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Le Champ des Oiseaux

  • Price range: $$$-$$$$
  • Location: Troyes

Fodor's Review:

Idyllically situated in ancient Troyes and named after the city's centuries-old roosting haunts of storks, this ensemble of three vine-clad pink-and-yellow 15th- and 16th-century houses (their bright colors are part of a town campaign to "medievalize" half-timber facades) seem ready to receive Manon Lescaut on the run. A daub-and-wattle facade abuzz with the pattern of timbered logs and a storybook courtyard, graced with a fairy-tale staircase, overhanging porch, and cobblestone patio, all set the scene for the charm within. Tin chandeliers, Nantes silks and calico hangings, 15th-century scrollwork panels, beamed roofs right out of the Return of Martin Guerre, and more traditional luxe touches make the interiors a joy. The guest salon is set in a vaulted cave-wine cellar fitted out with the latest in soigné furniture. The biggest guest room, the Suite Médiévale, is under the oak-beam eaves, while the Salle Bleue (Blue Room) looks worthy of the cover of Maison Française. Pros: quiet, comfortable rooms; friendly service; kid friendly. Con: breakfast and parking cost extra.

  • Hotel Details: 9 rooms, 3 suites
  • In-room: no a/c, Wi-Fi.
  • In-hotel: room service, parking (paid).
  • Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
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