10 beautiful hotels in France
10 beautiful hotels in France

Hotel Crillon le Brave
Crillon-le-brave
Below Mont Ventoux, in a tiny Provençal village perché, this smart hotel is much liked.

Hotel D’Aubusson
Paris
‘Not cheap, but the style, decor, service and fabulous location make it a winner’: this 17th-century mansion is within easy walking distance (via Pont Neuf) of the Louvre and Notre Dame.

Les Florets
Gigondas
Against a background of the craggy Dentelles de Montmirail, this old-fashioned hotel has a superb setting high in a wooded valley, near some of the best Côtes du Rhône vineyards.

Manoir de la Hazaie
Planguenoual
‘Superbly restored’ by owners Jean-Yves and Christine Marivin, and with ‘furnishings tastefully selected to create an authentic contemporary ambience’, this stone-built manor house was found ‘delightful’ by regular Guide correspondents: ‘Our welcome could not have been warmer.’

Le Mas du Langoustier
Iles D'hyeres
The largest, and most easily accessible, of the three Îles d”Hyères, the island of Porquerolles (the name means “lavender port”) is a car-free national park, with wooded cliffs and sandy beaches.
From £150 per night

Cour des Loges
Lyon
‘What a remarkable place,’ says a visitor to this designer hotel in the lively narrow streets of the trendy St-Jean quarter of Vieux Lyon.

Chateau d’Etoges
Etoges
A “ravishing building”, a 17th-century château, with pepperpot tower, moat with swans, “hens and cockerels strutting in the grounds.
From £110 per night

Chateau St Paterne
St Paterne
“A wonderful antidote to faceless mid-Atlantic hotels”, this beautiful Renaissance château stands in its own lovely park on the eastern edge of Alençon.
From £145 per night

Chateau de Lalande
Annesse-et-Beaulieu
In an area of the Perigord, rich in geese, plum trees and pigeonniers, this traditional chateau hotel stands in country surrounded by forest.
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Sharing 10 of the most beautiful hotels in France from their 2018 collection, here are just a few recommendations for travel this year from the Good Hotel Guide…