L'Hotel de Panette, Un exceptionnel château en coeur de ville - parking privé cour
An 18th-century estate with a royal exile's garden two streets from Palais Jacques-Coeur
Superb · 255 reviews
About this stay
Few Bourges addresses can point to a genuine royal occupant, but L'Hotel de Panette can: Charles V of Spain lived out part of his exile on this estate, and the 600-square-metre garden he would have walked still frames the property today. The building itself is 18th century, not a recreation, and it shows in the period woodwork, working fireplaces, and tall French windows that some rooms still carry. Two living rooms with period decor give guests somewhere to sit after the included continental breakfast, and the garden itself is large enough to feel like a genuine retreat rather than a courtyard. Palais Jacques-Coeur, the 15th-century merchant's mansion that anchors the old town, is a 350-metre walk, and the tourist information office sits 200 metres from the door.
- 18th-century building
- 600m² garden
- Continental breakfast included
- 350m to Palais Jacques-Coeur
Our take
L'Hotel de Panette is the bed and breakfast I would choose in Bourges for history: an 18th-century townhouse with a 600-square-metre garden, 350 metres from the Palais Jacques-Coeur. Rooms keep their period woodwork and fireplaces, each with a private bathroom, and private parking in the courtyard is a real asset in the old town. A 9.0 score from 255 reviews is excellent.
- ✓Ask for a room with garden woodwork and a fireplace when you book, not every room has one
- ✓Walk to Palais Jacques-Coeur first thing, it is 350 metres and quiet before the coach tours arrive
- ✓Use the two period living rooms after breakfast rather than heading straight out, they are part of the stay
Why we love it
- A genuine 18th-century estate, not a recreation
- 600-square-metre private garden
- Palais Jacques-Coeur 350 metres away
- Period fireplaces and French windows in select rooms
Why guests love itWhat stands out on paper is the Charles V connection, but what stands out in person is the garden: 600 square metres is unusually generous for a central Bourges address, and it makes the whole stay feel less like a city hotel room and more like a stay at someone's historic house. The rooms with period woodwork and a working fireplace are worth requesting specifically, since the plainer rooms lose some of that character.
Guest reviews
Superb · based on 255 reviews