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Welcome to Metz, the radiant jewel of the Lorraine region. A city with over 3,000 years of history, Metz is a captivating blend of French and Germanic influences, stunning Gothic architecture, and beautiful riverside gardens. From its magnificent ‘Lantern of God’ cathedral to its contemporary art scene, this guide to the best luxury hotels in Metz reveals the city’s most elegant stays.
Welcome to Metz: The Radiant Jewel of Lorraine
Welcome to Metz, the radiant and historic jewel of the magnificent Lorraine region in northeastern France. A city with over 3,000 years of rich and layered history, Metz is a captivating and beautiful blend of French and Germanic cultural influences, stunning and luminous Gothic architecture, and beautiful, serene riverside gardens. From its magnificent and awe-inspiring ‘Lantern of God’ cathedral, which has the largest expanse of stained glass in the world, to its world-class contemporary art scene, which is spearheaded by the spectacular Centre Pompidou-Metz, this comprehensive guide to the best luxury hotels in Metz will reveal the city’s most elegant, historic, and charming stays.
1. Hôtel La Citadelle Metz – MGallery
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel. Located in the heart of the city, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable historic character with a chic, minimalist, and contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned gastronomic destination with a Michelin-starred restaurant for guests.
My Top Pick: The unforgettable gastronomic experience at the hotel’s magnificent, Michelin-starred restaurant, ‘La Table de Fabrice, is a true highlight of any stay.
1. Hôtel La Citadelle Metz – MGallery: A Fortress of Gastronomy
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel, La Citadelle is housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel that was built to protect the city. Perfectly located in the heart of the city, next to a beautiful park, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable and powerful historic character with a chic, minimalist, and deeply comfortable contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned and highly sought-after gastronomic destination, as it is home to a magnificent Michelin-starred restaurant.
My Top Pick: The unforgettable and world-class gastronomic experience at the hotel’s magnificent, Michelin-starred restaurant, ‘La Table de Fabrice,’ is a true and unmissable highlight of any stay. It offers creative and refined modern cuisine in an elegant setting.
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2. Hotel de la Cathedrale
The Place: A charming and deeply historic hotel with an absolutely unbeatable location, situated on the magnificent cathedral square in the heart of the old town. Housed in a beautifully preserved 17th-century building, the hotel offers a truly unique and atmospheric experience. It features stunning, direct, and up-close views of the magnificent Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
My Top Pick: The breathtaking and incredibly up-close, direct views of the magnificent Gothic cathedral from the hotel’s privileged and highly sought-after front-facing rooms.
2. Hotel de la Cathedrale: A Room with a Divine View
The Place: A charming and deeply historic hotel, the Hotel de la Cathedrale boasts an absolutely unbeatable and truly privileged location, as it is situated directly on the magnificent and historic cathedral square in the heart of the beautiful old town. Housed in a beautifully preserved and characterful 17th-century building, the hotel offers a truly unique, authentic, and deeply atmospheric accommodation experience. It features stunning, direct, and incredibly up-close views of the magnificent Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
My Top Pick: The breathtaking and incredibly up-close, direct, and personal views of the magnificent and intricately detailed Gothic facade of the Reims Cathedral from the hotel’s privileged and highly sought-after front-facing rooms are simply unparalleled and magical.
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3. L’Hotel de Fouquet – Chambres d’hôtes
The Place: An exclusive and incredibly stylish guesthouse housed in a magnificent and historic 18th-century ‘hôtel particulier’ (private mansion). This intimate property offers a highly personalized and deeply luxurious experience, with just a few beautifully and individually decorated suites. It is celebrated for its stunning, original architectural details and its serene private garden, a true oasis.
My Top Pick: The magnificent and beautifully preserved historic interiors, with their original, ornate woodwork, plasterwork, and grand staircase, are a true architectural delight.
3. L’Hotel de Fouquet – Chambres d’hôtes: An Exclusive Historic Mansion
The Place: An exclusive and incredibly stylish guesthouse, L’Hotel de Fouquet is housed in a magnificent and historic 18th-century ‘hôtel particulier’ (a grand private mansion). This intimate and luxurious property offers a highly personalized and deeply refined experience, with just a few beautifully and individually decorated suites that feel like a private apartment. It is celebrated for its stunning and beautifully preserved original architectural details, such as ornate woodwork, and for its serene private garden, a true oasis.
My Top Pick: The magnificent and beautifully preserved historic interiors, with their original and incredibly ornate woodwork (‘boiseries’), their beautiful plasterwork, and the magnificent grand staircase, are a true and undisputed architectural delight for any guest who appreciates history.
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4. Hotel La Citadelle Metz
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel. Located in the heart of the city, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable historic character with a chic, minimalist, and contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned gastronomic destination with a Michelin-starred restaurant for guests.
