Best luxury and boutique hotels, B&Bs in Brittany

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Domaine de Rochevilaine

Billiers

On a rocky spur of the south Brittany coast, this luxurious hotel (Relais & Châteaux) is owned by Bertrand Jaquet.

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Ti al Lannec

Trebeurden

The Jouanny family’s handsome, white 19th-century mansion (Relais de Silence). stands in a large flowery garden (where meals are served under parasols and cypress trees).

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Le Valmarin, St-malo

‘Such a wonderful building; good value,’ says a visitor about Françoise and Gérard Nicolas’s 18th-century house, elegantly renovated in period style.

Hotel de la Plage, Ste-anne-la-palud

Run ‘with panache’ by its owners, Anne and Jean Milliau Le Coz, this upmarket beach hotel (Relais & Châteaux) is described by correspondents as ‘delightful’.

Maisons de Bricourt, Cancale

Owner/chef Olivier Roellinger and his wife, Jane, preside over their collection of maisons (Relais & Châteaux) in and around this picturesque fishing port renowned for its oysters.

Castel Marie-Louise, La Baule

Built a century ago as a private house, this belle époque mansion (Relais & Chateaux) was turned into a hotel by François André in 1926: he named it after his wife.

Manoir de Lan-Kerellec, Trebeurden

‘A beautiful hotel,’ one reader wrote. Built of local pink granite, this 19th-century Breton manor house (Relais & Châteaux) stands on a wooded headland on the edge of this popular resort.

Le Brittany & Spa, Roscoff

Right by the sea, this 17th-century manor house, just east of the port, is now an attractive hotel whose owner, a Mme Chapalain and her son, ‘are very kind’, says a returning visitor.

Manoir du Sphinx, Perros-guirec

Built as a private villa in the early 20th century and “tastefully extended” in the 1960s, this hotel on the north Brittany coast “stands dramatically above pink granite rocks that lead to the sea”s edge, which one can scramble down to”, according to a visitor.

Relais de la Rance, Quedillac

A restaurant-with-rooms (Logis de France) in a village north-west of Rennes, just off the main road to Brest.

Grand Hotel des Bains, Locquirec

‘A terrific place,’ said a recent visitor. Gloriously positioned on a peninsula in a fishing port on the north Brittany coast, this handsome white 1900s hotel is decorated in ‘contemporary balnéaire’ style: polished floorboards, grey and honey panelled walls, wooden furniture, original wicker chairs, and colourful modern fabrics: ‘the apogee of casual chic’.

Hotel Le Mur du Roy, Penvins

The setting of M. and Mme Boyère’s modern hotel is ‘splendid’, say visitors to the lovely Rhuys peninsula. Others wrote of ‘a spacious feel, a friendly patron’.

L’Auberge Bretonne, La Roche-bernard

‘Pretty close to perfection’ was one couple’s verdict on this charming hotel in a busy market village near the south Brittany coast.

Hotel Montgomery, Pontorson

Built in 1526, this creeper-covered building was the home of the Earl of Montgomery, who accidentally killed the French king, Henry II, in a tournament.

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.’

Quintessia Resort, Orvault

Built in the 1970s, this large white villa, with its sloping red-tiled roof, looks more Basque than Breton. Previously known as Le Domaine d’Orvault, but still managed by Nathalie and Sylvain Lejeune, it is in a north-west suburb of Nantes: ‘So much nicer than going to the city centre,’ says a visitor.

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Celtic traditions and long sandy beaches

Brittany has a distinct cultural identity that sets it apart from the rest of France, and in fact aligns more with parts of Great Britain: early settlers were Celtic, and in the 5th and 6th centuries, after the collapse of the Roman Empire, the area was further settled by Celts fleeing Anglo-Saxon invaders.

The Breton language, related to Cornish and Welsh, still survives, and Celtic music and traditions are celebrated in festivals.

Geographically, the area is known for its rugged coastline and long stretches of beaches, and medieval fortress towns such as Dinan, St-Malo and Vannes. The ancient burial grounds of early Neolithic inhabitants can still be seen in places like Carnac and Camaret.

We have a fantastic selection of hotels in Brittany. Some stand in splendid isolation in remote rural areas, with onsite restaurants, swimming pools and tennis courts in their extensive grounds; others are in busier towns, close to restaurants and shops. Read more about four great hotels in Brittany.

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