The Best Hotels Near L'Auberge d'Antan, by the Record
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The rooms here are built almost entirely from pinus nigra, a mountain pine that only grows at the highest Andorran elevations, and the effect is less "rustic lodge" than "sculpture carved from a single golden block." This LEED-certified boutique hotel sits just off the main plaza in Escaldes-Engordany, with low-slung beds, copper bathroom lamps, and a spa with Finnish sauna for when the slopes have done their work. It holds a Michelin Key.
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The gondola station is literally part of the building, which tells you everything about priorities here. This ski-in, ski-out resort in Soldeu sits at the base of the Grandvalira slopes, with alpine rooms running to whirlpool baths and balconies, three floors of spa, and a kids' club that actually supervises children. It holds a Michelin Key. Mornings open with a generous breakfast buffet, and the mountain is right there when you finish.
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Teddy bears on the beds is a design choice that either wins you over immediately or tells you this isn't your hotel. Maison Soclo is a boutique stay in an 18th-century townhouse just west of the Capitole, where the rooms lean into a French idea of British coziness: homespun textures, unfussy surfaces, and an orderly calm. The garden pool and Gaspard's Bar, open late for cocktails, handle the evening. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.
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A cloud motif runs through the interiors here, a nod to the airmail pilots who once bunked in what is now a design-forward boutique hotel just off the Place du Capitole. Jean-Philippe Nuel handled the fit-out, blending sober modernism with enough whimsy to keep it from feeling corporate. Rooms run from Cosy up to the Suite Saint Exupéry, named for the literary aviator who was once a regular. Breakfast is served in the lounge bar, and then Toulouse is yours.
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The facade of an old cinema hides about 120 rooms sized Small through XXL, and Mama Shelter has quietly stitched Toulouse into every corner: rose-city architecture, rugby nods, and street art jostle for wall space. Beds are the priority and the investment; movies are free; the shower products are organic. The rooftop serves wine and tapas under striped umbrellas with views across the Ville Rose, and the bar has table football, DJ sets, and an Argentine grill below.
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Joy Division posters near the front desk set the tone at this boutique hotel on Allée Jean Jaurès, where the design brief was apparently 1980s Manchester rather than, say, the Toulouse opera. The brick-walled lobby reads like a recording studio, and rooms come with moody floral murals and rock-and-roll bathrooms. No restaurant, but the Wilson Bar stays open late, and the location puts the whole city within easy reach.