A love room in the heart of historic Rennes

It’s Friday evening. You arrive on Rue de Brest, at the foot of the Tour des Horizons. On the 29th floor, the lights are already low and music is playing softly. You put down your bags and go straight to the window. The old town is right in front of you. In an hour, you might be sitting down to dinner on one of those streets.

If this is your first visit, walk to Place des Lices. Pass through the Portes Mordelaises, the city’s old fortified gateway, then head towards Saint-Pierre Cathedral and the timber-framed houses on Rue du Chapitre. Carry on to Sainte-Anne for a drink before dinner.

If you live in Rennes, revisit your favourite spots and see the neighbourhood from above. If you arrive by train, walk or take a taxi from the station and spend the rest of the weekend exploring on foot. A private parking space is included if you drive. Plan your arrival at Love Horizons.

You meant to go straight out. Then you see the bath and decide dinner can wait. Run the water, put on a favourite track and slip into the two-person spa bath. Or start by exploring the suite’s sensual space and its swing. The steam room can wait until you get back.

Downstairs, the terraces around Place des Lices are still lively. Pick a bistro in the old town, linger over a cocktail in Sainte-Anne or build the evening around a gig, a film or a show. If you feel like dancing, end the night at a club and walk back from the city centre.

Upstairs, close the door. Put the music back on, turn on the steam room or settle by the windows. The neighbourhood you just walked through is back in view.

Choose the countryside if you want a walk as soon as you wake up, an evening in and a view of trees when you open the shutters. Choose Rennes if your ideal weekend includes dinner out, a stroll the next day and time together in a suite entirely to yourselves.

With a second night, you could spend the day in Saint-Malo, Dinard or Vitré and return to Rennes that evening. Plan your getaway in Ille-et-Vilaine.