Fodor's Expert Review Hôtel des Ducs

Close to the city's key sights, this street-corner hotel is a convenient choice to start a tour of Dijon. Guest rooms are light and soberly decorated with touches of color varying in tones from beige and gray to black and orange. Streetside rooms have Old World wrought-iron balconies, while those at the front of the hotel give you a peek of the Philippe Le Bon tower. A buffet breakfast is served under a vast glass-and-metal veranda at the rear of the hotel. There are also 10 fully-equipped apartments in the main hotel building, and six rooms in annex buildings nearby. It's worth upgrading to a superior room, as the standard rooms are on the small side.