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Le Relais St-Germain Cleverly mirrored Hôtel Le St-Grégoire The interior of this tall
and sleekly furnished as it is, the ground floor townhouse has been designed with great flair,
of this luxurious little hotel is cramped, so the reflecting the passion of the owner’s wife, who
spacious bedrooms come as an especially scoured antique shops and markets for objets
w welcome surprise. These are offset by solid d’art. These furnish the pretty sitting room,
country antiques, deep sofas and rich fabrics. from where the restful colour scheme leads
Breakfast is in a café that was a haunt of upstairs to comfortable bedrooms.
Hemingway and Picasso. N 43 rue de l’Abbé-Grégoire, 75006 Paris.
N 9 carrefour de l’Odéon, 75006 Paris. Map p218 C4. Map p218 C5. § 01 45 48 23 23. ` 01 45 48 33 95.
§ 01 43 29 12 05. ` 01 46 33 45 30. 0 b,l,d. $ hotel@saintgregoire.com 0 b. Rooms 20.
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Hôtel Ritz Since César Ritz opened his hotel in Hôtel Le Ste-Beuve This friendly hotel is not
1898, its sumptuous luxury has attracted devotees luxurious, but likes to cosset its guests and has a
as diverse as Proust, Hemingway and royalty. The policy of upgrading them to a better room if one
spirit of opulence lives on in each of the five is free. Another draw is the delicious breakfast; it
magnificent salons and in the ornate bedrooms. A is served at any time of the day or night in the
superb new health club and cookery school refined, cream-painted salon where a fire blazes
ensure that it’s no anachronism. on wintry days.
N 15 place Vendôme, 75001 Paris. Map p219 F2. N 9 rue Ste-Beuve, 75006 Paris. Map p218 B4.
§ 01 43 16 30 30. ` 01 43 16 36 68. § 01 45 48 20 07. ` 01 45 48 67 52.
$ resa@ritzparis.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 162. $ saintebeuve @wanadoo.fr 0 b. Rooms 22.
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PERROS-GUIREC PLOUHARNEL
Le Manoir du Sphinx The cliffside garden of Les Ajoncs d’Or Cottagey, granite-built logis that
this lofty hotel leads down to the rocky shore. seems frozen in time. Good Breton country fare.
N 67 chemin de la Messe, 22700 Perros-Guirec, N Kerbachique, 56340 Plouharnel, Morbihan.
Côtes d’Armor. Map p220 A3. Map p220 A4, p222 A1. § 02 97 52 32 02.
§ 02 96 23 25 42. ` 02 96 91 26 13. 0 b,l,d. ` 02 97 52 40 36. $ info@lesajoncsdor.com 0 b,d.
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PLEUGUENEUC PONT-AUDEMER
Château de la Motte Beaumanoir It’s only a Belle-Isle-sur-Risle With a large island garden,
B&B, but this 15th-century château with lake and it’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting for
landscaped garden is a great place for a break. this late 19th-century mansion.
N 35720 Pleugueneuc, Ille-et-Vilaine. Map p220 B3. N 112 route de Rouen, 27500 Pont-Audemer, Eure.
§ 02 99 69 46 01. ` 02 99 69 42 49. $ la-motte- Map p220 C3. § 02 32 56 96 22. ` 02 32 44 88 96.
beaumanoir@wanadoo.fr 0 b. Rooms 8. ¡¡¡¡ $ hotel@bellile.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 20. ¡¡¡