Cour du Corbeau: sleeping in a Renaissance inn
An inn of 1580 with carved wooden galleries and a spa in the vaulted cellars: the Cour du Corbeau is the most historic hotel in Strasbourg.
The verdict
Sleeping inside a monument: the Cour du Corbeau is a Renaissance inn of 1580, and its courtyard of carved wooden galleries is one of the hidden wonders of the city. The MGallery label has made it a four star with real character, with a spa tucked into the vaulted cellars: hammam, sauna, and centuries overhead.
The rooms and the spa
Rooms that marry old beams with contemporary comfort, set around the listed courtyard. The cellar spa adds the odd pleasure of a sauna under stone vaults. It sits at the top of the Strasbourg price range, and the building is the reason.
Booking tip
Ask for a room facing the inner courtyard: it is the hotel's permanent show. The quai des Bateliers position puts the cathedral and the Krutenau, the student and restaurant quarter across the water, within a few minutes' walk each, which is the ideal pairing.
Book this hotel: for a stay during the Christmas market, book several weeks ahead. It is the busiest fortnight of the Strasbourg year and the good rooms go first.
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Margot Keller
A Strasbourgeoise by choice for fifteen years, Margot looks after the practical pages and the Christmas market file. Every year she walks the markets from opening day, to tell the honest mulled wine from the tourist trap.
