Hotel De Bourbon Grand Hotel Mercure Bourges
Former abbey dormitories overlooking a flowered park, golf within 3km
Superb · 953 reviews
About this stay
This hotel occupies former abbey dormitories, a genuine piece of monastic architecture repurposed rather than replicated, and some rooms still look out over the large flowered park that once belonged to that community. It sits at the gateway to the Sologne region, two hours from Paris, and combines that heritage with a proper hotel's amenities: a fitness centre, room service, and a restaurant, plus a golf course within three kilometres for guests wanting a round beyond the old town. Bourges Station is 300 metres away and the historical centre a three-minute walk, making this one of the most train-friendly addresses on the list. Rooms are family-suitable and pets are welcome.
- Former abbey building
- Golf within 3km
- 300m to the station
- Fitness centre
Our take
A strong pick for travellers who want full hotel service, a restaurant, fitness centre, and room service, alongside genuine abbey-dormitory heritage rather than a themed conversion. The golf course within three kilometres suits golfing travellers specifically. Guests wanting an independent self-catering flat with a kitchen should look elsewhere on this list, since this runs as a full-service hotel.
- ✓Ask for a park-view room in the former dormitory wing, it carries the most historic character
- ✓Book the golf course in advance if playing during your stay, it sits within three kilometres
- ✓Walk the three minutes into the historical centre rather than driving, the station-adjacent location makes it easy
Why we love it
- Former abbey dormitory rooms with park views
- Golf course within three kilometres
- 300 metres from Bourges Station
- Full hotel service including a fitness centre
Why guests love itOur team highlights the abbey heritage here above all: rooms in a former monastic dormitory overlooking a flowered park are a genuinely distinctive stay, backed by full hotel service and a golf course within three kilometres for guests who want more than the old town alone. Golfing travellers in particular will appreciate the course within three kilometres, a genuine point of difference from the self-catering flats that dominate the rest of this list.
Guest reviews
Superb · based on 953 reviews