Hostellerie Le Maréchal - At A Glance

Know It All

Where?
Beside a canal in Colmar’s pretty  Little Venice district.

Be savvy
There’s no lift (attic rooms are a bit of a climb) and parking nearby can be a challenge.

Be smitten
A Hansel and Gretel hideaway.

Bedtime...

Rooms and suites
28 rooms, two suites

Special features
Comfortable rooms are furnished with antiques and family heirlooms. Some boast a whirlpool bath, others a hydro-massage shower.

Also…
Check out the sumptuous four poster bed in the Debussy room, and the riverside restaurant.

Pillow Talk
Take the Wagner or Bach suite, complete with whirlpool bath, or the four-poster Debussy room.

Eat & Drink

Dining in
Candlelit dining at the water's edge in Le Maréchal's A L'Echevin restaurant is a treat, and you can dine out on the terrace itself or in the two warmly lit, beamed dining rooms. There's classical music in the background, and house specialities include fresh lobster, fish and breast of duck roasted with lemon and thyme. The chef's six-course gastronomic menu is worth going hungry  for, and includes half a lobster, roasted seabass with mussels and pan-fried loin of veal flavoured with ginger and cardamon. Extra-special desserts include pear carpaccio with gingerbread icecream and meringue.

Breakfast
Buffet breakfast (charged at EUR 14) is served until 10am.

Room service
Morning and evenings only.

See & Do

See & Do
Colmar is one of the prettiest towns in Alsace, with its cobbled streets and half-timbered houses. The canal quarter known as Petite Venise is a delight, and it's not hard to imagine 16th century wine merchants shipping casks of wine along these old waterways. There's also a toy museum stuffed with antique toys and trains, and an automobile museum with some 450 rare motor cars on display.

Colmar also sits conveniently at the heart of the Alsace Route du Vin – easily within reach of medieval towns such as Eguisheim, where two grands crus are produced.

Diary Dates
November-December
Come to see Colmar’s fairytale Christmas market: mulled wine, gingerbread and Christmassy gifts in a picturebox setting. There’s also an ice rink to burn off some of those indulgent yuletide treats.