Hôtel Radio, Chamalières

A 1930 hotel at the gateway to the volcanoes

The Hôtel Radio is in Chamalières, the town adjoining Clermont-Ferrand on the west, on the slope that climbs towards the Chaîne des Puys. It was built in 1930 in Art Deco style and is one of the few hotels of that era left in the area: it keeps its original floor mosaics, mirrors and ironwork, and the decoration plays on radio, from the triode lamp to the airwaves. It has three stars and the Clef Verte ecolabels, since 2015, and Food Index for Good, since 2021.

It is the base for those who prefer to sleep in the city, with restaurants and life around, and go up to the volcanoes every morning: the Panoramique des Dômes station, in Orcines, is about 20 minutes by car.

The rooms

There are 24 rooms of four types: Deluxe, Privilège, Tempo and Esprit de Famille, the last for families. There is a lift and free wifi. You can go into your room from 15:00, and the house invites you to linger in the morning. The continental breakfast is a buffet from 7:00 to 9:00, or in the room until 10:00, and costs €16, €9 for under-10s. The extra bed and the cot cost €15. Room rates are not in the text of its website: check them when booking.

The Le Radio restaurant

The hotel has a gastronomic restaurant, Le Radio, with produce from small producers in Brittany, Burgundy, Normandy and the Auvergne volcanoes. The autumn menu mentions oysters from Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, mushrooms, pollock from the Vendée and Auvergne veal, and there is a lunchtime menu, Déjeuner Cuisine Club. The restaurant is closed on Saturday lunchtime, Sunday and Monday. The hotel is open every day, except for the annual holiday: in 2026, from 25 October to 13 November.

Getting there and parking

It is at 43 avenue Pierre et Marie Curie. It has free private parking, with no barrier, with one space for people with reduced mobility, and an enclosed garage for €8, with booking. For the Chaîne des Puys you head for Orcines on the D941.