The Best Hotels in Bordeaux, France

Le Boutique Hotel is much more than just a boutique hotel. Its historic, 18th-century façade hides a high-quality, four-star hotel with a garden and a wine bar. Its 27 rooms and suites, each with a different design, offer minibars, coffee machines, iPod docks, and flat screen TVs. The room designs are really what makes Le Boutique Hotel stand out: for instance, the ‘Suite Château Haut Brion’, inspired by cinema, has a projector, photographs, and fine furniture designed by French designer Philippe Starck. Some rooms even have a jacuzzi or a terrace.

‘Hôtel particulier’ is a French word denoting a grand townhouse. Such a building happens to be the setting of this exquisite hotel overlooking the Place Pey-Berland and the gothic Saint-André Cathedral. Fusing the beauty of 19th-century architecture and modern service, it’s a perfect symbol of what Bordeaux is today: a dynamic city steeped in history. Every room or suite is named after a composer, the Debussy suite being the most luxurious. Guests will find all the services they’d expect from a high-end hotel: a minibar, a safe, and a coffee machine in the room, and breakfast and brunch in the hotel’s dining room. For those who want more privacy, the hotel also rents furnished apartments (‘appart’hôtels’).

Also located in a 19th-century building, this five-star boutique hotel is among the best Bordeaux can offer. The atmosphere is intimate, with only 12 rooms and suites, each carefully designed by the owner, Agnès Guiot du Doignon, and little details like a scented garden and a terrace that give it an edge over other establishments. Each room also includes a flat screen TV, air conditioning, an iPad, and room service is available 24/7. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s a delicious homemade breakfast!

Among the 18th- and 19th-century buildings lining Bordeaux’s waterfront, Seeko’o sticks out. This four-star hotel, whose name means ‘iceberg’ in Inuit, is shaped like a giant block of ice. Along with the nearby Chaban-Delmas bridge, it hails a new architectural tradition in Bordeaux. Every one of its 45 loft-like rooms is over 29 square meters and offers free WiFi and flat-screen TVs. Some, on the fifth floor, have incredible panoramic views and terraces. There’s also a relaxation area where guests can enjoy a sauna and a steam free of charge, as well as a hip cocktail bar.