The best luxury hotels in the Dordogne

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An insider's guide to the top luxury hotels in the Dordogne, including the best places to stay for Michelin-starred restaurants, historic buildings, characterful interiors, cool pools and beautiful gardens.

This 17th-century manor squirreled away in splendid isolation ticks all the boxes for perfect weekend away. Plunge in the pool amid a 360-degree panorama of rolling hills, potter on the lake in a rowing boat, sip cocktails by the fire and revel in the natural art de vivre. Comfort is five-star, the vibe comme à la maison (ok, a very noble home), and clever use of original features – a mini cinema in the vaulted cellar or manorial dovecote that stands like sculpted art in front of the house – ensures you never forget its history.Read expert reviewFrom£112

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With an unbelievably magical setting, this turreted fairytale chateau is the belle of the ball. It has history, it has drama, it has magnificent views of the Dordogne River – and that is only the beginning. Handsome period rooms, a Michelin-starred restaurant and exquisite service ensure a happy ending every time. The hotel has a heated infinity pool, tennis court, Romanesque chapel and beautiful garden with century-old cedar trees.Read expert reviewFrom£140

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Gourmets, golfers and nature-lovers seeking to get away from it all will be smitten by this grandiose château hotel with period and modern rooms, velvet-green golf course between plum trees and sensational Michelin-starred dining courtesy of French chef Didier Casaguana. The outdoor pool is open May to September, and the estate spa has a sauna, steam room and treatment cabins. Little extras such as wine-tasting with the owner or strolling around the park with his wife, a horticulturalist, and sheepdog Théo, set it apart from other luxury hotels.Read expert reviewFrom£150

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Le Moulin du Roc offers four-star French heaven in the most handsome mill and trout-serenaded brook you could imagine. It's a potent visual reminder of what makes la belle France so unforgettably belle. Chef Alain Gardillou has been its heart and soul since 1969 when he opened a small bar and restaurant, and later rooms, in the old stone mill where the region’s famous walnuts were pressed for oil. The mood is historic, luxuriant and effortlessly at one with nature.Read expert reviewFrom£240

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For gourmets and garden lovers, this bucolic idyll is simply perfect. Le Vieux Logis is a boutique hotel in an ancient priory with sumptuous French gardens and a pool. Stylish period furnishings evoke the grace and elegance of a bourgeois country home beautifully. Make at least one pilgrimage to the hotel’s Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurant, in a former barn used to dry tobacco. Chef Vincent Arnould is a whizz with black truffles and the hotel’s winter truffle packages (December to February) are worth a special trip.Read expert reviewFrom£216

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  With an unbelievably magical setting, this turreted fairytale chateau is the belle of the ball. I...Read expert reviewFrom£140

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  Every stone and doorknob has history at Hôtel de Bouilhac, inside a 17th-century hôtel particulie...Read expert review

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  Arriving at this restored historic manor is like coming home to an ancestral family seat. The vas...Read expert review