The Landes
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Cours de Verdun in Dax, in the spa town, for a stay on dry land between two days at the ocean. For lovers of architecture and spa treatments, with the Fontaine Chaude for an evening stroll.
An Art Deco grand hotel opened in 1929 and reopened in 2019 after restoration: the lobby is worth a look even if you are not staying.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Tour du Lac in Soorts-Hossegor, around the resort's saltwater lake. For lovers of Art Deco façades, with the beaches of Hossegor and the Capbreton pier a short distance away.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Touring Club de France in Soorts-Hossegor, in the Lo Rey du Lac area, on the shore of the saltwater lake. For a stay by calm water, with the resort's ocean beaches still close by.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue Georges Pompidou in Capbreton, on the resort's harbour. For dinner near the quays and an evening walk to the pier, with neighbouring Hossegor for the day.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue de la Côte d'Argent in Mimizan-Plage, in the resort, between the ocean and the Landes forest. A simple hotel for a base in the north of the Landes, with the Contis lighthouse and Lake Biscarrosse as day trips.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue des Cormorans in Mimizan-Plage, in the resort in the north of the Landes. A simple hotel for alternating the ocean with the Vélodyssée cycle route through the forest, and the Contis lighthouse as a day trip.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Place de la Fontaine Chaude in Dax, facing the town's hot spring. A simple hotel for an inland base, less than an hour's drive from the beaches of Hossegor and Capbreton.
€65 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue de la Fontaine Chaude, in the centre of Dax, a stone's throw from the thermal spring. A small-budget option for exploring the town on foot and then driving out to the coast.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Tour du Lac in Soorts-Hossegor, in the Lo Rey du Lac area, on the shore of the saltwater lake. For an unhurried stay where each morning you choose between the ocean waves and the calm water of the lake.
The hotel sits on the shore of Hossegor's saltwater lake, whose level rises and falls with the tide.
€280 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Touring Club de France in Soorts-Hossegor, in the Lo Rey du Lac area, by the saltwater lake. A hotel and spa for a couple's stay, surfing in the morning for one and a walk round the lake for the other.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue de la Plage in Biscarrosse-Plage, on the dune facing the ocean. A base in the north of the Landes, with Lake Biscarrosse and the Seaplane Museum a short drive away.
€210 a nightSee on Booking →On Route de l'Étang Blanc in Seignosse, on the shore of the lake, set back from the southern Landes coast. For an evening built around its starred restaurant, with Hossegor and Capbreton a few kilometres away.
Book the restaurant at the same time as the room, especially in summer and at weekends.
€200 a nightSee on Booking →