Etretat, France
Les Tilleuls Étretat
Linden-shaded coastal villa
Linden-shaded coastal villa
The 1738 villa runs like a private coastal home, with five bedrooms, library fires, and a linden-shaded garden.
“Les Tilleuls, a five-room, 18th-century villa behind an unassuming facade in the center of town, was opened in 2019”
What it’s good at
Notable
A 1738 bourgeois residence with preserved oak parquet floors and period fireplaces.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in AFAR.
The 18th-century mansion exudes old-world elegance, surrounded with leafy gardens and featuring a handful of quiet suites with original oil paintings, antique oak furniture, parquet floors, toile prints, and spacious walk-in showers.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Étretat's pebble beach and chalk cliffs sit three hundred meters away, an easy walk through the village.
The rooms
Bedrooms keep their antique oak parquet and toile de Jouy fabrics, and select suites have freestanding clawfoot bathtubs.
The spa
Marine rituals and bodywork curated by Alizée Wauthier take place beneath the timber beams of the treatment room.
At the table
Chef Julien Wauthier cooks seasonal tasting menus across just five tables. Breakfast brings fresh pastries beneath a crystal chandelier.
How it began
A cinema costume designer spent years restoring the 1738 residence, filling it with antiques gathered from Paris, Brussels, and England.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
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.
The eight vibes
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.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
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.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.