Grand Hôtel

Sète


As its name suggests, this 19th-century harbourfront hotel is grand, from the gleaming marble lobby, filled with palms and modern art, all the way through to the stylish rooms arranged around a palm-filled, glass-roofed interior courtyard. The best rooms overlook the harbour. There's an excellent on-site restaurant.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sète attractions

1. Musée Paul Valéry

0.75 MILES

Sète was the birthplace of symbolist poet Paul Valéry (1871–1945), and the town’s main museum houses a disappointingly small collection of his works,…

2. Musée International des Arts Modestes

1.34 MILES

This offbeat gallery occupying a renovated warehouse is refreshingly free of big names – here the emphasis is on the art of everyday objects, curated by…

3. Espace Georges Brassens

1.6 MILES

Sète was the childhood home of singer and poet Georges Brassens (1921–81), whose mellow voice still speaks at this multimedia space.

4. Musée de l'Étang de Thau

3.35 MILES

The Musée de l'Étang de Thau has aquarium tanks, sepia photos, vintage fishing equipment and models of the lagoon.

7. Noilly-Prat Factory

9.07 MILES

In the fishing port of Marseillan, 8km northeast of Agde, you can visit the Noilly-Prat Factory, which has been making their famous dry vermouth to the…

8. Plage du Pilou

11.98 MILES

Plage du Pilou is an appealing and quiet beach that's near the small town of Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, west of Montpellier.