My Top Pick: The unique and deeply atmospheric experience of staying within the thick, historic stone walls of a magnificent and genuine 16th-century military citadel.
4. Hotel La Citadelle Metz: A Fortress of Gastronomy
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel, La Citadelle is housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel that was built to protect the city. Perfectly located in the heart of the city, next to a beautiful park, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable and powerful historic character with a chic, minimalist, and deeply comfortable contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned and highly sought-after gastronomic destination, as it is home to a magnificent Michelin-starred restaurant.
My Top Pick: The unique and deeply atmospheric experience of staying within the thick, historic, and protective stone walls of a magnificent and genuine 16th-century military citadel provides an unforgettable and powerful connection to the city’s rich military past.
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5. Mercure Metz Centre
The Place: A modern and very comfortable hotel with a fantastic and highly convenient central location, just a short and pleasant walk from the main train station and the historic city center. The hotel is known for its spacious, contemporary rooms, its friendly and efficient service, and its excellent facilities, including a popular and lively bar.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s prime and highly convenient central location makes it an incredibly easy and practical base for exploring the city’s main attractions.
5. Mercure Metz Centre: Modern, Central, and Convenient
The Place: A modern and very comfortable hotel, the Mercure Metz Centre boasts a fantastic and highly convenient central location, just a short and very pleasant walk away from the main train station and the beautiful historic city center. The hotel is known for its spacious, quiet, and contemporary rooms, its friendly, warm, and highly efficient service, and its excellent and comprehensive facilities, including a popular and very lively hotel bar for guests.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s prime and highly convenient central location makes it an incredibly easy, comfortable, and highly practical base for exploring all of the city’s main attractions, its many museums, and its excellent and varied restaurants, all completely on foot.
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6. Novotel Metz Centre
The Place: A large and modern hotel with a fantastic location in the heart of the city, right next to the beautiful Place Saint-Louis. The hotel is known for its excellent facilities, including a magnificent and very large outdoor swimming pool. It offers a comfortable and sophisticated experience, perfect for both business and leisure travelers to the city.
My Top Pick: The magnificent and large outdoor swimming pool is a true and unexpected urban oasis, providing a perfect spot for relaxation and family fun.</p
6. Novotel Metz Centre: An Urban Oasis with a Pool
The Place: A large and modern hotel, the Novotel enjoys a fantastic location in the very heart of the city, right next to the beautiful and historic Place Saint-Louis, one of the city’s most charming medieval squares. The hotel is particularly known for its excellent and extensive facilities, including a magnificent and very large outdoor swimming pool, which is a rare and highly sought-after feature in the city center. It offers a comfortable and sophisticated experience.
My Top Pick: The magnificent and large outdoor swimming pool is a true and unexpected urban oasis. Surrounded by a quiet and peaceful sun terrace, it provides a perfect and deeply relaxing spot for relaxation and family fun in the summer.
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7. Best Western Plus Metz Technopole
The Place: A modern and sophisticated hotel located in a tranquil, green setting on the edge of a golf course in the city’s technology park. The hotel is known for its excellent facilities, including a beautiful outdoor swimming pool and a serene spa. It provides a peaceful and deeply relaxing resort-style experience away from the main city.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s magnificent and serene setting, with its beautiful outdoor swimming pool and direct views of the surrounding golf course, is truly wonderful.
7. Best Western Plus Metz Technopole: A Green and Peaceful Retreat
The Place: A modern and sophisticated hotel, this property is located in a tranquil, green, and peaceful setting on the edge of a beautiful golf course in the city’s modern technology park. The hotel is known for its excellent and extensive facilities, including a beautiful outdoor swimming pool and a serene and relaxing spa. It provides a peaceful and deeply relaxing resort-style experience away from the hustle and bustle of the main city center.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s magnificent and serene setting is a true highlight. With its beautiful outdoor swimming pool and its direct, stunning views of the surrounding lush, green golf course, it provides a wonderfully peaceful and restorative escape.
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8. Hotel de la Cathédrale Metz
The Place: A charming and deeply historic hotel with an absolutely unbeatable location, situated on the magnificent cathedral square in the heart of the old town. Housed in a beautifully preserved 17th-century building, the hotel offers a truly unique and atmospheric experience. It features stunning, direct, and up-close views of the magnificent Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
My Top Pick: Waking up to the magnificent sight and sound of the bells of one of France’s most beautiful Gothic cathedrals is simply unforgettable.
