Savoie
This central hotel offers belle époque glamour at bargain rates. Original features date to the hotel's beginnings in 1868, like wooden floors and a handsome staircase. Single and standard double rooms are dainty but perfectly clean while 'superior' rooms (from €65) are worth the extra euros for their velvet-clad furnishings and antiques.
Breakfast is a simple continental spread, well-priced at €8.50. It's 200m southeast of the tourist office.
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