The grande dame in town, this mansion hotel oozes history, along with style and comfort in a park-like setting Enter through heavy iron gates and step into some French history. La Baronnie is a stone mansion with 18th century French baronial pedigree. Unlike other ‘town-house-turned-hotels’ commonly found in St. Martin de Ré (the island's busy capital town), La Baronnie is much grander in scale. The hotel is imposing, inside and out. Think summer home away from the palace (albeit on a smaller scale) and you’ll be about right, though the ambience is not at all royal, more well-to-do, family friendly. The Baronnie's baby brother next door, Domaine du Bien-Etre (the Masterhouse), is part of the hotel and also very historic. The Pallardys (he a famed osteopath, she a model turned interior designer) have sympathetically restored both places, keeping histories intact but not forgetting about guests' comfort. The accommodations have a French traditional decor, with bucolic views. After a day of discovering the best of Ré, including the town harbour (only moments away from the hotel), return to what feels like your own grand home, leaving the commoners behind, so to speak.

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