Château de Sully

An 18th-century Norman château sitting in immaculate parkland between Bayeux and the D-Day beaches, this is the kind of hotel that makes you feel vaguely embarrassed about your usual travel standards. Rooms and suites are dressed in period style with modern comforts folded in quietly. There's a spa with a heated indoor pool, and bikes to hire if you'd like to feel virtuous before returning to 300 wines at the Michelin-starred restaurant.