Côte d'Azur
Well placed on the waterfront, between Roquebrune's urban attractions and the wilder shores of Cap Martin, this recently remodelled four-star hotel…
Côte d'Azur
Well placed on the waterfront, between Roquebrune's urban attractions and the wilder shores of Cap Martin, this recently remodelled four-star hotel…
Annecy
In a warren-like 18th-century building in the centre of the old town, this hotel leans towards nostalgia with parchment-effect wallpaper and regal maroon…
Côte d'Azur
At this attractive oasis 1km below St-Paul, friendly young hosts David and Jeannette welcome guests with three spacious, comfortable rooms and a grassy…
Beaune
Set around two delightful courtyards, rooms in this 17th-century townhouse have red-tiled or parquet floors and simple antique furniture. Some rooms come…
Calais
Great for meeting fellow travellers, this efficiently run, 162-bed youth hostel is just 150m southeast of the beach and 1km northwest of the city centre…
Lyon
This centrally located, remodelled hotel in a 19th-century bourgeois building features individually decorated themed rooms. The spacious, front-facing…
Paris
On a quintessentially Parisian cafe-clad square, this very good-value hotel has comfortable rooms with attractive wallpapers and fabrics. Higher-priced…
Sète
To sense Sète as a living port, this renovated shipping magnate's mansion – a marble-clad 1880s hôtel particulier (private mansion) – is the place to…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Bohemian Eldorado is a welcoming, reasonably well-run hotel with 33 colourfully decorated rooms above the Bistro des Dames, with a private garden. Rooms…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
On a quiet side street 400m east of Canal St-Martin, this four-star lifestyle hotel is designed to feel like an upmarket home with open-plan living spaces…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Stay in a Parisian apartment at this cosy B&B in a Haussmann-era building with herringbone parquet floors, period moulding and a fireplace. Three of its…
The Luberon
This old farmstead in St-Saturnin-lès-Apt still has a pleasingly rural vibe – its rustic gîtes and B&B farmhouse are set around a courtyard that still has…
Bordeaux
The quaint 'House of Ivy' has a welcoming chambre d'hôte feel. A beautiful Bordelaise stone staircase (no lift) leads to small, sunlit rooms with polished…
Nantes
This smart hotel facing Château des Ducs de Bretagne is a breath of fresh air on Nantes' hotel scene. Its 31 rooms are up-to-the-minute, with a clean-cut…
Marseille
Morocco comes to Marseille at this stylish hotel, which takes its inspiration from the riads (traditional houses) of North Africa, all woven cushions,…
Paris
Just 30 rooms and 12 suites give this 19th-century mansion an intimate atmosphere. Red awnings on each window adorn its façade; through its ornate black…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
One of a trio of elegant hôtel particulier digs run by the Maison Internationale de la Jeunesse et des Étudiants, 99-bed Maubuisson is an atmospheric…
Fontainebleau
Superb climber-friendly gite, with four rooms in the 19th-century farmhouse plus a separate apartment; both have kitchens. Great location by the Trois…
Nice
Location, location, location! Nice's best nightlife is right outside your door at this renovated corner hotel off place Garibaldi, bang in the heart of…
Bordeaux
Ten impeccably decorated rooms, peppered with a wonderful collection of vintage curiosities, inspires love at first sight at this thoroughly contemporary,…
Paris
Jet showers, a coffee machine and tea-making facilities, wine glasses for guests who like to BYO and bijou balcony are among the homely touches at this…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Muted creams and taupes mix with sassy violet velour at this sleek, three-star boutique hotel footsteps from Square du Temple – the Marais location really…
Paris
Occupying a corner block with an art nouveau glass canopy, this gorgeous 1883-built jewel incorporates 93 rooms and suites (some with balconies) but has…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
One of three Marais hostels run by the Maison Internationale de la Jeunesse et des Étudiants, 125-bed Fauconnier welcomes guests with clean rooms in a…
Toulouse, Gers & Vallée du Tarn
This turreted 1750 building 5km south of Condom once hosted an Armagnac producer, and has since been converted into a comfortable family-run guesthouse…
Paris
Parisian interior designer and architect Didier Gomez used a palette of opal greens and pearl greys in the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg's 147 rooms, which…
Marseille
Rooms at this enduring 1950s hotel are tastefully decorated with midrange simplicity, but the portside views are million-dollar. Breakfast can be…
The Pyrenees
In St-Girons, halfway between St-Gaudens and Foix along the D117, this grand château is ideal for playing lord of the manor: the house is topped by…
The Pyrenees
For the full mod-cons, this modernist hotel 5km east of the centre is the place. It looks bland and boxy from outside, but the white-walled rooms are…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Overlooking Le Crotoy's beach, this atmospheric old-time hotel has 35 rooms, 13 with fabulous bay views; try room 33, which occupies one of the cone…
Paris
The price–quality ratio at this chic boutique hotel, squirrelled away in a 1930s building, is excellent – expect online rates to start around €200…
The Luberon
Not a chambre d'hôte, but a chambre d'amis (room with friends), apparently – and this four-room farmhouse is certainly a welcoming place. Each room has…
Lyon
This cosy and classy hotel just north of central place Bellecour is surrounded by designer boutiques. The priciest rooms have gorgeous (oblique) views of…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Tucked around the corner from the neoclassical Monnaie de Paris, three-star Prince de Conti lives up to its regal name. Toile de Jouy fabrics, impeccably…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Owned by the Sellam family since 1971, this up-to-the-minute Montmartre hotel has just 25 generously sized rooms in four different styles – bohemian …
Gorges du Verdon
It's well worth heading a little east of town (1.5km to be precise) to find this attractive B&B, on a hillock with views over the Verdon's banks. It’s…
Paris
Patterned wallpapers and geometric accents put the panache in Panache, a trendy 40-room hotel in the heart of the up-and-coming Grands Boulevards district…
Cannes
An address for the aesthetes, prime for pampering. It's loaded with luxuries: hammam, spa, heated pool and plenty of wellbeing packages – and the styling…
Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée
Nice
This opulent edifice is spectacularly recessed behind the massive pillars of its majestic 1929 art-deco façade. Rooms are well-appointed (king-sized beds,…
Dijon
The new owners at this three-star hotel smack-dab in Dijon's medieval centre have poured plenty of time and money into recent renovations. The result:…
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