Where to stay in the French Ardennes?

On Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc, in Charleville-Mézières, in the Arches area, a small, simple hotel. For a tight budget that wants Place Ducale and the Trans-Ardennes greenway, nothing more.

On Avenue de la Marne, in the Frénois area, in Sedan, at the A34 exit: a convenient stopover hotel for drivers. Useful for visiting the Sedan fortress the next day and heading off to the Meuse.

On Rue Pasteur, in Monthermé, on the banks of the Meuse: a simple two-star between the valley and the trails. Handy for Roc la Tour, the Dames de Meuse and the Trans-Ardennes greenway.

On Esplanade des Princesses et Princes de Sedan, the hotel occupies a wing of the fortress. A night within the walls of a fortress, to mark the occasion before heading back to the Meuse.

Sedan claims the largest medieval fortress in Europe, at 35,000 m²: the visit starts at the hotel door.

On Chemin du Laurier, at Le Risdoux, in Vireux-Wallerand, château guest rooms on the banks of the Meuse. For those following the Trans-Ardennes greenway who want a night away from the towns.

On Chemin de l'Aviette, in Rancennes near Givet, on the banks of the Meuse. Château guest rooms for ending the valley in peace, before Belgium.

A hotel-restaurant in Corbion, in Belgium, just across the border in the Ardennes. For those who continue up the valley beyond Sedan and want dinner in the evening without getting back in the car.