Must-see hotels in La Rochelle

  • Hôtel François 1er

    La Rochelle

    This 36-room themed hotel, squirrelled away in a centuries-old bourgeois mansion, is a secret museum of street art and rock memorabilia. Monumental…

  • La Fabrique

    La Rochelle

    At home in an old rope factory, stylish La Fabrique is a nod to its industrial heritage and contemporary design. Fifty-eight rooms are arranged in a quad,…

  • Ibis La Rochelle Vieux Port

    La Rochelle

    Even if you don't usually go for a chain hotel, you might make an exception for this: the 79 bright modern rooms of this contemporary hotel lounge behind…

  • Masq Hotel

    La Rochelle

    This designer business-class hotel with a human heart is flamboyantly decorated with abstract canvases that hang in all 76 rooms as well as in the…

  • Hôtel St-Nicolas

    La Rochelle

    This stylish hotel, tucked in a peaceful courtyard with enchanting summer terrace, has smart comfortable rooms with ultramodern bathrooms – think giant…

  • Un Hôtel en Ville

    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 Monnaie

    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…

  • Hôtel de Paris

    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…

  • Hôtel de la Paix

    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…

  • Residence de France

    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…

  • Auberge de Jeunesse

    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 –…