"Bare parquet floors, plain off-white walls, simple high-tech lighting, and minimal contemporary furnishings by celebrated modernist designers."

"Named after a French navigator, this chic hotel with its zen atmosphere opened in 1993. The rooms have glossy wooden flooring and crisp contempory furniture. Reasonably quiet."

"Superb contemporary building ingeniously integrated with the older architecture that surrounds it."

"Everything has been planned and scaled to a "T" in this daring white-cube-like structure... Sunny guest rooms are done up in ultra-contemporary style."

"Almost like a modern sculpture sitting in the heart of Nantes, La Pérouse is a hotel unlike any other." Full review

"Styled to reflect the city's shipbuilding traditions, a wooden gangway entrance leads to this 46-room design hotel's stone-and-wood lobby." Full review

"Minimal design combined with unlimited access to multimedia resources makes it easy to work, play or relax." Full review

"A centrally located budget hotel just a short walk from the chateau, Hôtel Okko Château is ultramodern without sacrificing warmth, comfort, or amenities." Full review

"Functional rooms stack up on six floors, but it is the ground-floor 'club' with ample sofas to lounge on, iMac desktop and unlimited supply of tea, coffee and soft drinks that is the real lure." Full review

"The concept behind Okko, a small chain of four-star hotels with a dozen locations across France, is both style-conscious and practical: the check-in process is virtual, guest rooms are good-looking and functional, and lots of little things, from on-demand movies to happy hour snacks, are complimentary" Full review