The Best Hotels Near La Chapelle Saint-Martin, by the Record
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A feudal estate in the Charente that has been around since at least the 1400s and somehow doesn't feel like a museum about it. This five-room country hotel mixes antique furniture and old stone bones with modern comforts and contemporary touches, keeping the whole thing feeling like a borrowed house rather than a heritage site. There's a saltwater pool and tennis, breakfast from the farm, and the town of Confolens with its restaurants a short drive away.
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The views over the Vézère valley alone explain why someone built a fortress here. This small luxury hotel in Uzerche, part of the Les Collectioneurs group, was once a boarding school, and the bones of that past are still visible: original architectural details sit alongside clean contemporary touches in eleven rooms. There's a small spa area and an on-site gastronomic restaurant for evenings when the valley views deserve a proper meal around them.
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Ivy-wrapped and sitting right on the Dronne with a medieval bridge as its front yard, this small luxury hotel in Brantôme earns its Michelin Guide Key without breaking a sweat. Twenty rooms spread across three old stone buildings, each named for a French wine, mix period bones with thoroughly modern comfort. The on-site restaurant, Michelin-starred, serves refined Dordogne cuisine at the water's edge. Closed November through March, which feels appropriate for something this cinematic.