A brand-new, four-star property perfectly located alongside Montpellier’s second opera house, Opéra Berlioz, the Crowne Plaza is a sleek addition to the city’s collection of noteworthy modern architecture. Each of the hotel’s four floors is dedicated to a different continent and designed accordingly, with dark woods and sumptuous fabrics.
The hotel’s 142 rooms (and four suites) feature floor-to-ceiling windows, which provide generous sunlight while making the well-proportioned rooms feel even larger. Bathroom ceramics are by Villeroy & Boch Since 1748, with toiletries by Pascal Morabito Paris.
The pool with its outdoor solarium and bar is a serene urban oasis with a resort sensibility – and a perfect locale for working on your iPad, thanks to free WiFi throughout the hotel.
As this is something of a business person’s hotel, the hotel’s breakfast buffet is somewhat overpriced (think expense accounts) – but the staff could not be more accommodating and amiable.
Within easy walking distance to the Ecusson, the city’s historic center, the Crowne Plaza Montpellier serves as a testament to Montpellier’s focus on the future – and from this vantage point, the future looks very bright.
