South of France

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Hotel Les Cygnes

25/07/2016 by .
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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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L’Hotel Du Chateau. Carcassonne

26/01/2016 by .

Hotel Le Saint James. Bordeaux

30/04/2015 by .
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The view of The Garonne river from my bedroom window is spectacular, no question. Particularly as it is framed by the vines in the foreground from Hotel Le Saint James own vineyard. But in all fairness, even that charming montage is surpassed by the sight of the full size Harley-Davidson standing like a silent sentinel next to my bed.

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HOTEL DE LA CITE

21/08/2014 by .
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It may only be 108 years old, but the Hotel de la Cite, part of the MGallery Collection,  is the last and most decorative piece in the 1200-year-old jigsaw puzzle which makes Carcassonne such a fascinating place to visit. It was at the beginning of the 9th century that this ancient citadel got its name when it survived a siege by Charlemagne with the help of its moat, drawbridge and thick Roman walls.

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Hotel Belles Rives. Juan-les-Pins

18/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, France, Hotel Reviews, South of France and tagged , on by .
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It’s 90 years since Cole Porter and F. Scott Fitzgerald took homes on the Cap d’Antibes, raised hell with their Hollywood friends and persuaded the glitterati the Côte d’Azur was the place to party in the summer.

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