Luxury hotel holiday Hotel de Toiras Ile-de-Re

The boutique, 5-star Hotel de Toiras is a Relais & Chateaux member with 20 rooms on the side of the port in Saint-Martin-de-Ré. There is a gourmet restaurant, dining outside on the terrace, and a cosy lounge. Bedrooms vary in size but are luxuriously furnished in fabrics of relaxing shades with a traditional French feel. Guests can use the garden and outdoor pool of the sister-hotel, the Villa Clarisse, about 3 minutes’ walk away.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Eurotunnel or ferry crossing if self-drive
  • Flights and hire of a group A car if fly-drive
  • Rail and hire of a group A car if rail-drive
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Choice of upgrades available - rooms, flights and board basis

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel de Toiras, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast

The Hotel de Toiras is a boutique, 5-star hotel and Relais et Chateaux member, with 20 rooms and suites, situated on the edge of the port in Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the Ile de Ré. There is a gourmet restaurant, cosy lounge and use of a swimming pool and garden, just three minutes’ walk away.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location In the centre of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, on the edge of the harbour.

Annual opening April to end October

Closest airport Bordeaux

Distance from airport Two hours’ drive

Closest railway station La Rochelle

Distance from railway station 40 minutes by car

Hotel facilities and services

Restaurant, lounge, terraces, garden, heated outdoor pool at the Villa Clarisse & Spa, valet parking (chargeable at about Euros 25 per day).

Land sports

Bicycles for hire

Out and about nearby

The natural landscape and seascape of the Ile de Ré, the Baleines light-house, the eco-museum of the salt marshes, the port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (a UNESCO world heritage site) with its Vauban citadel, picturesque port, church with its bell tower, the half-timbered La Vinaterie, the Ernest Cognacq Museum of local history, the beaches and water sports facilities of the island, local arts, crafts and antiques. La Rochelle is about 20 minutes’ drive away.

Sports nearby

Hiking, cycling, horse-riding, water-sports including dinghy sailing, catamaran sailing, canoeing, wakeboarding, paddle-boarding, golf (9-hole on the Ile de Ré and 18-hole at La Rochelle) and fishing.

Special offers for this holiday>

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room with garden or harbour view for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday

From about

£2,030 Until 30 June and from 1 September

£2,370 From 1 July to 31 August

Holiday Code EXH46085

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel de Toiras, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast

Room descriptions

The Hotel de Toiras has 20 rooms and suites, each with bathroom with shower and bath, air-conditioning, flat-screen TV, telephone, WiFi, DVD and CD players, safe, mini-bar, hair dryer.

Premium room garden view double or twin beds, interior garden view, bathroom with bathtub open to the room, 25 to 30 sqm
Premium room harbour view queen bed, harbour view, bathroom with bathtub open to the room, 24 sqm
Privilege room double or twin beds, harbour view, bathroom with bathtub and shower, sitting corner, 40 sqm
Deluxe room garden view queen bed, interior garden view, bathroom with bathtub open to the room, 20 to 26 sqm
Deluxe room harbour view double or twin beds, harbour view, bathroom with bathtub open to the room, 23 sqm
Premier suite harbour view king or twin beds, harbour view, sitting area, bathroom with bathtub and shower, 55 to 60 sqm
Deluxe suite harbour view king bed, harbour view, sitting area, bathroom with bathtub and shower, 40 to 55 sqm
Junior suite garden view double bed, interior garden view, bathroom with bathtub and shower on the mezzanine for some of the suites, 29 to 38 sqm

Special offers for this holiday>

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room with garden or harbour view for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday

From about

£2,030 Until 30 June and from 1 September

£2,370 From 1 July to 31 August

Holiday Code EXH46085

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel de Toiras, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to the Hotel de Toiras, our clients usually arrive by car (hire-car or own car), either to visit the hotel on its own for a long stay or as part of a multi-centre touring holiday. We include flights and hire-car with this holiday but can arrange it to be a self-drive with a ferry or Eurotunnel crossing, or you can travel by train to La Rochelle and collect a hire-car there. If you don’t want the use of a hire-car, transfers from La Rochelle station can be arranged.

Additional information

Children: A sofa bed for two children under 12 or one above 12 years can be placed in a deluxe suite harbour view and a junior suite garden view. There are three apartments each with inter-connecting rooms that are idea for families.

Other information: The restaurant should be pre-booked.

Special offers

Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room with garden or harbour view for 7 nights for a fly-drive holiday

From about

£2,030 Until 30 June and from 1 September

£2,370 From 1 July to 31 August

Holiday Code EXH46085

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to Hotel de Toiras, Ile de Ré, Atlantic Coast

Highlights of Bordeaux

Visit vineyards and chateaux, for tasting and buying. Visit the oyster beds. Experience the Cognac distilleries, and the Romanesque architecture. Bordeaux is the historical centre for wine however you may also visit the villages of the wine region such as St Emilion.

Climate in the Bordeaux Region

Average air temperatures in Centigrade: Jan: 10.0, Feb: 9.4, Mar: 12.2, Apr: 19.5, May: 18.0, Jun: 23.7, Jul: 27.2, Aug: 25.7, Sep: 24.2, Oct: 19.7, Nov: 15.4, Dec: 11.0. Source: Direction de la Meteorologique de France

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