Our last stop in France was in Quiberon, and quite by
chance we booked a beautiful family owned hotel just newly renovated, the Hotel-des-deux-mers http://www.hotel-des-deux-mers.com/,
which we found on www.booking.com
Sometimes things work out better than expected and this was one of those times. We were lucky to spend our last two nights in France here.
Quiberon is in Brittany on a peninsula connected to the
mainland by a very small tombolo or isthmus. On one side of the peninsula is the calm
bay perfect for sailing or swimming. On
the other side is the wild Atlantic.
The Hotel-des-Deux-Mers was simple and elegant. The rooms
are done in white and sea glass colors bringing lots of light into the rooms.
The focal point of our room was the sea view. Our room had French doors that opened to a
small terrace with views of the sea and the olive and cypress trees below.
The hotel had been a family summer home
in the early 1900’s when the railroad came to Quiberon, and there is still a feeling
of it being a family home – with lots of little nooks for curling up with a
book and a glass of french wine. There was a beautiful sense
of relaxation and calmness inside the hotel. To
me, calmness and relaxation also comes from paying a very reasonable rate that
included internet and breakfast every morning in the salon.
The other day I was in the decorating section
of our local Barnes and Noble carefully considering how to spend a Christmas
gift card when I stumbled on the book French
Seaside Style by Sebastien Siraudeau.
The room on the dust jacket looked so similar to our room at the Hotel
Des Deux Mers that I had to open the book, and this lovely hotel was indeed
featured….the epitome of French seaside style.
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