InterContinental Bordeaux Le Grand Hotel by IHG

We recommend the address to couples in their forties and older, lovers of starred gastronomy and classical architecture. It is a hotel for oenotouristic weekends, business dinners, wedding anniversaries. Families find their place thanks to the family rooms, yet the clientele remains predominantly adult, between business and high-end leisure.

The hotel occupies an 18th-century building listed as a Monument Historique, built in 1776 on Place de la Comédie. Blonde stone façade typical of Bordeaux architecture, Corinthian columns in the entrance hall. Interiors refurbished in 2014, gilded mouldings preserved, white marble on the floor, crystal chandeliers. Rooms between 28 and 65 m², all different, some with frontal view over the Grand Théâtre.

Le Pressoir d'Argent, two Michelin stars, is run by Gordon Ramsay with chef Gilad Peled in the kitchen. Menu focused on Aquitaine produce, blue lobster, turbot, caviar, cellar of 1 000 Bordeaux references. Bar L'Orangerie offers cocktails and afternoon tea under a glass roof. Continental buffet breakfast served until 11am, 24-hour room service.

The hotel stands on Place de la Comédie, epicentre of the Bordeaux golden triangle, facing the Grand Théâtre. Rue Sainte-Catherine (Europe's longest pedestrian street) two minutes away, Garonne quays five minutes on foot. Tram lines B and C at the door, Saint-Jean station fifteen minutes by tram, airport thirty minutes by taxi. The neighbourhood is lively day and night, a mix of luxury boutiques, starred restaurants, wine bars, theatres.