Hotel Diana Dauphine ★★★★

Medieval…
One of the enduring images of Strasbourg is its half-timbered Tudor-style houses, creating charming crooked façades overhanging restaurants, bars and boutiques. Thanks to the hotel’s excellent central location, you’re just a short walk from the oldest part, nicknamed La Petite France, a warren of canals and cobbled streets, with locks and well-preserved brewery or tanning docks transporting you back in time. Rising high above is the cathedral tower, from which you have incredible views across the city. Let the friendly staff guide you to the best restaurants, where you can still find traditional Alsatian cuisine in all its hearty goodness, often hidden down little alleyways known only to those in the know.

…to modern
On the opposite end of the scale, Strasbourg has its sights firmly set on the present and the future. As a major player on the world stage, the city is home to important European institutions, all of which are grouped around one huge bend of the river in stunning modern buildings. Echoing this modern elegance, the hotel’s design is all luxurious materials, refined lines and chic colours. The hotel succeeds in ensuring maximum comfort, too, and the little added extras like luxurious bath products and Nespresso machines make all the difference. Being located right on two different tram lines means you have your choice of destinations – modern or medieval – while the complex of shops, restaurants and cinema just over the river is handy for when you don’t feel like going far.

The Diana Dauphine Strasbourg places you right where medieval Strasbourg meets modern Europe.