Hotel de Toiras

Delightful and completely renovated 16th- century seaside hotel in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, with warm, attentive service. The 20 rooms are individually decorated in gentle colors complemented by antique furniture and 18th-century-style wallpaper. The beautiful, light and spacious George Washington Suite has a round sitting room in an old watchtower, an expansive salon with a working limestone chimney, a separate bedroom and a dressing room leading to a large, attractive bath with a double vanity, claw-foot tub and oversize shower. The charming restaurant serves “simple and honest” cuisine; guests may visit the market for ingredients that the chef then prepares. The hotel also arranges fishing trips on which guests may catch their own sea bream and sea bass.