Where to Stay and Eat in Lorraine
The best hotels and restaurants for miles around
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HOTEL-RESTAURANTS
Château d’Hattonchâtel
This authentic 11th-century French castle in Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel promotes itself as a venue for weddings, birthdays and other group holidays but is also suitable for more private adventures. Gothic splendour overlooking the surrounding gardens and Woüvre valley beyond. www.hattonchatelchateau.com
Auberge du Parc
Laurence and Christian Pernot run this three-star hotel-restaurant in a pretty setting near Baudricourt. As well as the 17 rooms and two restaurants, there’s a wine cellar with 12,000 bottles. And if you fancy accommodation that’s a little different, you can stay in one of the two gypsy caravans in the garden. www.auberge-du-parc.fr
Hostellerie du Château des Monthairons
Built in the early 19th century, this turreted château is now a four-star hotel-restaurant. Hotel features include a 35-acre park, a beach on the riverbank, two chapels, a spa and a heron centre. One of chef Benoît Thouvenin’s spring dishes is roasted lobster with hearts of Breton artichokes and green asparagus tips. chateaudesmonthairons.fr
Auberge Saint Walfrid
There are 11 bedrooms in this four-star hotel in Sarreguemines, and two superb restaurant rooms. Michelin-starred chef Stephan Schneider’s current menu includes langoustines, sole meunière, veal liver, venison, hare and pigeon. “My youth ticked to the rhythm of harvesting fruit from the orchard and vegetables from the kitchen garden,” says Stephan. www.stwalfrid.fr
The Knopf family welcomes guests to the Bonne Fontaine restaurant
SPA HOTELS
Domaine du Haut Jardin
In the village of Rehaupal you’ll find Le Haut Jardin, a four-star hotel and spa offering luxury chalets and private jacuzzis for a romantic weekend in the Vosges. There’s also a great restaurant overseen by father and son chefs Didier and Luc Masson. www.domaine-du-haut-jardin.com
Notre Dame de Bonne Fontaine
This hotel-restaurant is located in the delightfully-named village of Danne-et-Quatre-Vents in the Moselle. As well as 34 hotel rooms, there is a separate rental, La Maison Forestière, with room for 12 people. The spa includes a swimming pool, sauna, hammam and treatment room. www.hotel-restaurant-ndbonnefontaine.com
Cosmos Hotel-Club & Spa
Everything at this three-star hotel in Contrexéville is geared towards health and activity. The well-equipped spa is complemented by a large outdoor swimming pool, a gym, an indoor tennis court, a golf driving range, and a children’s games room. Also enjoy the surrounding Vosges countryside. www.hotelcontrexeville.com
UNUSUAL PLACES TO STAY
Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix
This 120-hectare animal park on the edge of L’Étang du Stock has 18 lodges where you can stay the night in close proximity to the wildlife. These include wooden lodges and tents among the deer, treehouses up in the canopy and, most dramatic of all, five wooden lodges within the wolf enclosures. www.parcsaintecroix.com
La Clairière aux Cabanes
Not far from La Bresse, La Clairière aux Cabanes offers 13 beautifully-designed wooden forest homes, ranging from trappers’ cabins and chalets to treehouses, grottoes and hobbit houses. Sauna, steam room and hot-tubs are available too. www.la-clairiere-aux-cabanes.fr
Sleep high up in the trees at Cabanes en Lorraine
Cabanes en Lorraine
There are four treehouses at this lovely spot in Ancy-Dornot, each with views over the Moselle valley. Accommodating groups of two, four or six, they come with all the equipment you’d need for a night in the canopy. Breakfasts are included and dinners can be delivered. www.cabanes-lorraine.com
Abbaye des Prémontrés
“For the pilgrims in days gone by and the guests it welcomes today, hospitality has always been to the fore.” So say the hosts at the Abbaye des Prémontrés, an 18th- century abbey that has been converted into a three-star hotel. www.abbaye-premontres.com
CHAMBRES D’HÔTES
La Bienvenue au Pays de Jeanne
This 400-hectare working farm in the Vosges has three chambres d’hôtes, open year-round. Guests are offered a farm visit where they’ll see the three Kinzelin brothers, Jean-Luc, Vincent and Christophe, hard at work. Meals come courtesy of the local produce. www.bienvenue-a-la-ferme.com
RESTAURANTS
Brasserie L’Excelsior
The atmosphere in this cavernous brasserie in the heart of Nancy is buzzing. The Art Nouveau architecture is splendid. The food’s pretty good too. www.brasserie-excelsior-nancy.fr
La Fleure de Ly
Smart yet cosy, dimly lit and full of atmosphere, La Fleure de Ly is one of Metz’s best hidden secrets. In a tiny little side street well off the beaten track, it occupies a former hotel from the 16th century. www.lafleuredely.fr
From France Today magazine
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