L'Hermitage Gantois, Autograph Collection
Hotel · Lille
224 Rue Pierre Mauroy, 59000 Lille, France
Highlights
Historic five-star hotel with fine dining, spa, pool, and art
Historic five-star hotel with fine dining, spa, pool, and art
"There's no mistaking you're in a converted, historic building: long before the Flemish gabled structure was Lille's first five-star hotel, it was a 15th century hospice. There's a massive stained glass window on the façade, an old hospice room still intact, and a 17th-century chapel. All of this sits alongside modern art, vast courtyards, a glass canopy, and a modern restaurant. Rooms are a mix of modern and a bit old fashioned: exposed wood beams, wood panels lining the walls around the bed, great light. There's fine dining in the red vaulted-ceiling restaurant, and it's considered some of the city's finest." - Lindsey Tramuta, Mary Winston Nicklin
"How did it strike you on arrival?There's no mistaking you're in a converted, historic building: long before the Flemish gabled structure was Lille's first five-star hotel, it was a 15th century hospice. There's a massive stained glass window on the façade, an old hospice room, still intact, and a 17th century chapel. All of this sits alongside modern art, vast courtyards, a glass canopy, and a modern restaurant. The good stuff: Tell us about your room.Rooms are a mix of modern and a bit old fashioned: exposed wood beams, wood panels lining the walls around the bed, some with tiled floors. Anything stand out about other services and features? Whether it’s childcare, gyms, spas, even parking—whatever stuck with you.There's fine dining in the red vaulted-ceiling restaurant, and it's considered some of the city's finest. Also, there's a small spa with pool and sauna. What was most memorable about your stay?It's set away about 10 minutes by foot from La Grande Place in the city's center, but is a Lille institution with tremendous history. Bottom line: worth it, and why?For travelers who want to accrue hotel points when traveling, this is a smart property to book. It's part of Marriott's Autograph collection, so guests can expect Marriott comforts and services—yet with local style imbued with rich history." - Lindsey Tramuta
"It’s hard to imagine how a hotelier with a historical bent could do better in terms of raw material than the gorgeous 15th-century hospice building in old Flemish-style Lille that now houses L’Hermitage Gantois. And while it’s managed by a company under the Marriott umbrella, you should know that the Autograph Collection is a world apart from the brand’s ordinary business hotels. Not content with just a lovingly restored exterior, it opts for a heady mix of eras and styles in its interiors as well, spanning the range in the bedrooms from Louis XV oak panels to transparent Lucite chairs by Philippe Starck." - Tablet Hotels
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