Arcachon Bay
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Rue Eugène Ormières in Arcachon, in town, away from Boulevard de la Plage and its traffic. A hotel with a swimming pool for families alternating days on the dune with evenings on foot in the resort.
€95 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue de Lamartine, in the centre of Arcachon, in the Ville d'Été. For walking to the beach, the pier and the Ville d'Hiver, with a pool and sauna to round off days of cycling or boating.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →On Place Thiers in Arcachon, in the Ville d'Été, on the seafront 1.5 km from the stop's reference point. For staying on the edge of the bay, with the Thiers pier and the beach right outside the door.
Book early for July and August, as the Arcachon seafront fills up quickly.
€160 a nightSee on Booking →On Boulevard de la Plage in Arcachon, in the Ville d'Automne, at the heart of the resort's bustle. For walking to the pier, the harbour and the Ville d'Hiver, and taking the boat to Cap Ferret.
€95 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue de la République in Arcachon, in the Ville d'Automne, 400 m from the centre and near the station. A family hotel for arriving by train and doing everything on foot, pier and harbour included.
Arriving by train saves you looking for parking in Arcachon in July and August.
€85 a nightSee on Booking →On Impasse du Bosquet in La Teste-de-Buch, 4.9 km from the centre of Arcachon. A practical address by car for heading out to the Dune du Pilat, Arcachon and the port of Larros.
The Dune du Pilat car park is paying and fills up quickly in summer: get there early.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Boulevard Louis Gaume in Pyla-sur-Mer, in the commune of La Teste-de-Buch, above the Dune du Pilat and the Banc d'Arguin. For one exceptional night rather than a week, sunset on the terrace included.
A 1930s villa redesigned by Philippe Starck: the terrace facing the Banc d'Arguin also welcomes non-residents for a drink.
€450 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue Louis Gaume in Pyla-sur-Mer, near the dune, in the commune of La Teste-de-Buch. For a classic resort-hotel stay where you walk on the dune in the morning and stay in for the evening.
A 1930s hotel reopened in 2017 after a redesign by Starck, next door to La Co(o)rniche, owned by the same group.
300-€550 a nightSee on Booking →On Boulevard de la Plage in Lège-Cap-Ferret, on the peninsula, across the bay from Arcachon. A spa hotel for those who choose Cap Ferret, its oyster villages such as L'Herbe and its lighthouse.
220-€350 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue du Professeur Jolyet, in Arcachon's Ville d'Été, facing the bay, 1.2 km from the stop's reference point. For a town stay with the beach, the pier and the Ville d'Hiver on foot.
€230 a nightSee on Booking →