8. Hotel de la Cathédrale Metz: A Room with a Divine View
The Place: A charming and deeply historic hotel, the Hotel de la Cathédrale boasts an absolutely unbeatable and truly privileged location, as it is situated directly on the magnificent and historic cathedral square in the heart of the beautiful old town. Housed in a beautifully preserved and characterful 17th-century building, the hotel offers a truly unique, authentic, and deeply atmospheric accommodation experience. It features stunning, direct, and incredibly up-close views of the magnificent Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
My Top Pick: Waking up to the magnificent and awe-inspiring sight and the gentle sound of the bells of one of France’s most beautiful and important Gothic cathedrals, right outside your window, is a simply unforgettable and magical travel experience.
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9. Hotel Kyriad Metz Centre
The Place: A modern and comfortable hotel with a great central location, just a short walk from the main train station and the magnificent Centre Pompidou-Metz. The hotel is known for its bright, contemporary decor, its friendly service, and for providing excellent and consistent value. It offers a practical and convenient base for exploring all of the city.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s very convenient location makes it a perfect and highly practical base for art lovers visiting the spectacular Centre Pompidou-Metz museum.
9. Hotel Kyriad Metz Centre: Modern, Bright, and Central
The Place: A modern and very comfortable hotel, the Kyriad Metz Centre enjoys a great central location, just a short and pleasant walk away from the main train station and the magnificent and world-renowned Centre Pompidou-Metz. The hotel is known for its bright, clean, and contemporary interior decor, its friendly and welcoming service, and for providing excellent and consistent value for its quality. It offers a practical and convenient base for exploring the city.
My Top Pick: The hotel’s very convenient and strategic location makes it a perfect and highly practical base for art lovers who are planning a visit to the spectacular and unmissable Centre Pompidou-Metz modern art museum, which is nearby.
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10. La Citadelle
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel. Located in the heart of the city, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable historic character with a chic, minimalist, and contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned gastronomic destination with a Michelin-starred restaurant for guests.
My Top Pick: The unforgettable gastronomic experience at the hotel’s magnificent, Michelin-starred restaurant, ‘La Table de Fabrice, is a true highlight of any stay.
10. La Citadelle: A Fortress of Gastronomy
The Place: A unique and deeply historic 4-star hotel, La Citadelle is housed in a magnificent and beautifully restored 16th-century military citadel that was built to protect the city. Perfectly located in the heart of the city, next to a beautiful park, the hotel masterfully blends its formidable and powerful historic character with a chic, minimalist, and deeply comfortable contemporary interior design. It is also a renowned and highly sought-after gastronomic destination, as it is home to a magnificent Michelin-starred restaurant.
My Top Pick: The unforgettable and world-class gastronomic experience at the hotel’s magnificent, Michelin-starred restaurant, ‘La Table de Fabrice,’ is a true and unmissable highlight of any stay. It offers creative and refined modern cuisine in an elegant setting.
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Bonus: Domaine de la Klauss
A spectacular and luxurious 5-star hotel and spa located in the beautiful ‘three borders’ countryside, a scenic drive from Metz. This magnificent Relais & Châteaux property is a true sanctuary of wellness and gastronomy, housed in a beautiful, traditional stone building. It features a magnificent and award-winning spa, a gourmet restaurant, and offers an unparalleled and deeply relaxing rural escape.
Bonus: Domaine de la Klauss: A Luxurious Countryside Spa Retreat
The Place: A spectacular and deeply luxurious 5-star hotel and spa, the Domaine de la Klauss is located in the beautiful and tranquil ‘three borders’ countryside, just a scenic and pleasant drive away from the city of Metz. This magnificent Relais & Châteaux property is a true and undisputed sanctuary of wellness and gastronomy, housed in a beautiful, traditional stone building. It features a magnificent and award-winning 800m² spa, a gourmet restaurant, and offers an unparalleled and deeply relaxing rural escape.
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Expert’s Opinion: One to Choose?
Here’s our recommendation to help you choose the perfect luxury hotel in Metz for your trip:
- For a unique, historic, and gastronomic experience: The magnificent Hôtel La Citadelle Metz – MGallery is the undisputed top choice.
- For the absolute best Cathedral views: The charming and historic Hotel de la Cathedrale is simply unbeatable for its location.
- For an exclusive and opulent historic mansion stay: The beautiful and intimate L’Hotel de Fouquet is a true hidden gem.
- For a modern stay with a pool: The classic Novotel Metz Centre offers a fantastic and rare outdoor swimming oasis.
Expert’s Opinion: One to Choose?
Here’s our recommendation to help you choose the perfect luxury hotel in Metz for your trip:
- For a unique, historic, and gastronomic experience: The magnificent and Michelin-starred Hôtel La Citadelle Metz – MGallery, housed in a 16th-century fortress, is the undisputed top choice for a memorable stay.
- For the absolute best Cathedral views: The charming and deeply historic Hotel de la Cathedrale is simply unbeatable for its spectacular and breathtakingly up-close location on the main cathedral square.
