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4 Maison de la
Commanderie B&B €€ Arcachon 8
(%05 57 24 26 59; www.maisondelacommand Seafood €€
erie.com; 3bis rue de la Porte Brunet; d €155-235; 5 Club Plage Pereire
W) Snug in a traditional ginger-stone maison (%05 57 16 59 13; www.clubplagepereire.com;
de village across the road from 14th-century 12 bd de la Mer; mains €20; h10am-midnight
Cloître de Cordeliers, this four-room guesthouse Apr-Oct) Each year this pop-up beach hut on
enchants. Rooms mix original features (like sandy Plage Pereire is built afresh, much to the
exposed stone walls) and period furniture joy of local foodies and bons vivants who flock
with stylish contemporary fabrics and other here for tasty seafood cuisine, the buzzing
decorative touches. Two overlook the cloister beach vibe, impossible romantic drinks on the
and vineyards, and two have a majestic sand and stunning sunset views. To get here
panorama of burnt-red rooftops and the green from Jetée Thiers, follow the coast west along
Dordogne Valley beyond. bd de la Plage and bd de l’Océan, for 2km.
Reservations essential.
4 Grand Barrail Chateau €€€
(%05 57 55 37 00; www.grand-barrail.com; rte 4 Hôtel Villa Boutique Hotel €€
de Libourne; d €320; aWs) Grand doesn’t d’Hiver
even begin to describe this immense château, (%05 56 66 10 36; www.hotelvilledhiver.com; 20 ATLANTIC COAST 33 HERITAGE WINE COuNTRY
built in 1850, with its 46 antique-dressed av Victor Hugo; d from €165; hreception 8am-
rooms, spa, stone-flagged heated swimming 10pm; aiWs) In the heart of Arcachon’s
pool, vast park and helipad on the front lawn. stylish 1860s Ville d’Hiver district, this 12-room
Undoubtedly the best seat in its gastronomic boutique hotel seduces with a trio of garden-clad
restaurant (menus €55 and €65) is the corner houses a 10-minute walk from the train station.
table framed by exquisite 19th-century stained Pricier, balcony-clad rooms on the 1st floor can
glass. Find the castle 3km from St-Émilion glimpse the sea and the hotel’s pop-up Club Plage
village, signposted off the D243. Breakfast €24. Pereire is one of the hottest addresses in town.

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