2 Best Hotels in Pont-Aven, Brittany

Partly built into a rock face on a bank of the Aven, this efficiently run hotel is a perfect blend of antique and modern—offering simple, clean rooms with 18th- and 19th-century-style touches. Choose from lodgings in two locations: the enchanting, 16th-century thatched \"chaumière\" house (three rooms) or the modern annex (10 rooms). Visitors can now have lunch in the hotel \"salon de thé,\" which serves afternoon tea, and in the bar that serves tapas and other light fare.

Sophisticated artistic touches make this 24-room boutique hotel set in a historic building a standout in the area. Bright, harmonious rooms, accented with winsome wallpapers and serene pastels, are simply appointed in a chic contemporary style, with up-to-date bathrooms (some with both shower and bath) and deliciously comfy beds. Tall ceilings are a plus in some rooms, but the best is the Loiseau suite with a spacious terrace and charming views over the town’s 15th-century buildings. To top it all off, the hotel’s restaurant—adorned with paintings that evoke Pont-Aven’s artistic heritage—is among the best in town.