The Best Hotels Near La Pineta, by the Record

A Michelin-starred country inn tucked into Mercantour National Park, where the summer terrace looks straight up at the peaks and winter dinner happens under timber rafters beside a fire. The chef grows much of what he cooks, makes his own pasta, bread, cured meat, and ice cream, and runs a daily carte blanche menu built around whatever is ready. The wine list leans natural, the service leans cheerful, and there are snug guestrooms if leaving feels like the wrong idea.

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Five rooms in a mountain village inn at the foot of Mercantour National Park, each with a private terrace and views that make you forget you packed a laptop. The team spent over a year reviving a building that had been empty for decades, furnishing it in vintage and custom pieces. The kitchen, which holds a Michelin star, runs a daily-changing menu built around local producers and the inn's own permaculture gardens.

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Mexican folk art hangs in the lobby of a French Alpine hotel, which tells you most of what you need to know about Barcelonnette's odd and endearing history of emigration to Mexico. Azteca leans into that story hard, with decorative pieces throughout the common areas and a handful of themed rooms alongside simpler contemporary ones. The older wing has more atmosphere. Breakfast is an event, and they do afternoon tea too.

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1. Michelin Guide Selected Hotels

1. Michelin Guide Selected Hotels