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Welcome Hotel vs La Colombe d'Or
Welcome Hotel and La Colombe d'Or are both rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, La Colombe d'Or ranks marginally higher than Welcome Hotel. La Colombe d'Or scores 84 with recommendations from 4 reviewers such as Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Gayot.
Welcome Hotel
Fodor's
Frommer's
Oyster
Lonely Planet
3, quai Amiral Courbet, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer
From $257 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"The best rooms are brightened with vivid colors and stenciled quotes from Cocteau; some top-floor rooms have spectacular views of the great Villefranche harbor."
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Frommer's
"Villefranche’s most prestigious hotel, the Welcome sits in the center of town and has been home to Riviera artists since the 1920s, including author and filmmaker Jean Cocteau (in room 22)."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"The family-run Welcome Hôtel is a three-pearl boutique property situated on the water in the heart of Villefranche-sur-Mer."
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Lonely Planet
"Boasting an unbeatable location on Villefranche's waterfront promenade, this burnt-orange beauty has 35 nautically themed rooms, all with balcony and sea view."
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La Colombe d'Or
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Gayot
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Place du General de Gaulle, 06570 St-Paul-de-Vence
From $0 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Often called the most beautiful inn in France, "the golden dove" occupies a rose-stone Renaissance mansion just outside the walls of St-Paul and is so perfect overall."
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Travel + Leisure
"Spend the night, or just dine at the on-site restaurant, which has paintings by Calder, Klee, and Miró."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"La Colombe d’Or combines the French charm of a countrified, family-run auberge in the Riviera hills with a priceless collection of art so extraordinary it could hang in the Tate Modern."
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Gayot
"This tastefully decorated hotel has delightful rooms."
Frommer's
"The colorful hand-written menu, which has barely changed in a century, is famous for its selection of fresh starters (crudités with anchoïade, a traditional anchovy dip), and crispy roast chicken."
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Lonely Planet
"The 'Golden Dove' was party HQ for dozens of 20th-century artists (Chagall, Braque, Matisse, Picasso etc) who paid for their meals in kind, resulting in an extraordinary private art collection. "
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