{"id":2377,"date":"2018-05-16T12:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2020-01-21T21:36:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T21:36:46","slug":"top-5-unusual-hotels-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/holidays-in-france\/top-5-unusual-hotels-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5: Unusual Hotels in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don’t want to be like any other tourist? Are you looking for something different for your stay in France? Let the adventurer in you take over and spend your nights in the most\u00a0 unusual French hotels.<\/p>\n

A Night in a Light House<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Spend one night\u00a0 where only the sound of the waves disturb your peace. At 82 ft. high, this will certainly be the best view you could ever get from any sea side hotel. The Lighthouse of Kerbel gite<\/a> is a reinvigorating and relaxing experience.<\/p>\n

A Night in a Monastery or a Royal abbey<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here are 2 different\u00a0 places with a common theme: to sleep in a religious building converted into a hotel. The Couvent des Minimes<\/a> and the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud<\/a> give you the unique opportunity to spend one night (or more) inside architectural masterpieces while enjoying the comfort of a luxury hotel.<\/p>\n

A Night “Back in Time”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At the extreme opposite of those luxury hotels, the Carr\u00e9 Rouge<\/a> (Red Square) is a unique experience where you decide to literally get away from civilization. No electricity, no running water in a cube made of concrete, lost in the wild. This unique construction is\u00a0actually an art piece created by the artist Gloria Friedman.<\/p>\n

A Night in the “Haras Nationaux”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Cavalry was an important. maybe the most\u00a0 important, and well respected part of the French army back in time. Therefore, a luxurious stud farm\u00a0 (called Haras) was created for them, consisting of huge buildings with uncommon architecture. Today, Strasbourg’s Haras<\/a> (East of France), classified Historical Monuments has become a sumptuous hotel decorated especially to remind people of their equestrian origins with wood and leather. It is also known to be the perfect\u00a0 place for food lovers.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A Night in a Fortified Castle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

How would it be an article about atypical hotels of France without speaking about a castle? And, if we are going to speak about castle, let’s choose the biggest one in Europe, the Castle of Sedan<\/a>.\u00a0 Are you ready to spend the night in a millennium site full of history, where you will discover through epic shows the life during medieval times including Knights fighting and walk with a torch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You don’t want to be like any other tourist? Are you looking for something different for your stay in France? Let the adventurer in you take over and spend your nights in the most\u00a0 unusual French hotels. 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