Fodor's Expert Review Hôtel Le Priori

Housed in a 300-year-old building with stone and brick walls, this dazzling boutique hotel keeps to a rigorously modern style inside, with custom leather beds. The free breakfast is deluxe.

Rooms facing the inner courtyard are super quiet. The suites are huge and in a different league. Try to upgrade.

room

Simple and chic. The rooms have exposed stone walls, reading lamps on articulated arms, big TVs, embroidered robes, speaker docs for iPhones, Nespresso machines and modern desks. Some suites have spas, fireplaces that burn real wood, Murphy beds, kitchenettes and an interior spiral staircase up to the second floor.

YOU SHOULD KNOW The cow-hide rugs in some of the suites may offend some guests.

bathroom

Sexy slate bathrooms with stainless steel sinks provide the wow factor--as do the monogrammed robes. Some suites have glassed-in showers, three-head shower jets, soaker tubs with therapy jets and antique law-foot tubs.

YOU SHOULD KNOW The pedestal sinks in the Standard Rooms offer little counter space. Floors don’t heat up, sadly.

lobby

In the European tradition, the lobby is intimate (i.e. small) but full of character. There is a stone wall behind the reception desk, which glows from inside, like a pearl.

dining

For only $3 per person, turn your free breakfast into room service. The breakfast is opulent, with fluffy pastries, cheese, yogurt, hot and cold eggs, breads and designer coffees. You can nibble your toast and sip your O.J. in the magical courtyard during the summer season. Restaurant Toast! is a culinary gem with a courtyard.