Closerie les Capucines

Arbois, in the French Jura, is home to a 17th-century mansion whose beautifully preserved structure is now home to a lovely little five-room chambre d’hôtes. La Closerie Les Capucines aims to retain as much of its private-home atmosphere as possible, and you’d have to say they’ve succeeded. The rooms are antique in their inspiration but possess the stylistic unity you expect of a contemporary boutique hotel; each one is decorated in a subtle tribute to a different element of the town’s natural surroundings. Its owners are well-connected in the wine world, and the hotel makes the most of these associations.