Geneva’s Le Plaza cultural complex will open Cinéma-Hôtel Le Plaza on 4 December 2026, a 17-room boutique hotel in which every room doubles as a private screening room.
Each room has its own projector and immersive sound system, and the interiors, designed by Le Plaza’s artistic team, blend contemporary comfort with the building’s 1950s architecture. Guests will be offered a specially curated film programme to watch in their rooms.
The hotel is the second stage in the transformation of the landmark building, after Brasserie Europe opened in June. The project will be completed on 22 April 2027 with the reopening of the Plaza Centre Cinéma, whose historic 600-seat auditorium has been restored to host screenings, premieres, festivals, talks and live performances. An immersive venue will add space for digital creativity and exhibitions, along with a bookshop-café.
“Pop culture cannot be imposed: it emerges when audiences make the cultural forms of their time their own,” said Fabien Gaffez, General and Artistic Director of Le Plaza. “Le Plaza will not be just another product, but an inclusive space for the cultural practices of our time. It will be an evolving time capsule, firmly rooted in the everyday lives of Geneva’s residents.”
Culture-led venues are becoming a draw for visitors in their own right, with London’s Barbican taking its Feel the Sound exhibition to JR East’s MoN Takanawa in Tokyo this month.
