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…
Must-see hotels in Atlantic Coast
Bordeaux
Ten impeccably decorated rooms, peppered with a wonderful collection of vintage curiosities, inspires love at first sight at this thoroughly contemporary,…
Bordeaux
At home in a gleaming, all-white contemporary building across the busy thoroughfare from the river, four-star Seeko'o is the design choice in Chartrons…
Bordeaux
Urban-chic dorms and swish doubles with USB plugs aplenty and en suite bathrooms are spread across four floors at this dead-central, designer hostel in…
Nantes
Lifestyle is what four-star, design-driven Okko is all about. Eighty smart, functional rooms stack up on six floors, but it is the ground-floor 'club'…
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…
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…
Nantes
Rich gold, chocolate and beige palettes adorn compact rooms at this appealing 40-room hotel near the opera. If you don't fancy dragging your suitcase up a…
Bordeaux
Wedged between cafes and brasseries on busy, shop-lined cours Clemenceau, this three-star hotel by HappyCulture plunges guests into the heart of serial…
Atlantic Coast
This three-star hotel has attractive, wood-panelled rooms overlooking the village or garden. Dining in its gourmet restaurant (menus from €21.50) cooks up…
Nantes
The architects who designed this place must have been in seventh heaven when asked to transform a graceful old chapel into a luxury boutique hotel. The…
Les Chambres au Coeur de Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Run more like a small boutique hotel than a chambre d'hôte, the Heart of Bordeaux has five rooms dressed in a Bordeaux-appropriate mix of old and new…
Île de Ré
With weathered-looking ships' timber floors, pastel colour schemes and quality, arty furnishings, the 11 individually designed rooms at this enchanting…
Nantes
This cheap and cheerful, two-star address squats on a busy street opposite the Château des Ducs de Bretagne. Its 12 rooms sport vintage bedspreads, old…
Bordeaux
On a street peppered with antique shops and small art galleries, this stylish place blends in well – its five rooms are individual works of art in their…
Île de Ré
In the heart of pretty St-Martin-de-Ré, this smart and comfortable portside hotel offers good value for Île de Ré. Stylish rooms enjoy a nautical, beach…
La Rochelle
For a two-star budget joint, you won't do worse than a well-tended, functional room at Hôtel de Paris. Its location on a pedestrian road – peppered with…
La Rochelle
A sweeping staircase of polished wood leads up to 19 functional rooms, some with exposed-stone walls, at this good-value budget hotel inside an 18th…
La Rochelle
La Rochelle's only five-star hotel is tucked elegantly beneath centuries-old stone arches on a busy shopping street. Its 56 rooms are arguably fancy, with…
Île de Ré
Attention kings and queens: this stunning golden mansion with four stars, 22 luxurious rooms and a spa is so regal you won't be at all surprised to hear…
Bordeaux
Bordeaux's original hostel is housed in an ultramodern building with a self-catering kitchen, good wheelchair access and table football to boot. To avoid…
Yelloh! Villlage Saint Émilion
St-Émilion
This family-friendly campground is about 3km north of St-Émilion on the D122. It has three pools, a water slide, mini golf and bags of other outdoor fun…
Arcachon
This late-19th-century gingerbread house with patterned red-and-cream brickwork is very twee, but it's a badge it wears with pride. An icon of its era, it…
Poitiers
Be sure to ask for a room in the original main building of this three-star hotel with a history harking back to 1710. Refined communal areas include…
La Rochelle
This popular 231-bed HI hostel is 2km southwest of the train station in the seaside suburb of Les Minimes. Dorms sport four to six places in bunk beds –…
Poitiers
There's nothing fancy about this four-star hotel, part of the Best Western hotel chain. Expect solid, old-fashioned value all the way. Faux art-deco…
Bordeaux
Just off the main shopping strip on a pedestrian street, two-star rooms here are a potpourri of styles: some are entirely classic while others are sun…
Nantes
Change is in the air at Nantes' original artsy hotel, with design-driven decor, 50 attractive rooms and contemporary art pieces strewn across the lobby…
Nantes
The rooms at this modest three-star hotel, tucked on a quiet street behind the Opera house, don't really stand out from the crowd but the common areas are…
Atlantic Coast
Split between two old sandcastle-coloured buildings, this 18-room hotel has fairly unexciting rooms but the setting, overlooking the river, is hard to…
Arcachon
Squatting on the beachfront, this faded wedding-cake-white palace dating to 1860 is grander on the outside than it is inside. But the family-run hotel has…
St-Émilion
In a thoughtfully restored town house, the three-star modern rooms here are comfortable but lack sparkle. Much more exciting is the courtyard garden and…
