"For olde-worlde charm, the unassuming façade of Hotel Vent d’Ouest hides spacious rooms hung with oil paintings of square-rigged ships, giant brass diving helmets and a breakfast buffet so delicious it will have you feeling like Joep van Lieshout’s The Whale in this year’s Un Été au Havre"

"This terrific and very stylish four-star establishment is all nautical downstairs and has cheerfully painted rooms upstairs arranged with sisal flooring and attractive furnishings." Full review

"Hiding behind a 17th-century half-timbered facade, this atmospheric hotel has 27 rooms with old-time French decor and modern bathrooms; most overlook a quiet, plant-filled courtyard." Full review

"There are enough half-timber walls and beams here to fill a super-luxe hotel, but the happy news is that this is a budget option—even better, this 17th-century building is found on a narrow pedestrian street just behind Rouen's cathedral." Full review

"Some rooms have more dash than others, with pretty toile de jouy wallpaper, deep leather armchairs and exposed beams. The courtyard garden is just as charming and is a little haven in the summer. " Full review