Bourg-en-Bresse

Located in the heart of Bourg en Bresse, the Hotel de France’s historical building stands on the City Main Square. You might wish to sit for a moment at its terrace to have a cup of coffee under the shadow of the parasols, next to the fountain.

Entirely renovated, this high quality three stars hotel, with 44 rooms on three floors, reopened its doors in February 2000. Affiliated to the Best Western Group, the Hotel de France offers you the high standards of comfort you can expect from a hotel of its category.
A covered private parking (rate: 6,5 euros for 24 hours) is available, as well as public parking spaces on the Square fronting the Hotel.
We invite you to come and visit our hotel and to discover its comfort and the refinement of its decoration. Do not hesitate any longer, follow us, the visit starts...

As soon as you come in through the door, you will be warmly welcomed by a professional team which will try and make your stay as agreeable as possible.

They will be at your disposal for any information they can provide you with, whether regarding gastronomy or sites of a tourist interest.

Furthermore, you will find at the reception desk a whole range of services from room service to taxi booking or cultural information.

You can already feel refinement and good taste all around in the ground floor. The charms of the ancient building have been preserved... And you can easily imagine Liz Taylor and Richard Burton standing at the bottom of the stairs, posing for the photograph when they came in the Sixties (the lift did not exist yet at that time...).

History is present all around. Photos have been hanged in the corridors to pay tribute to the Belle Epoque and to the Hotel de France in these times...

Situated 60 kilometres from Lyon, the city of Bourg en Bresse is conveniently located at the crossroads of four most attractive regions (Bresse, Dombs, Bugey and Pays de Gex), colourful and full of character, constituing an extraordinary environment of tourists.

Among other things, you will discover splendid historic monuments such as the Monastery of Brou, a XVIth Century masterpiece, erected by Marguerirte d'Autrichefor the glory of Philibert le Beau. But tis Frenc region's reputation was also astablished throught the beauty of its wilds, celebrated at the Birds Reserve of Villars les Dombes, and throught its magnificent gastronomy.

The distinctiveness of this area is that is recnciles nature (marshes host thousands of protected bird species) and a permanent quest for quality of life and food. You will therefore be introduced to a truly original province, which perfectly combines traditions with today's lifestyle.

By plane
-Aéroport International de Genève
-Aéroport International de Lyon Satolas
.To reach Bourg en Bresse, you can use the TGV train from Paris (2 hours journey).
-Paris - Genève
-Paris - Chambéry
.If you come by car, Bourg en Bresse is at the
crossroads of the following motorways:
- A39 from Dole (exit: Bourg Centre).
- A 40 from Geneva (exit: Bourg Sud).
- A 42 from Lyon (exit: Bourg Sud).
- A 6 followed by A 40 from Paris (exit: Bourg Nord).