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HOTEL LE MAGNOLIA
CALVI

HOTEL LE MAGNOLIA, CALVI
HOTEL LE MAGNOLIA, CALVI
HOTEL LE MAGNOLIA, CALVI
HOTEL LE MAGNOLIA, CALVI

If you fall in love with Calvi (as most people do), then Le Magnolia is the hotel most likely to prolong your affair.

The hotel’s elegance is in sharp contrast to most of the other options in the centre of town. Tucked away between a cobbled side street and the pedestrianised main drag, it imbues a magical, romantic mood as soon as you walk through the gates. In the appropriately named Jardin restaurant, you dine under the shade of a 100 year old magnolia, inhaling its scent at blossom time.

Climb the steps to reception and the faithful Belle Epoque style of this 19th century maison de maître continues to delight. All the accommodations have personalised décor, more ‘boudoir’ perhaps than ‘boutique’, and what they lack in size they compensate with old-world charm.

The Hotel Magnolia is a particularly sound option out of season. This is when the shops and bistros of pedestrianised rue Clemenceau turn in at a more reasonable hour and finding a parking space becomes less of a hassle. But if your visit coincides with a busier season, choose a garden-side room and hire a car only when you leave.

In keeping with the highly-reputed cuisine, there’s a refinement here that somehow belongs to another era, a million miles away from the quayside pizzerias and swanky mega-yachts down by the harbour. May Le Magnolia flower forever!