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Lausanne or Montreaux after Murren

My husband and I have made all of our reservations with the exception of 2 nights during our upcoming mid-late Sept trip. We will be spending 4 nights in Murren. I have left 2 nights open after that in which we plan on going to Montreaux or Lausanne but if the weather is bad in Murren I am thinking we might have to add on the 2 nights in the Berner Oberland area instead.
Question: will it be too difficult to find a hotel in Montreaux at last minute? We have made many trips to Europe over last several years and this is the first time I have not pre-booked every night. I just don't want to spend a lot of time searching for a place to stay once we get there.
Thank you

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I don't know how hard it is to find hotel rooms in Montreux in mid-September, but if they are full, you can stay in Lausanne or Vevey. As long as you have internet access to look at a variety of rooms, and your budget can accommodate possibly higher prices if cheaper rooms are sold out, I doubt you'd be shut out from the area completely.

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We just stayed in Montreux. It’s much quieter with the lakefront promonade and Lausanne is easily reachable by train or boat. We took the boat both ways, with a side trip to Evian, France for lunch. Lausanne is definitely worth visiting, but I’d prefer to stay in Montreux.