Hôtel Restaurant Spa le Sauvage

My husband and I very much enjoyed our romantic weekend in this beautifully restored grand 18th century building that hugs Besançon Citadelle. There are unique architectural and decorative touches everywhere, and the service is excellent without being at all snooty. Our room had a view over the garden and rolling hills in the distance. We did the spa, which was tastefully appointed but a bit overpriced for a (large) hot tub and a steam room at 35 euros per person. The breakfast buffet offered a wide variety of fine local products served in an exquisite dining room. Parking is 15 euros/day, but probably recommended as there was no free parking nearby. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed for dinner since it was the off season. Altogether a lovely experience that I heartily recommend.

Located in the heart of Besançon, the hotel is fully loaded with history. You like high ceilings, old mansions, wooden flooring or huge staircases, look no further ! The rooms are nicely decorated but have no A/C nor coffee machine. Restaurant is very good !

What a special place. This hotel deserves the highest kudos for several reasons. Let me enumerate a few, a friendly hard working staff (more on that); a first rate dining room, get a reservation for sure, that doubles as a breakfast room in the morning. Well appointed rooms but not that many which makes it an intimate place high on the hill above the city. It’s not all the way to the Citadel but it’s not far. When ongoing national protests forced us to change our transfer meeting point, the staff volunteered to shuttle our luggage in a personal car to a new meeting point. Vive La France!

A good, comfortable and quaint hotel. It was a convent in the long and distant past. Very helpful receptionist who booked a restaurant for us. They have their own restaurant on certain days but we wanted a simpler menu. It has a good location for the centre of the town and the Citadelle which is certainly worth a visit. Breakfast was also good. Not much space for clothes in the room however we managed.

We come here for many yeas at least once a year for business/pleasure. To our great joy it now has its own restaurant. Ate lunch there and simply loved it! We were not as happy with our room this time though. We always book the same one facing a little courtyard, having a table and chairs to sit outside. Usually a quiet hotel we had the bad luck that a kind of family reunion was held there too. These people even turned the courtyard into a makeshift dining room and cooked (one of the rooms has a very small kitchen). That meant noise in the backyard until late in the night and small children playing foot ball in front of our sitting area. Had to use earplugs to sleep. Did mention it at reception for course. I does not hold us back from coming again. We already booked for December and hope that the hotel is the usual quiet and serene place again that we like so much.