The Best Hotels Near Astore, by the Record
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A wall of built-in bookshelves lines the Presidential Suite, which tells you something about how seriously this countryside hotel takes itself. La Maison Younan turned a storied Deux-Sèvres estate into a place where one room goes full Versailles in cobalt and gilt, another has mustard velvet under exposed beams. An 18-hole golf course wraps the grounds, and the heated pool sits in the gardens. Regional cooking at the restaurant shifts with the season.
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Sleeping inside a 12th-century royal abbey is the premise here, and the hotel commits to it fully. Rooms sit in the old Saint-Lazare priory, a nun's quarters converted into calm, atmospheric lodging a short walk from the main complex, so guests get the run of the grounds after the tour groups have gone home. Eleanor of Aquitaine is buried nearby, which is either thrilling or unnerving depending on your constitution. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.