziyweni:

USalwa: Ngokusekelwe kolwazi lwakho, yisiphi iseluleko ongasinikeza ozakwenu bamahhotela abafisa ukuzuza ubuholi embonini yezivakashi? Ikakhulukazi, bangabhekana kanjani nezinselele futhi bakhuthaze isiko lokuphumelela ezikhungweni zabo?

URobert: Hlala unethemba futhi uzolile ngezikhathi ezinzima, sebenzisa amathuba futhi ungenzi ihaba izingozi kuzo zonke izinselele. Ukusebenza kahle kufinyelelwa uma uqhubeka ujwayela izinguquko endaweni, lapho ukhomba futhi ugxila ezindaweni ezintsha, nalapho unikeza ithimba lakho injongo futhi ulikhuthaza ekuhambeni kwalo kokukhula komuntu siqu.