At the beach and in the city

@makimanoukian, @guillaume_riviere & @saintlouisvision

le 11 Dec 2025

Want to enjoy city life while taking advantage of seaside charms? Combine excitement with a refreshing dip? Some cities offer both sides of the same coin. Come on, follow us and let's go from the sand to the pavement.

Allez hop off to Saint Malo, chez Alice Boursini

Solidor, the legendary medieval tower that stands at the end of a rocky outcrop. At its feet lies a secluded beach, beloved by the people of Saint Malo. All that was missing was a place to stay in the heart of the Vieux Saint-Servan district. La Cité Solidor is a crazy adventure... 

Three apartments for three people, two apartments for two people, and one double room. From €65/night. Minimum stay of three nights

 

Allez hop off to Arcachon, chez Nathalène & Olivier Arnoux

La Ville d'Hiver is first and foremost the name of a neighborhood in Arcachon, home to beautiful 19th-century villas and a Générale des Eaux elevator factory, an industrial building with retro charm that Nathalène and Olivier Arnoux acquired to turn into a hotel. Opened in...

18 rooms from €150 per night

 

Allez hop off to Marseille, chez Camille & Marine

We met Camille and Marine, two communications girls (WEAREMB), and their families in our first article. A simple cabin, the starting point for swimming, boating, hiking in the calanques, relaxing, and discovering Marseille's lively atmosphere...

Cabin 1 (for up to 4 people), from €450 for 2 nights and €1,500 per week
Cabin 2 (for up to 3 people), from €350 for 2 nights and €1,200 per week

 

Allez hop off to Saint-Lunaire, chez Angélina Huriaux & Victor Nicolas

This former tea room has been given a new lease of life by a young, passionate couple who have already traveled the world. Chez Comète is a well-appointed bistro on the ground floor, offering a lively and delicious dining experience.

From €145 for rooms and €180 for the apartment, which can accommodate up to 4 people

 

Allez hop off to Barcelona, chez Mari Marañís & Petz Scholtus

This is a place that proudly embraces its hybrid nature! Yok Casa + Cultura is part hotel, part Airbnb-style apartment, part guesthouse, and part exhibition space... And a bit like a Russian doll too: inside a devilishly modernist building...

Three apartments for two to eight people, starting at €228 per night (minimum two nights)

 

And what about dining?

Allez hop off to Biarritz, chez Adrien Zedda & Thomas Bouanich

They began this dialogue a few years ago in Lyon. It was a conversation that did not go unnoticed, that earned them some well-deserved praise, that shook things up with a 100% plant-based approach in a city of meat-eaters. It was a conversation they wanted to continue in Biarritz...

Menu, for lunch, starting at €45, and for dinner, starting at €75

 

Allez hop off to Marseille, chez Coline Faulquier

Some followed her on the TV show Top Chef (season 7), while others, more fortunate, already knew her in Marseille, at the helm of Signature (renamed Les Lucioles with the arrival of Margaux Fary). Now (since early May 2025), she is at the helm of a new restaurant, located in the place of an institution...

Lunch menu starting at €95, and dinner starting at €135

 

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