No. 01
1 hotel
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
1 hotel
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
2 hotels
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
6 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Hôtel Arcanse by Inwood Hotels
Rooms styled like ship cabins sit beside a central glass-roofed lobby lounge.
Hôtel La Guitoune
Vintage seaside interiors feature yellow Briare enamel tiles and Pierre Frey fabrics.
Hôtel Ville d‘ hiver
Striped Moorish brick arches and Spanish tilework fill the restored nineteenth-century pump station.
La Villa du Moulleau
Restored 1895 Arcachon architecture with mezzanine loft rooms and garden loggias.
Les Vagues Hôtel Restaurant & Spa
Accordion glass doors fold open into loggias lined with whitewashed Landes pine.
Victoria Boutique Hotel
Custom-made furniture and marine blue accents frame photographic prints of the bay.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
