Bordeaux Hotels & Hostels (87)

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The independently owned and run Acanthe Hôtel is a metropolitan little pad in a cosmopolitan street running off rue Ste-Catherine toward the riverside quais and place de la Bourse.

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With its pink walls and antique-crammed foyer, complete with gurgling fountain and glass display cabinets of china and silverware, you'll feel like someone has turned back the clock here. This pr…

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This recently renovated boutique hotel has elegantly appointed rooms and suites, but the highlight is its sundrenched swimming pool, which is set in lush private gardens overlooking the vineyards…

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Housed in an ultramodern, lino-corridored building between the train station and the historic centre, this Hostelling International (HI) property is Bordeaux's only hostel (what is it with heavil…

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Different. Inside this family-run hotel's 13th-century walls, rooms were dramatically modernised a few years ago. The medieval and contemporary eras are married by massive murals plastering the w…

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If you've dreamed of staying in a romantic countryside chateau but your budget - or lack of - was a rude awakening, you'll be delighted by this affordable 16th-century property in the vineyards, …

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Splashed in bright, bold colours, as well as a healthy dose of south-of-France sunshine, this chic little beachside hotel has eight exotically decorated rooms secluded above its excellent restaur…

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Hidden away in a little side street off the quays, this beautiful B&B opened in 2008. It incorporates ecologically sound materials and utilities, making it not only a charming place to stay, but …

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Dominating the beachfront just a few steps from Arcachon's casino, this faded wedding-cake-white place is grander on the outside than in, but has an old-fashioned charm and stunning views from it…

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Situated on a secluded little side street, but still handy for a slew of Bordeaux' sights. Rooms at this little one-star budget hotel aren't palatial, but they're still a good deal considering th…

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The Hotel California II is far and away your best budget bet in what can be a dodgy area, with the convenience of being literally across the street from Bordeaux's train station.

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The sweeping Bordelaise staircase just inside Hôtel Continental leads you to expect similar grandeur throughout, but while rooms at this friendly 50-room place are modern and spacious, they don't…

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This simple but charming two-star place in the heart of the city has just 20 rooms, and the warm welcome from its multilingual staff is a treat for weary travellers.

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Wake up to soaring exposed sandstone walls, stone-laid floors and wood-beamed ceilings at this interior designer's dream of a hotel in a terrifically central yet tucked-away corner of the city.

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You can see across to the Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux from some rooms at this little budget place, yet you'll pay a mere fraction of the cost to stay right in the city's heart.

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Diagonally opposite the tourist office, the imposing 100-room Hôtel de Normandie occupies a soaring, circa 200-year-old building. It presides over two stately streets lined with shops stocking B…

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The 1920-built Hôtel des Pins ('Hotel of the Pines') personifies the pretty coastal community of Cap Ferret, which sprawls beneath a canopy of pine trees with a carpet of fragrant pine-needles.

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A romantic relic from the reign of Louis-Philippe, this historic three-star hotel was established by four English sisters to receive their private guests who came to Bordeaux for performances at …

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Framed by pretty sky-blue timber fretwork, this appealing boutique place is even prettier on the inside and a choice little option close to Cap Ferret's surf and stunning beachside sunsets.

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Tucked away in a quiet leafy street, this late-19th century gingerbread place is an icon of its era, with patterned red and cream brickwork graced by twin semi-circular staircases, and shaded by …

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Set in a flower-filled garden with a bubbling fountain, this vine-covered building is home to an old-fashioned family-held and run establishment that feels more like staying with relatives than i…

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Run by a friendly local family, Hôtel L'Océane is a 200m stroll to the surf and less than 1km (0.6mi) from the bay, housing a simple but charming collection of marine-coloured rooms.

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Another 18th-century Bordelaise private mansion made over into a hotel, the Hotel Majestic houses 49 spacious rooms including an apartment with its own kitchenette, and on the rooftop, a lofty pe…

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If you need to be close to the congress centre but don't want to stay in an impersonal chain hotel (or don't want to pay its accompanying price tag), this well-kept two-star hotel is an excellent…

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With so many chintzy places around town, the Hôtel Point France refreshingly does retro right, with groovy wall-carpeted corridors and glossy wood-grain doors. In case you can't get enough of tha…

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The maze of rustic rooms grouped around a sunny concrete courtyard at this family-run place have a monastic simplicity, but offer an authentic atmosphere that you'd never find in a stock-standard…

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For honest-to-goodness Bordelaise hospitality, this place is a gem. In a street packed with low cost hotels, the Touring is definitely a leading contender, thanks to the old-fashioned charm of it…

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Built in 1950 and recently renovated with a designer's eye, this Art Deco hotel in the cafe-clad Moulleau fishing village a few kilometres from Arcachon's town centre has a hip coastal ambience.

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Owned and run by the same family for five generations (since 1878), this gracious hotel and restaurant at the gateway to the village is home to 26 'comfort' and 'luxury' class rooms plus one swis…

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You'd expect to find this sumptuous 18th-century chateau with its stately conifer-flanked courtyard and stable house in the middle of the Bordeaux countryside, but this magnificent maison d'hôte …

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In a sleepy little lane just through the pine trees that ring Cap Ferret's lighthouse from the tiny town centre, La Maison du Bassin is the ultimate romantic hideaway, with atmospheric timber-pan…

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This delightfully restored 'house of ivy' in a popular quarter of Bordeaux' city centre has the welcoming chambre d'hôte (B&B) feel of a private home, including a vine-draped high-walled garden t…

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Anchoring Arcachon's history pre-development explosion, this rambling guesthouse is fronted by a theatrical glass-paned summer house restaurant wound with vines and filled with silk, paper and re…

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On a slanting, rocky laneway, La Côte Braisée is one of St-Émilion's most rustic restaurants. At a separate premises further down in the hilly township, the restaurant's proprietors rent out five…

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