Hôtel des Remparts

The Hôtel des Remparts occupies a 17th-century family mansion adjoining Beaune's 15th-century rampart, on rue Thiers, inside the old town. It is a four-star boutique hotel with town history: the house was the room of Elisée, the first auctioneer of the Hospices wine sale, and later the three-star hotel of his parents, Claude and Elyane. Bruno Epailly and Emmanuelle have turned it into what it is today.

The house and the rooms

Each room bears the name of one of the surrounding vineyards. The house has a quiet inner courtyard and, according to the tourist office, a tower and glazed roofs like those of the Hôtel-Dieu. Breakfast is served à la carte and as a buffet. Note that there is no lift: the rooms on the first, second and third floors are reached by the stairs.

The website does not publish the number of rooms, check-in and check-out times, or whether animals are accepted; ask when booking. It does not publish a parking rate either.

Who it is for

For those who want to sleep inside the walls, with character and without the price of a five-star, and get around on foot. From here you walk to the Hôtel-Dieu, to the cellars in the centre and to the restaurants, and the station is a short walk away.

Getting there

Rue Thiers is in the old town, next to the rampart; from the station you walk. By car, go round the centre by the boulevards and ask the hotel where to leave it.