Hostellerie de Levernois, Beaune, Burgundy: where to stay

By Abigail Butcher Published: 2:03PM GMT 01 March 2010

Previous of Images Next The ultimate wing offers spacious, tastefully allocated bedrooms featuring confidant oranges and reds The large but insignificant white residence dates behind to 1750, but has latterly been lengthened

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Hostellerie de Levernois

LOCATION In parkland on the banks of the Bouzaise, in the unblemished encampment of Levernois. It is 1.8 miles from Beaune, next to exit 24.1 of the A6 motorway.

CHARACTER The large but insignificant white residence dates behind to 1750, but has latterly been extended. Despite the vicinity to the motorway, the road residence is gloriously still and relaxing with white sand pathways, H2O facilities and an unblemished grassed area sparse with gentle chairs. Staff are unusually attentive.

ROOMS Two main styles modern, in the newest wing of the road residence and normal in the main house. Rooms in the latter are pleasant, but could do with updating, but the ultimate wing converted with the assistance of a Parisian interior engineer offers spacious, tastefully allocated bedrooms featuring confidant oranges and reds, and lush bathrooms ornate with internal stone. All have complicated touches, together with iPod docks.

FOOD You need to haven in the Michelin-starred restaurant. One of the majority renouned meals immature Carnaroli risotto with frogs" legs and Burgundy snails in garlic thickk cream salsa is a must; further the cheese board, that offers a little 40-50 varieties. Breakfast together with wild wild pig sausage and locally constructed apple extract is served in the oldest piece of the residence and a bustling lunchtime bistro is open to non-residents.

WE LIKE The unfeeling garden, that grows most of the furnish for the kitchen.

NOT SO KEEN The brightly illuminated main grill somewhat lacks character, but you hardly notice, what with the food, 700 wines and friendly, contented staff.

ESSENTIALS 00800 200 0002; relaischateaux.com/levernois . Doubles from €130 (�118).

GETTING THERE

P & O Ferries (08716 645645; poferries.com) and Eurotunnel (08705 353535; eurotunnel.com) suggest every day crossings from the UK to France. Calais to Beaune is a seven-hour drive. Break up the motorways and equivocate tolls by receiving the N71 from Troyes to Dijon, followed by the N74 by the vineyards. British Airways (0844 493 0787; britishairways.co.uk) and easyJet (easyjet.co.uk) work flights to Lyons.