Hotel  Hermitage, Montreuil-sur-Mer***

57 rooms. Stylishly conceived and renovated in an 18c hospice, the façade of which is listed. Many original features retained throughout the building. All rooms of good size and fully equipped to a high standard. Central, but quietly located, around 20 minutes by car from several courses. Main Restaurant (opening Spring 2004), bar, private parking.

Our view: A high quality hotel, only open for 2 years, which is beginning to attract regulars. Also caters for seminars. Having more full-time residents than the seaside towns, Montreuil welcomes tourists, and gives a truer flavour of French living than many golf destinations