La Grée des Landes

The French entrepreneur Yves Rocher, an early pioneer in natural cosmetics, began and ended his life in the village of La Gacilly in Brittany — and today, a boutique hotel on a forested hilltop outside of town celebrates his legacy. La Grée des Landes is a stylish and seriously eco-friendly retreat — it has a green roof, solar panels, and gardens producing 100% organic ingredients for Les Jardins Sauvages, the gourmet restaurant — with a pool, yoga deck, and trails for walking and cycling. Guest rooms are calm and quiet, with organic cotton bedding and French doors opening onto private patios. A single freestanding cabin, elevated on stilts beside an old cypress, offers a treehouse-like escape. The spa features a hammam and an indoor pool bathed with natural light; the house specialty is a flower bath incorporating blooms from the fragrant fields outside.