Nice
At this centrally located, HI-affiliated hostel, some features are distinctively old school: HI membership required, four- to eight-bed dorms only (no…
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St-Tropez
This stunning townhouse-turned-hotel is the brainchild of an English couple besotted with Provence and passionate about modern art. You’ll love the pop…
Paris
A deft designer's touch has transformed this budget hotel into something beyond just a place to lay your head – squeeze into the super-skinny elevator to…
Aix-en-Provence
The Saint-Christophe is a proper hotel, with a big lobby, a central location, original artwork by Provençal painter Marcel Arnaud gracing the walls and an…
The Luberon
Apartments evocatively blend northern contemporary cool with earthy Provençal comfort in this sprawling old farmhouse and barn. All have fully equipped…
The Luberon
Half posh B&B, half art gallery, this lovingly renovated 16th-century townhouse on the edge of Saignon’s cobbled centre is run by art enthusiasts Kamila…
Cannes
A proper old-fashioned hotel, and an architectural landmark, this gleaming white supertanker of a hotel was built in 1871, and it's still an address of…
Touraine
This gorgeous town house is tucked amid luscious rose-filled gardens and crammed with polished antiques. The owners – Jean-Pierre, who's French, and Jamie…
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St-Malo
This efficient hostel scores high on amenities, with a well-equipped communal kitchen, a restaurant, a bar, laundry service, private parking and free…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
A well-located budget choice for those seeking a bed in the alternative 10e, this two-star budget hotel invariably has a 'complet' ('full') sign strung up…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Within a former tap factory (hence the name 'The Golden Tap'), this boutique hotel's parquet floors and tasteful flea-market furnishings mix well with the…
Aix-en-Provence
This striking design hotel acknowledges Aix' painterly pedigree with a life-sized Cézanne figure, abstract sculptures and huge panels of modern art. The…
Carcassonne
It’s not going to win any style awards, but this efficiently run 22-room budget hotel is great value for Carcassonne. Rooms are small but clean and some…
Paris
A lively bar (open day and night to guests and nonguests), courtyard BBQ and no curfew or lockout give this reinvigorated hostel, a 10-minute walk from…
Nice
A peaceful oasis in the middle of the city, this recently renovated three-star offers spacious rooms in a dusky rose villa, along with a pair of jacuzzi…
The Luberon
This sumptuous B&B manages to pull off a tricky balance between contemporary style and traditional architecture, with delightful, feminine rooms…
Atlantic Coast
Splashed in striking shades of lime green, fuchsia and cherry red, this hotel on Cognac's main pedestrian shopping street is eye-catching. The 'medieval'…
La Rochelle
Everything about this smart, 11-room boutique hotel at the Vieux Port screams quality. Moderately sized rooms are painted in a startling white, with white…
Bastia
Every room in this modern three-star hotel is colourfully and quirkily decorated to a travel-related theme, from space travel or ballooning to the opulent…
Chantilly
Delicately embroidered cushions and cherrywood furniture add to the romantic ambience of this three-room family-run property on a 27-hectare estate, which…
The Pyrenees
Built into the bastide architecture of Mirepoix, this is a smart option, with a mixed-bag of nine rooms that combine modern design with the building’s…
Carcassonne
You don’t get rampart views at this welcoming abode 6km southeast of Carcassonne, but you do get serious luxury. Its six rooms and six suites incorporate…
St-Jean de Luz
Stylish and shipshape, this elegant hotel is one step removed from the summertime buzz in St-Jean de Luz, overlooking the water on the opposite side of…
The Luberon
Beams, stone floors, an orchard and a cracking restaurant make this lovely B&B an enormously attractive stay. The 18th-century farmhouse has been…
Chamonix
Stylish in an upmarket-Ikea kind of way, this boutique hotel has 28 dinky monochrome rooms, lifted by splashes of crimson. There's also afternoon tea, a…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Some of Hôtel Le Foch's six spacious rooms have views of the square and all have antique-style beds. The restaurant serves excellent traditional French…
Paris
To immerse yourself in the heart of a Parisian's Paris, check into this stylish three-star address, wedged between food shops, and footsteps from bd de…
Avignon
Avast, landlubbers: how about spending a night on a riverboat? This lovingly restored péniche bobs on the river about 2km from the old town. Two rooms…
French Basque Country
Five kilometres north of St-Étienne de Baïgorry in the hamlet of Urdos, this rural hotel has cheerful rooms (renovated in 2016) that overlook green fields…
La Rochelle
This fabulous boutique hotel, tucked in a 17th-century manor house, markets itself as 'art hotel and spa' – for good reason. Its interior is a virtual art…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Right on the waterfront in a mock Tudor mansion from the early 1900s, this vintage hotel has a five-storey tower and period touches such as a mosaic…
Chamonix
In a grand old building constructed in 1914 (and run by the same family ever since), this hotel – as friendly as it is central – has 52 spacious rooms…
Paris
Psychedelic zebra stripes give this 1970s-style fashionista an unusually playful personality, especially in a neighbourhood where sleeping choices tend…
Biarritz
What a beauty this mansion is: impressively detached, with a balcony and a park view from nearly every room (apart from the very cheapest, which overlook…
Beaune
This character-laden, four-star establishment inside a 12th-century abbey oozes history, yet all 12 rooms have been luxuriously modernised. Some rooms…
Bayeux
This modern and very elegant 28-room hotel concocts an appealing blend of minimalist colour schemes, top-quality fabrics and decor juxtaposing 18th- and…
Paris
Some of the 19 rooms at this contemporary boutique hotel in the heart of the 14e have balconies and all have in-room coffee machines, muted colour…
Calais
Built in 1884, this stately townhouse has been elegantly furnished in a modern spirit, with generous public areas and a wisteria-draped walled garden…
Yonne
Bordering a leafy park within easy walking distance of Auxerre's centre, this hostel is amazingly good value. It features three types of dorms (six-bed,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
In an unbeatable location in the heart of Le Marais, opposite landmark department store BHV, Duo occupies a 16th-century building and has been run by the…
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