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Recreation
This hotel’s spa includes three seawater pools, fitness rooms, steam rooms, outdoor spa tub, and Turkish baths. An outdoor pool is open in summer. Guests have complimentary use of bicycles. Discounts are available at the adjacent water-sports club along the beach. Activities include water skiing, sand yachting, windsurfing, kayaking, and beach volleyball. Tennis and horse riding are available about one km (one half-mile) from the hotel. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Set within a garden of ancient pine trees and overlooking one of Europe’s largest bays, this 19th-century hotel with stone façade retains a timeless ambience. The reception area is appointed with dark woods, glittering chandeliers, and rust-colored velour sofas. With its sophisticated thalassotherapy center and health club, the Royal-Thalasso Barriere is popular with health-conscious vacationers.
Amenity highlights: The 3,000-square-meter (32,000-square-foot) thalassotherapy spa has three indoor seawater pools, tiled steam rooms, saunas, Turkish baths, fitness rooms, a solarium, and an outdoor spa tub. Thalassotherapy, massage, slimming, tanning, and beauty treatments are available. A relaxation area with teak recliners, wooden floors, and glass atrium serves healthful drinks, including herbal teas. An outdoor pool is open during summer. Dining options include La Rontonde restaurant, overlooking the bay, and the beachfront Le Ponton, open seasonally and serving fresh seafood.
Insider tip: Guests enjoy discounts at Club Holywind, located on the beachfront adjacent to the hotel. This water-sports club offers catamarans, sea scooters, water skiing, sand yachting, windsurfing, pedal boats, kayaks, and beach volleyball.
La Rotonde - Creative French and health-conscious cuisine. Sea views, terrace dining in summer. Cream-and-green fabrics, upholstered chairs. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Le Ponton - Beachfront dining April through September. Fresh seafood, grilled fare, salads. Relaxed setting with teak tables, striped umbrellas. Marie-Louise Bar - Tall windows overlooking the garden and water. Signature drinks include La Medina, with green tea, orange, and lime. Pianist plays grand piano July and August, and on holiday weekends. Open daily from morning until late evening. Le Yachting Lounge - Drinks in a maritime setting with wooden paneling and seafaring artifacts. Open July and August.
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