Hotel les bains de Cabourg, France

• Former millionaires' playground: Immortalised by novelist Marcel Proust, who spent many a summer here, the tiny Norman town of Cabourg is French coastal living at its most refined. Once a summer playground for wealthy Parisians and aristocrats, it still has a stately air, thanks to its wide promenade, English Channel waters, elegant Belle Époque villas and annual Cabourg Romantic Film Festival.

• Rest and relaxation: Set just two hours from Paris, the pièce de résistance at Hotel les bains de Cabourg is the sea-facing thalassotherapy centre – a next-level spa kitted out with an indoor saltwater pool, a waterslide, a hammam, a sauna, a Jacuzzi and a series of hydromassage stations. There’s also a gym with state-of-the-art cardio and a little boutique that sells all sorts of marine-rich skincare products.

• Home from home: Each of the rooms delights with 21st-century sensibilities. Expect on-trend hues, fashion-forward design and comfortable beds for the perfect night’s sleep. Equally impressive are the gourmet palate-pleasers served at the hotel restaurant which can be washed down with signature cocktails and healthy mocktails offered at the elegant bar. 
  
  

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.