Hotel Au Bon Coin

Hotel Au Bon Coin is a family-run boutique hotel situated in a three-story cream-colored building with red shutters. Guests enter the hotel and land in what feels more like a personal living room than a hotel lobby. The vibe is cozy but modern, with rustic wood floors and an eclectic collection of furniture, including a Chesterfield sofa and a rehabbed vintage armchair decked out in colorful stripes. The breakfast room continues in this vein, adding Chesterfield-style bench seating and velvety blue chairs with red piping, plus a wall of framed rugby jerseys. The owners are locals who know the area well, and the rooms are individually decorated, giving this spot a personal, intimate feel. With rooms for one to four people, this spot can accommodate a range of leisure travelers and tourists. 

Hotel Au Bon Coin is situated on a quiet residential street, but it's still close to attractions. The heart of town is about a five-minute walk away, while Grande Beach is just seven minutes. Indeed, Biarritz is so compact that almost everything is reachable on foot, even the outlying Phare de Biarritz lighthouse is only about a 20-minute walk. For guests with cars, regional destinations like Bayonne and St-Jean-de-Luz are less than a half-hour drive. Biarritz Pays Basque Airport is about a six-minute drive.

Rooms, which range from singles to a quadruple, are individually decorated in homey but still modern in style. Wood floors, neutral color palettes, and wallpapered accent walls come together to create a cozy vibe. Some of the more stylish rooms have a boho-chic feel with distressed wood furniture and button-tufted headboards. Bathrooms are well-sized and contemporary with cylindrical sinks and wet-room style stone showers. Basic toiletries are provided in dispensers. All rooms have AC, flat-screen TVs, electric kettles for coffee and tea, and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms offer up nice sea views.

When it comes to the sheer number of features, the small Hotel Au Bon Coin can't compete with larger upper-middle-range hotels, but it still manages to pack in some extras. The daily continental breakfast is served in a stylish breakfast room (there's some outdoor seating, too); guests say breakfast is simple but good, though it costs an extra fee. In the corner of the breakfast room is a small bar with three stools, it's nicely stocked but closes early. Other extras include a cozy lobby lounge and a tiny rooftop terrace with two loungers and a whirlpool that guests can use for a fee. Guests find the staff at this family-run property friendly and helpful, though the reception area closes at night. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property. Another other bonus that makes this hotel stand out among smaller properties: It has an elevator, which isn't the case with many other boutique spots.