Manoir de la Poterie & Spa

Location. The Manoir de la Poterie & Spa is located in the village of Cricqueboeuf, France, 100 metres from the sea. It lies nine kilometres from the town of Deauville, eight kilometres from Honfleur, and 33 kilometres from the port city of Le Havre.

Hotel Features. This hotel and spa occupies a modernised French manor house. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel and grounds. There is complimentary parking on site.

The restaurant at Manoir de la Poterie & Spa is decorated in sumptuous Louis XVI style, with antique furnishings, rich fabrics, and warm colours. It serves both a la carte and set menus focusing on classic French specialities. The hotel bar is similarly decorated in Louis XV style, and offers a wide range of drinks and a selection of snacks. Afternoon tea is served by the fire in the lounge or in the garden.

The hotel's spa includes a heated indoor 17- metre pool, steam room, sauna, and jetted tub (surcharge). Beauty services and massage treatments are available.

Guestrooms. The 24 guestrooms are decorated in five different styles: the sleek Contemporaines style, the nautical Marine, Directoire with its richly patterned fabrics, and sumptuous Louis XV- and Louis XVI styles. All rooms are equipped with satellite television, complimentary wireless Internet access, DVD players, minibars and hair dryers.

Expert Tip. Historic Arthur-Boudin Square in Honfleur, 6.5 kilometres from Le Manoir de la Poterie, is filled with 17th-century houses. Most have salt lofts; the salt was once used to store cod.