Hotels in La Rochelle
Every hotel in La Rochelle on the map, with its star rating, its quarter, its own page and a direct Booking.com link.
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Where to stay in La Rochelle
Wake up facing the towers of the Old Port, in the lanes of the Saint-Nicolas quarter, by the covered market, in the green Parcs or on the seafront. Every hotel the old VisitLaRochelle.com recommended has its own page again.
Our picks
All the hotels on one map, the town’s first five-star hotel, and two hostels for travellers on a budget.
Maison des Ambassadeurs
La Rochelle’s first five-star hotel, near the covered market: 58 rooms and suites, a spa with pool, the Bodard bar and the Arco restaurant.
Hostels
An HI youth hostel at the Minimes marina, between the Old Port and the beach, and a hostel with a café in a 17th-century building in the town centre.
Photos of the hotels come from the old VisitLaRochelle.com; photos marked (i) show the town, from Wikimedia Commons.
Hotels on the Old Port
The Quai Valin, the Place de la Chaîne, the Rue de la Fabrique and the south quay by the aquarium: these hotels are a few minutes’ walk, or less, from the Tour de la Chaîne and the Tour Saint-Nicolas.
Hôtel Le Yachtman
Four-star hotel of 51 rooms and suites facing the Old Port, with a heated outdoor pool open May to October.
Maisons du Monde Hôtel & Suites – La Rochelle Vieux Port
Four-star hotel of 63 rooms facing the Old Port towers, decorated by the Maisons du Monde brand; formerly the Hôtel Saint-Jean d'Acre.
Un Hôtel sur le Port
Small family-run three-star hotel of 10 air-conditioned rooms near the Old Port, renovated in 2020; formerly Axe Hôtel.
Hôtel Atlantic
Simple hotel of 26 non-smoking rooms, most overlooking a garden, a short walk from the Old Port and the Cours des Dames.
Hôtel La Fabrique
Three-star hotel of 58 rooms near the Old Port and station, in an 18th-century former chapel later used as a workshop and as the Hôtel Terminus.
Hôtel La Monnaie Art & Spa
Four-star art and spa hotel of 42 rooms in La Rochelle's 17th-century former mint, steps from the Old Port.
Hôtel Mercure La Rochelle Vieux-Port
Four-star Mercure hotel of about 150 rooms on the south side of the Old Port, near the station, with pool, rooftop, restaurant and bar.
The Tour Saint-Nicolas has been closed to visitors since 2024 for restoration work; the Tour de la Chaîne and the Tour de la Lanterne remain open.
All places to stay
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17 places to stay
Hôtel Le Yachtman
Four-star hotel of 51 rooms and suites facing the Old Port, with a heated outdoor pool open May to October.
Hotel4-star hotelOld Port
Hôtel Saint-Nicolas
Four-star boutique hotel of 86 rooms in the Saint-Nicolas quarter near the Old Port, fully renovated in 2024.
Hotel4-star hotelSaint-Nicolas & Le Gabut
Maisons du Monde Hôtel & Suites – La Rochelle Vieux Port
Four-star hotel of 63 rooms facing the Old Port towers, decorated by the Maisons du Monde brand; formerly the Hôtel Saint-Jean d'Acre.
4 place de la Chaîne / 3 rue Saint-Jean du Pérot, 17000 La Rochelle+33 5 46 41 73 33larochelle.maisonsdumondehotel.com
Hotel4-star hotelOld Port
Central Park Hôtel & Spa
Four-star hotel with spa (sauna, hammam, jacuzzi, gym) in the green Parcs district, about a 10-minute walk from the centre.
4 avenue Jean Guiton, 17000 La Rochelle+33 5 46 66 06 06
Hotel4-star hotelLes Parcs
Maison des Ambassadeurs
La Rochelle's first five-star hotel: 58 rooms and suites in two buildings near the covered market, with spa, pool, Bodard bar and Arco restaurant.
