Hôtel & Spa Le Bouclier D'or
A house documented since 1570 on rue du Bouclier, with a vaulted spa below and 30 rooms above
Superb · 1097 reviews
About this stay
Le Bouclier d'Or keeps its history in the details: the fresco of the Meyerhof bar shows the arms of Ulrich von Turckheim, owner in 1570. The upper rooms sit under mansard roofs with exposed beams, and the Alsatian junior suites keep their timber framing and painted wardrobes. Restaurant Le Spitze serves contemporary Alsatian cooking, and breakfast is served from 7 to 10 am in the Zuber room or on the terrace.
Getting here is simple without a car. Strasbourg station is 1 km away, about 15 minutes on foot, and Strasbourg-Entzheim airport is 11 km out, around 45 minutes by train and bus or 20 minutes by car. The canals and covered bridges of La Petite France are a few minutes' walk away. Check-in is from 4 pm and check-out by 11 am.
- House documented since 1570, the owner's arms painted in the bar fresco
- Spa under stone vaults: hammam, Klafs sauna, bubbling bath, massage shower, 9 am to 9 pm
- 30 rooms, from 13 m² Confort to 60 m² Superior suites
- Restaurant Le Spitze with contemporary Alsatian cooking
- Strasbourg station about 1 km, a 15-minute walk
- Reception open 24 hours, luggage held before and after your stay
Our take
The bar of Le Bouclier d'Or still carries, in its fresco, the arms of Ulrich von Turckheim, who owned the house in 1570. Today it is a four-star of 30 rooms at 1 rue du Bouclier, on the edge of La Petite France, with a spa one floor down under old stone vaults: hammam, Klafs sauna, bubbling bath and massage shower, open 9 am to 9 pm. I would book it for a winter weekend of walking the Grande Île, and I would pick a Deluxe room or above: the Confort rooms are 13 to 16 m². Travellers who need step-free access everywhere should ask first, as some rooms are reached by stairs only. Its 1,097 reviews average 9.2.
- ✓Skip the Confort category if you plan to spend time in the room: Deluxe rooms start at 21 m², and the Junior and Superior suites add a balneo bathtub.
- ✓The station is about 1 km away, a 15-minute walk along flat streets; arriving by car, the hotel offers a valet service at extra cost, and the public car parks at Place Gutenberg and the Musée d'Art Moderne are nearby.
- ✓Check-in only starts at 4 pm, but reception is open around the clock and holds your bags, so drop them and walk Petite France first.
- ✓Massages and body treatments are booked ahead by phone or email, and children's access to the spa is restricted; the hammam and sauna area opens daily from 9 am to 9 pm.
- ✓Book early for late November and December: the Christkindelsmärik spreads over the old town's squares and fills Grande Île hotels on weekends.
Why we love it
- The vaulted spa one floor below the rooms
- Mansard beams and Petite France rooftops from the upper rooms
- Suites that sleep five with two bathrooms
- Station and old town both on foot
Why guests love itFamilies of four or five have a real option here: the Superior suites run from 45 to 60 m², sleep up to five and have two bathrooms with walk-in showers and a balneo tub, and baby cots are available in most categories. The location suits children who can walk, with the canals of La Petite France and the covered bridges a few minutes' walk away, and the station 15 minutes away on foot. The limits are real too. Children's access to the spa is restricted, a few rooms are up stairs with no lift, and the smallest rooms are too tight for an extra bed. Pets are accepted with a supplement. Breakfast runs from 7 to 10 am, served on the terrace in fine weather.
Guest reviews
Superb · based on 1097 reviews