Hostellerie Le Marechal

A unique 16th-century hideaway overlooking the picturesque River Launch in the heart of the medieval town of Colmar, Hostellerie Le Marachel is a tranquil retreat promising gastronomic cuisine and premier Alsace wines in a warren of winding staircases, crooked beams and sumptuously appointed bedrooms.

Relax in cosy yet spacious rooms with classic furnishings and a wealth of antiques and one-off artefacts. Dark beams, stone walls and shuttered windows reflect the Hostellerie Le Marachel’s historic legacy and create a truly romantic ambiance right on the water’s edge.

This area of Colmar is so pretty that it is often referred to as ‘Little Venice’ with its warren of canals. Wander around the old town to see half-timbered brightly painted houses and discover house façades with ornate sculptures, balconies, pretty gables and Renaissance buildings. Return to Hostellerie Le Marachel for dinner in ‘A l’Echevin’ restaurant for delicious traditional French cuisine.

Period art, décor and furniture follow you up winding staircases, along intricate passages and into Hostellerie Le Maréchal's 30 lavish bedrooms and suites. Expect gilt candelabra, Louis XV clocks, and huge four-poster, or canopied, double beds. The wonderland does not end there. In the hotel's 'A l'Echevin' Restaurant Gastronomic, you find quintessentially Alsatian cuisine: from goose liver paté with apple jam, fresh lobster from the hotel's pond to Alsatian squab. And, the sommelier offers many famous wines - Colmar is, after all, the Capital of the Alsace Route du Vin. You can enjoy all it all overlooking the canal. Hostellerie Le Maréchal is a truly romantic escape.