Hotel5-star hotelHistoric centre
Hôtel François 1er
Independent hotel in a 16th-century building in the historic centre, five minutes' walk from the Old Port and the central market.
HotelHistoric centre
Un Hôtel sur le Port
Small family-run three-star hotel of 10 air-conditioned rooms near the Old Port, renovated in 2020; formerly Axe Hôtel.
Hotel3-star hotelOld Port
Hôtel Atlantic
Simple hotel of 26 non-smoking rooms, most overlooking a garden, a short walk from the Old Port and the Cours des Dames.
23 rue Verdière, 17000 La Rochelle+33 5 46 41 16 68
HotelOld Port
Hôtel La Fabrique
Three-star hotel of 58 rooms near the Old Port and station, in an 18th-century former chapel later used as a workshop and as the Hôtel Terminus.
Hotel3-star hotelOld Port
Hôtel La Monnaie Art & Spa
Four-star art and spa hotel of 42 rooms in La Rochelle's 17th-century former mint, steps from the Old Port.
Hotel4-star hotelOld Port
Hôtel Mercure La Rochelle Vieux-Port
Four-star Mercure hotel of about 150 rooms on the south side of the Old Port, near the station, with pool, rooftop, restaurant and bar.
Hotel4-star hotelOld Port
Novotel La Rochelle Centre
Four-star Novotel of 94 air-conditioned rooms (50 family rooms) in the quiet Parcs district, about 10 minutes' walk from the Old Port, with free parking.
Hotel4-star hotelLes Parcs
Hôtel Les Brises
Late-1960s seafront hotel of 50 rooms on the Richelieu dyke, facing the Pertuis d'Antioche and the islands of Ré and Oléron, with spa and panoramic terrace.
Hotel4-star hotelSeafront & Les Minimes
Best Western Premier Le Masq Hôtel
Four-star hotel decorated with objects from around the world, named after a Guinean mask, with cocktail bar, coworking space, gym and private parking.
Hotel4-star hotelSaint-Nicolas & Le Gabut
Photo: the arcades of the old town (the area, not the hotel)i
Hôtel Le Champlain
Four-star hotel of 39 rooms in a former mansion built in 1854 in the town centre, run by the Brisson family since 1942, with garden and spa.
Hotel4-star hotelHistoric centre
Photo: the Minimes marina (the area, not the hotel)i
Auberge de Jeunesse HI La Rochelle
HI France youth hostel with 250 beds in 70 rooms at the Minimes marina, between the Old Port and the beach, holder of the European Ecolabel.
HostelSeafront & Les Minimes
Photo: the Grosse-Horloge (the area, not the hotel)i
Central Hostel La Rochelle
Hostel with a café-restaurant in a renovated 17th-century building with inner courtyard, in the town centre; homemade food served 10:00-22:00.
HostelHistoric centre
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Hostels
Two budget addresses: the HI youth hostel by the sea at Les Minimes, and the Central Hostel in the heart of the old town.
Auberge de Jeunesse HI La Rochelle
HI France youth hostel with 250 beds in 70 rooms at the Minimes marina, between the Old Port and the beach, holder of the European Ecolabel.
Open 6 January to 18 December. Reception daily 08:00–12:00 and 15:00–22:00; closed at weekends from December to February.
Avenue des Minimes, 17000 La Rochelle · +33 5 46 44 43 11
Central Hostel La Rochelle
Hostel with a café-restaurant in a renovated 17th-century building with inner courtyard, in the town centre; homemade food served 10:00-22:00.
Café-restaurant open daily 10:00–22:00, with brunch at weekends.
16 rue de l'Escale, 17000 La Rochelle · +33 5 79 87 02 75
Hotels and hostels checked on their official websites, Accor, Gault&Millau, the Michelin Guide, HI France and the La Rochelle tourist office (October 2026). Star ratings could not be checked in the official Atout France register. Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com and Tripadvisor links may be affiliate links: booking through them costs you nothing extra (see the legal notice).