Must-see hotels in France

  • Hôtel Victoria

    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…

  • Hôtel du Palais de l’Isle

    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…

  • Villa St Paul

    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…

  • Hôtel des Remparts

    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…

  • Centre Européen de Séjour

    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…

  • Hôtel de Paris

    Lyon

    This centrally located, remodelled hotel in a 19th-century bourgeois building features individually decorated themed rooms. The spacious, front-facing…

  • Hôtel Carladez Cambronne

    Paris

    On a quintessentially Parisian cafe-clad square, this very good-value hotel has comfortable rooms with attractive wallpapers and fabrics. Higher-priced…

  • L'Orque Bleue

    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…

  • Hôtel Eldorado

    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…

  • 9 Hôtel République

    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…

  • A Room in Paris

    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…

  • Le Domaine Saint Jean

    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…

  • La Maison du Lierre

    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…

  • L’Hôtel

    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…

  • Le Ryad

    Marseille

    Morocco comes to Marseille at this stylish hotel, which takes its inspiration from the riads (traditional houses) of North Africa, all woven cushions,…

  • Hôtel San Régis

    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…

  • MIJE Maubuisson

    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…

  • The House

    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…

  • Hôtel Le Genève

    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…

  • Chez Dupont

    Bordeaux

    Ten impeccably decorated rooms, peppered with a wonderful collection of vintage curiosities, inspires love at first sight at this thoroughly contemporary,…

  • La Demeure

    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…

  • Hôtel Jacques de Molay

    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…

  • La Trémoille

    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…

  • MIJE Fauconnier

    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…

  • Les Bruhasses

    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…

  • Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg

    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…

  • Hotel Bellevue

    Marseille

    Rooms at this enduring 1950s hotel are tastefully decorated with midrange simplicity, but the portside views are million-dollar. Breakfast can be…

  • Château de Beauregard

    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…

  • Hotel Eden Park

    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…

  • Les Tourelles

    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…

  • Hôtel Félicien

    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…

  • Mas de la Régalade

    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…

  • Hôtel des Célestins

    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…

  • Hôtel Prince de Conti

    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…

  • Hôtel Môm'Art

    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 …

  • Mas du Verdon

    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…

  • Hôtel Panache

    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…

  • Hôtel Montaigne

    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…

  • Hôtel des Ducs

    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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