City Apartment Stays in Beaune, Burgundy

La Maison de Maurice is the clear choice for a kitchen. It is an aparthotel in the city centre, 200 metres from Hospices Civils de Beaune, with designer apartments and studios, air conditioning and a stylish bar. It also has a private, covered patio. Each unit includes a fully equipped kitchen and several TVs. Its 9.2 rating, from 371 reviews, is the highest of the five and pets are welcome. This is the one to book for a longer stay, or if you want to buy at the market and cook yourself. Its position beside the Hospices means a car is rarely needed for a short visit.

Logis Hôtel Belle Epoque is a former wine merchant's house, fully restored in traditional Burgundian style and about three minutes from the centre. Alongside soundproofed rooms and family rooms it lists an apartment, so ask for it if you need extra space. The hotel also has a spa, a bar and a terrace where breakfast is served, and pets are welcome. With 1,715 reviews and an 8.6 rating, it is the most reviewed property here, a good sign for a place with this much variety in its rooms. It is a sensible middle ground between a hotel and an apartment, though I would confirm how large the unit is.

The remaining three are hotels, and I would present them honestly as that. Hôtel Le Cep & Spa occupies a collection of historic buildings with a luxury spa, a gastronomic restaurant and rooms furnished with antiques, each named after a Burgundy wine. Abbaye de Maizières is a former 12th-century Cistercian abbey with a breakfast served in a vaulted stone cellar and wine tours that can be arranged. Logis De Bretonnière sits on the wine road, five minutes from the cobbled centre, with private parking. None of the three lists a kitchen, so they suit visitors who plan to eat out in restaurants rather than cook for themselves.

If a kitchen matters, confirm it before booking, because only the aparthotel lists one for every unit. Check the size of the apartment at Belle Epoque and whether it suits your group. Parking and access can be limited in a historic centre, so ask each property where to leave a car. In autumn, around harvest time and the Hospices wine sale, Beaune fills quickly, and the few apartments are the first rooms to go. These checks cost little and avoid an awkward discovery on arrival, especially in a town where demand peaks sharply.