9-11 avenue de la République, 21200 Beaune

Hotel Athanor Centre

Name: Hotel Athanor Centre
Address: 9-11 avenue de la République, Beaune, 21200, FR
Price range: 105 EUR
Rating: 3.95

Hotel 3-star in Beaune

Presentation

The Hôtel Athanor Centre bears a name that sounds almost like an alchemist’s formula. That is no accident. The address spans three buildings dating from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, a former cloister now listed as a historic monument. It is entered just steps from the Basilica of Notre-Dame, a few minutes from the Hospices of Beaune.

The renovation carried out in 2021 and 2022 did nothing to erase the old stone. You find it around a corridor, beneath an exposed beam, against a wall that still bears the mark of the centuries. A wide, dark oak staircase leads up to the upper floors. Thirty-one rooms are housed there, divided into categories (Classic, Comfort, Privilege), and one suite, Notre-Dame, whose windows look out onto the basilica.

Each room has inherited a geometry specific to the old building: a ceiling that drops a little lower here, a window opening onto a small courtyard there. Air conditioning, flat-screen television, private bathroom, soundproofing system. Contemporary comfort has followed the movement without erasing the character of the place.

On the ground floor, the period fireplace in the lounge sets the tone from the moment of arrival. The bar, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., hides a billiard table in one corner, the one that keeps the children occupied while the parents finish a glass of Burgundy.

In the morning, breakfast is served buffet-style in a bright room overlooking the lounge. Pastries, fresh fruit, hot drinks: enough to put together your tray before heading off to explore the city’s tasting cellars. One detail to keep in mind when booking: breakfast is not included in the room rate.

As for parking, there is no private parking adjacent to the hotel. Cars are left outside, in one of the free public parking lots a few streets away. A slight walk with luggage in hand, quickly understood once you see how poorly the cobbled streets of the historic center lend themselves to traffic.

Reception remains open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The staff, repeatedly praised for their helpfulness, are happy to keep luggage for guests who want to go visit the city before the official room check-in time.

At the end of the day, once the Hospices have closed and Place de la Halle has returned to passersby, all it takes is to go back down the oak staircase to find the calm of the lounge and the fireplace still crackling.

One final tip: ask for a room facing the basilica if the morning bells do not bother you, or a room facing the courtyard if you prefer to sleep until the smell of coffee rises from the breakfast lounge.

Summary of a few positive reviews read online

Hotel right in the center of Beaune, everything can be visited on foot. The basilica and the Hospices are two minutes away.
Smiling staff at reception, attentive from the beginning to the end of the stay.
Generous buffet breakfast, pastries and fresh fruit, served in a bright room in the morning.
Clean and well-kept room, with an exposed stone wall that adds character.
Good value for money, double room with two single beds, impeccable welcome on arrival.
Parking found right in front of the hotel, a rather rare thing in the very heart of the historic center.