Castel Clara

Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France

63 Rooms

Belle-Île-en-Mer already boasts quite the list of VIP visitors: Dumas, Baudelaire, and Monet, to name a modest few. Not that anyone is unwelcome — far from it, as this Breton island’s population balloons each summer with tourist traffic — but uncharted territory this certainly is not. Now for the silver lining: the island’s southwestern Côte Sauvage...

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Room Count: 63 Rooms

Standard Garden/Courtyard View

Standard Garden/Courtyard View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 226 ft²/21 m².

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Standard Ocean View

Standard Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 301 ft²/28 m².

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Superior Garden/Courtyard View Room

Superior Garden/Courtyard View Room

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 344 ft²/32 m².

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Superior Ocean View

Superior Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 376 ft²/35 m².

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Family Ocean Room

Family Ocean Room

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 398 ft²/37 m².

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Junior Garden/Courtyard View Suite

Junior Garden/Courtyard View Suite

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 430 ft²/40 m².

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Suite - Ocean View

Suite - Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 484 ft²/45 m².

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Family Land Room

Family Land Room

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 538 ft²/50 m².

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Deluxe Suite Ocean View

Deluxe Suite Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 645 ft²/60 m².

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Suite Duplex Ocean

Suite Duplex Ocean

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 667 ft²/62 m².

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Goulphar, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Brittany, 56360, FRA

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Castel Clara

Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France

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elle-Île-en-Mer already boasts quite the list of VIP visitors: Dumas, Baudelaire, and Monet, to name a modest few. Not that anyone is unwelcome — far from it, as this Breton island’s population balloons each summer with tourist traffic — but uncharted territory this certainly is not. Now for the silver lining: the island’s southwestern Côte Sauvage hasn’t lost an iota of its rugged, sharp-cliffed beauty thereby. You can have your castle after all in Castel Clara Thalasso & Spa Hôtel.

Commanding sea views are the name of the game; many of Castel Clara’s 63 rooms, split between two slate-roofed Sixties buildings, and all of the public spaces operate accordingly. Just as well, given the beige-on-white interiors, a boundary-respecting exercise in what Brits call “sensibility.” Small touches — model ships, turquoise accents, period lanterns, wainscoting — call the seafaring life to mind, but none so strongly as the actual seascape. Get an ocean-facing balcony room, period.

Once you’ve had your fill of looking at the sea, of course, you should get down to experiencing it. They mean the second half of the hotel name quite literally, offering a host of aquatic treatments across the spa’s 28 rooms. There’s also the island’s natural appeal; avail yourself of the hotel’s bikes and you’ll have plenty to explore, including 95 km of coastal paths, gorse-and-grain valleys, and a near-inexhaustible succession of picturesque hamlets.

Café Clara does an excellent imitation of a fishmonger’s spread with daily, bountiful seafood buffets for breakfast and lunch. Come dinnertime, Le 180° brings the gastronomic dynamite, gorgeously presented plates best enjoyed with a selection from their encyclopedic cellars on the panoramic terrace (hence the name). Who knows, a setting this dramatic might well inspire you to join the ranks of Impressionist masters.

How to get there: Ferries depart year-round from Quiberon ; the trip lasts approximately 45 minutes each way. Several water taxi services are also available from Quiberon, Vannes, Port Navalo, and Locmariaquer.

Room Count: 63 Rooms

Standard Garden/Courtyard View

Standard Garden/Courtyard View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 226 ft²/21 m².

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Standard Ocean View

Standard Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 301 ft²/28 m².

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Superior Garden/Courtyard View Room

Superior Garden/Courtyard View Room

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 344 ft²/32 m².

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Superior Ocean View

Superior Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 376 ft²/35 m².

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Family Ocean Room

Family Ocean Room

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 398 ft²/37 m².

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Junior Garden/Courtyard View Suite

Junior Garden/Courtyard View Suite

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 430 ft²/40 m².

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Suite - Ocean View

Suite - Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 484 ft²/45 m².

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Family Land Room

Family Land Room

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 538 ft²/50 m².

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Deluxe Suite Ocean View

Deluxe Suite Ocean View

1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds · 645 ft²/60 m².

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Suite Duplex Ocean

Suite Duplex Ocean

1 King Bed & 2 Double Beds or 2 King Beds · 667 ft²/62 m².

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Services & Amenities

  • 24 hour front desk
  • Parking
  • Pet Friendly
  • Free wi-fi
  • Gym
  • Swimming pool
  • Spa
  • Restaurant

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Need to Know

Check in: 3:00 PM, Check Out 12:00 PM

• Pets are allowed at Castel Clara Thalasso & Spa (charges apply).
• Baby cots are available on request.

Location

Goulphar, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Brittany, 56360, FRA

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