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Hotel Les Cygnes and lake

Hotel Les Cygnes. Enjoy beautiful Lake Geneva on your doorstep.

Surprising as it seems, the three star Hotel les Cygnes is the only hotel situated on the Lake Geneva waterfront in the French resort of Evian les Bains. Of course the town is famous for its bottled water of the same name, but the hotel has its own spring and was once the bottling plant for the rival Graziella brand.

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Anthea Gerrie reviews Adele & Jules Boutique Hotel a family run boho boutique hotel in Paris' Montmarte district. e

Adele & Jules Boutique Hotel. A taste of delightful BOHO ambience in Paris.

It’s not often you hear of a new happening neighbourhood in Paris, but one comes along every few years when you’re not looking. You may think of Grands Boulevards merely as the great wide traffic artery where the big department stores are located, but a whole new world is springing up to the east around the city’s latest boutique hotel, Adele & Jules.

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 Terry Marsh uncovers his Guide to Aveyron

Guide to Aveyron. Insider insight to this beautiful region.

Aveyron is a department of remarkable contrasts; of verdant undulating, never-ending landscapes largely unspoiled by Man; distinctive, authentic and as close to La France profonde as it is possible to be. Terry Marsh uncovers his Guide to Aveyron.

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Hotel Chavanel room shot

Hotel Chavanel. Exquisite design.

In the chic Hotel Chavanel, Paris has the very property for which the phrase “small but perfectly-formed” could have been conceived. The frontage, a couple of minutes’ walk from the Madeleine, is so narrow you could walk by and miss it,

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Anthea Gerrie reviews the new Hotel Shangri-La Paris. 

Hotel Shangri-La Paris. Stunning Eiffel Tower Views.

In a city awash with five-star hotels, a new entry with a slightly off-centre location needs an irresistible proposition to draw the well-heeled. Napoleon is not a bad name to throw around, nor is having the Eiffel Tower on your doorstep. Chinese owners of the Hotel Shangri-La Paris have done a good, if difficult job, of combining French grande luxe with Asian antiquities in this hotel built in 1896 as the private residence of Napoleon III’s great-nephew, Prince Roland.

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L'Abeille Restaurant Paris

L’Abeille Restaurant Paris: Experience Magnificent Michelin Fare in Paris

What does it take to get the ultimate accolade from Michelin inspectors, and is that third star worth the extra cost of the meal to the diner? Not so long as you can eat at the two-star L’Abeille Restaurant in Paris, which offers a far more joyful and satisfying experience than two three-star hotel restaurants recently experienced by this particular Trip Reporter in the City of Light.

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