4 Best Hotels in Dijon, Burgundy

At this luxurious, 19th-century grand hotel, ask for one of the large, plush guest rooms overlooking the tiny, tranquil back garden and its reflecting pool. The garden is also the backdrop for the stylish restaurant, Les Jardins de la Cloche, and there's a swanky spa in the vaulted cellars.

Colorful, well-appointed rooms display charm and designer chic at the “Red Hat,” where the pleasant surroundings are complemented by the fine fare at William Frachot's on-site restaurant. Renowned for classic cuisine laced with inventive counterpoints, the eponymous eatery (closed Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday) offers dishes showcasing local seasonal game and an impressive cheese board selection.

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.

This city-center boutique hotel is located in a converted Haussmann building, where guest rooms are decorated in a brash black-and-white color scheme. The rooms also offer suspended beds and high-end amenities such as Nespresso machines and giant TV screens equipped with mini-Macs. Posh cocktails are served up in the bar, which doubles as the breakfast room in the mornings.