Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux

Bordeaux


Bordeaux's flagship luxury hotel squats in a stunning 18th-century neoclassical ship of a building opposite the Grand Théâtre. Rooms are predictably lavish and beautiful, and the icing on the cake – both on the rooftop – is a spa and summertime bar. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay presides over the hotel's Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant and more affordable brasserie with delightful summer terrace.


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