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Grand Tonic Hotel Biarritz & SPA Nuxe vs Hotel du Palais Biarritz

Both hotels are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel du Palais is the choice of most professionals compared to Grand Tonic Hotel Biarritz. Hotel du Palais ranks #1 in Biarritz-Bayonne with endorsements from 5 reviews including Oyster, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.

Grand Tonic Hotel Biarritz & SPA Nuxe
Grand Tonic Hotel Biarritz & SPA Nuxe
7 / 10
58 Avenue Edouard VII, 64200 Biarritz
From $89 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
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The Telegraph The Telegraph
7.0
"True to its name, this four-star seaside hotel is a tonic for guests with its proximity to the ocean and outstanding restaurant." Full review
Hotel du Palais Biarritz
Hotel du Palais Biarritz
8 / 10
1 Avenue de L'Imperatrice, 64200 Biarritz
From $448 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"Hotel du Palais is a four-and-a-half-pearl luxury hotel on the Bay of Biscay overlooking Grand Plage beach, a short walk from Biarritz shopping and dining." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"A relative safe-haven from the throngs of tourists, Hôtel du Palais offers an escape from the outside world." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Old World elegance and grace in an unmatched, seaside setting." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
95.0
"Seaside mansion-hotel housed within a lavish red-brick villa built in 1855 by Emperor Napoleon III for his wife, Eugénie." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"This oceanfront villa, built in the Basque Country in 1855 as the summertime retreat of Napoleon III, is something everyone should experience." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Biarritz' most glam address is this sumptuous hotel in a grand, historic building fronting directly onto to Grand Plage." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Dominating the northern end of the Grande Plage is the massive 19th-century Hôtel du Palais, built for Empress Eugénie and now a luxury hotel – complete with its own gate guards" Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Biarritz’s grande dame is the Hotel du Palais, the summer residence of Napoleon and Eugenie, an ostentatious brick-red and beige palace standing at the water’s edge, offering incomparable views up and down the rugged Basque coast and out into the Bay of Biscay" Full review
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Unlike some grand hotels, there’s not a sub-standard room in the house, unless you’re extremely choosy about needing the highest ceilings and largest windows (in that case avoid the rooms in the eaves).