En-route escapes | Vine dining
Make the most of your time in France with our bespoke en-route escapes. These special experiences allow you to explore more of France and offer a sense of escapism whilst being conveniently located just a short drive from the main routes from Calais to the Alps, making them ideal for prolonging your trip or elevating your journey to or from resort.
So why not treat yourself, take your time travelling down, or heading home, and prolong that holiday feeling.
Les Sept Fontaines 4* hotel | Burgundy
Located in the south of Burgundy and in an area renowned for its vineyards, this 4-star hotel is a convenient two minutes from the A6 motorway (exit Tournus between Beaune and Mâcon). It is ideally located for exploring a number of famous wine routes; whether that’s the Route des Vins Mâconnais-Beaujolais, the Route des Grand Vins, the Route des Vignobles de l’Yonne or the Route des Grand Crus de Bourgogne, all are within easy reach. The Hotel & Spa Les Sept Fontaines offers 39 comfortable rooms in an elegant 17th-century building and benefits from a wine tasting cellar, bistronomic restaurant, a Spa by Vinésime & Cinq Mondes as well as an atmospheric lounge wine bar.
Burgundy is well known for its food and wine but it is also the French region with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites. Situated on the banks of the Saône, Tournus is the highlight of the South Burgundy wine route, at the crossroads of the Chalonnais and the Mâconnais vineyards. An ideal place to discover the Burgundian heritage.
The spa: enjoy a moment of relaxation in the 365m2 spa (open to those aged over 16), with its herbal tearoom, small fitness room, swimming pool, hammam, ice fountain, sensory shower and hot tub. Guests can enjoy an hour and a half complimentary access to the spa, by reservation, from 9am-8pm. You will also find beauty treatments, as well as tailored massages. Les Sept Fontaines uses the Cinq Mondes and Thémaé brands to offer you quality treatments that correspond to your needs. Children can also have treatments. Whilst usually reserved for over 16s, there is special access for hotel guests aged under 16 to use the swimming pool from 9am-10.30am.Â
The hotel restaurant allows you to discover traditional yet refined mouth-watering French cuisine. The modern, chic restaurant has an open kitchen in which Chef Stéphane Grégoire prepares an ever-changing menu of exceptional dishes in an authentic bistronomic style. Naturally, the homemade dishes are prepared with regional and seasonal products. The vegetables are supplied by the "Verger de l'Abbaye" in Tournus, the all meat is of French origin.
This elegant 17th-century building offers 39 luxury rooms and suites that are uniquely decorated, comfortable and refined having been fully renovated, along with the hotel itself, with inspiration drawn from the rich history of Burgundy.
Each of our rooms offers you high quality bedding and top-of-the-range services. The hotel Les 7 Fontaines also conveniently has communicating rooms for families. All the rooms and suites are decorated in warm tones and offer air conditioning, Wi-Fi access and are equipped with a safe, hairdryer, coffee maker, minibar, bathrobes and slippers, courtesy tray, TV and USB socket.Â
Comfort room: king or queen size bed or 2 single beds. Some Comfort rooms allow the addition of an extra bed and communicating rooms are also available. Each of them offers you a magnificent view of the garden, the town’s abbey or chapel.
Superior room: king size bed. Each room has a sitting area, a workspace and can accommodate a third person thanks to an extra bed. They also have a magnificent view of the garden.
Family room: king size parental bed, a convertible sofa that offers 2 additional beds and a comfortable sitting area with armchairs and coffee table. They also have a magnificent view of the abbey.
Luxury suite: there are just two luxurious, exclusive suites, ideal for either a couple or a family. Spacious and bathed in soft light, the suite has a separate living room and direct access to a pretty private terrace overlooking the patio.
Hotel prices 2023/24 (Half-Board)
Special Friday night price, please enquire for prices on other nights - £154-168/pp/night depending on date of stay
Special offer: book before 01/11/23 and benefit from a discounted rate of £141/pp/night
Enjoy breakfast, dinner with the 'Cloitre' menu, access to the special tasting area in the wine cellar with an initial tasting of the hotel owner's own vineyard wine and half an hour of access to the spa area.
Prices do not include: Local tourist tax c.€1.30/pp/night (aged 18+).
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