- For an exclusive and opulent historic mansion stay: The beautiful, intimate, and deeply stylish L’Hotel de Fouquet – Chambres d’hôtes is a true and magnificent hidden gem of the city.
- For a modern stay with a pool: The classic and comfortable Novotel Metz Centre offers a fantastic and rare outdoor swimming oasis right in the heart of the city, a perfect choice for summer.
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Travel Guides: Metz, France
A stay at a luxury hotel is the perfect start to your Metz adventure. To make the most of your trip, here is a travel guide that complements the article on luxury hotels in Metz.
1. Best Time to Visit Metz
- Late Spring to Early Autumn (May-October): This is the absolute best time to visit Metz. The weather is at its most pleasant and is perfect for enjoying the city’s magnificent and extensive riverside gardens and beautiful parks.
- Christmas Markets: For a truly magical and festive experience, visit in December for the city’s large and beautiful Christmas market, which spreads across several of the main and most historic squares in the city center.
- Summer & Winter: Summer is warm and lively with many events. Winter can be cold, but the city is deeply atmospheric and there are fewer crowds at the main museums and attractions.
1. When to Go?
- Late Spring to Early Autumn (May-October): The best time to visit for pleasant weather, perfect for enjoying the city’s beautiful riverside gardens and parks.
- Christmas Markets: Visit in December for the city’s large and magical Christmas market, which spreads across several of the main historic squares.
2. Getting Around Metz
- Walking: The beautiful and historic city center of Metz is very compact and a true joy to explore entirely on foot, especially the charming and beautiful areas that run along the Moselle river.
- Buses: A modern and highly efficient bus network (known as Le Met’) is useful for traveling to areas just outside the immediate city center, such as the magnificent and world-renowned Centre Pompidou-Metz.
- Trains: Metz is a major rail hub with a magnificent train station, offering excellent high-speed (TGV) connections to Paris, Luxembourg, and Germany, making it a very accessible city.
2. Getting Around Metz
- Walking: The historic center of Metz is very compact and a true joy to explore on foot, especially the beautiful areas along the Moselle river.
- Buses: A modern and efficient bus network (Le Met’) is useful for traveling to areas outside the immediate city center, such as the Centre Pompidou.
3. Must-See Sights
- Metz Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne): Famously known as the ‘Lantern of God’ (‘La Lanterne du Bon Dieu’), this magnificent cathedral has the largest expanse of stained-glass windows in the world, with works spanning from the 13th century to the 20th century by artists like Marc Chagall.
- Centre Pompidou-Metz: A spectacular and iconic museum of modern and contemporary art, which was designed by the world-famous and Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban, with its magnificent, undulating wooden roof.
- German Quarter (Quartier Impérial): Explore the magnificent and grand Imperial district, which was built during the German annexation. It features impressive and monumental architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Porte des Allemands (Germans’ Gate): A magnificent and formidable medieval gatehouse and fortified bridge that spans the Seille river. It is a true and iconic symbol of the city’s medieval past.
3. Must-See Sights
- Metz Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne): Known as the ‘Lantern of God’ for its vast and breathtaking collection of stained-glass windows, the largest in the world.
- Centre Pompidou-Metz: A spectacular and iconic museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by the famous architect Shigeru Ban.
- German Quarter (Quartier Impérial): Explore the magnificent and grand Imperial district, with its impressive and monumental architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Porte des Allemands (Germans’ Gate): A magnificent and formidable medieval gatehouse and fortified bridge, a true symbol of the city.
4. Unique Experiences
- Stroll along the Moselle River: Enjoy the beautiful and deeply serene riverside walks and magnificent gardens that line the picturesque banks of the Moselle and Seille rivers, offering a tranquil escape.
- Visit the Temple Neuf: Admire the beautiful and deeply romantic view of this neo-Romanesque Protestant temple, which is spectacularly located on a small and peaceful island in the middle of the river.
- Explore the Covered Market (Marché Couvert): A bustling and historic indoor food market that is uniquely housed in a beautiful, though unfinished, 18th-century episcopal palace next to the cathedral.
- Taste the Local Specialties: Be sure to try the delicious local ‘quiche lorraine,’ the sweet and famous Mirabelle plums (a local specialty when in season), and the delicious and crisp local Moselle wines.
4. Unique Experiences
- Stroll along the Moselle River: Enjoy the beautiful and serene riverside walks and gardens that line the banks of the Moselle and Seille rivers.
- Visit the Temple Neuf: Admire the beautiful and romantic view of this neo-Romanesque temple, which is located on a small island in the river.
- Explore the Covered Market: A bustling indoor food market housed in a beautiful, unfinished 18th-century episcopal palace.
- Taste the Local Specialties: Be sure to try the local ‘quiche lorraine,’ Mirabelle plums (a local specialty), and the delicious local Moselle wines.
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