Le Flaubert

The half-timbered facade opens directly onto Trouville's famous boardwalk, no crossing required. This 31-room boutique hotel keeps the Norman bones but has refreshed the rooms in white and maritime blue with antique accents, so it feels coastal without being a cliche. The bar is called Le Bovary, which tells you where the theme goes, and the hotel has a standing relationship with a local literary prize that Flaubert himself would probably find flattering.