Hotel du Palais in Biarritz: the end of its Palace status?

While several establishments including Les Sources de Caudalie, the Lutétia or Les Prés d'Eugénie have already officially renewed their Palace label for 2026, this does not seem to be the case for one of the most emblematic addresses on the Aquitaine coast.

In Biarritz, the Hôtel du Palais reportedly failed to convince the Palace commission of Atout France , France's tourism development agency and the body that awards the distinction. According to information from France Bleu , the spa, breakfast room, and bathrooms located in the north wing of the building were particularly detrimental to the establishment, as these spaces were not included in the hotel's renovation project, completed in 2021.