Best Hotels in France That Are Also Castles
It is not a hard thing to arrange in Europe to stay at castles, as many of these have been converted to luxury hotels and student hostels. However, some of the best hotels in France that are also castles still belong to private families that have managed to stay in their grand homes over centuries.
The current chateau of Villersexel, for example, is in its third incarnation, owned by a baron who can trace his ancestors back to Charlemagne. The castle was built after the previous castle on the site was destroyed in a battle between the French and Prussians in 1871, and it had been burned to the ground another time before that, but all told there had been a castle on the site for over a thousand years. This castle-hotel features a sweeping staircase that leads up to the guest rooms, each of which has a bed crowned with coronets.