Nantes without a car: discover the city differently

The Nantes city center is perfect for a car-free visit: here are three essential sites to discover on foot from our 3-star hotel in Nantes!
 

Three sites to visit in Nantes on foot

• The Natural History Museum: this vast museum presents one of the most important collections in France: zoology, vivarium, fossils, botany, ethnology… Until 2025, you can discover a new exhibition “Treasures and biodiversity”.

📍 Address: 12 Rue Voltaire, 44000 Nantes
💻 Website: https://museum.nantesmetropole.fr/home.html
💶 Prices: €5 (full price); 2€ (reduced); free for under 18s
 

• Passage Pommeraye: a must-see in the city center of Nantes, Passage Pommeraye is a shopping arcade inaugurated in 1843. Classified as a historic monument, it contains numerous shops in an exceptional setting.

📍 Address: 20 Passage Pommeraye, 44000 Nantes
💻 Website: https://www.passagepommeraye.fr/
 

• Les Machines de l’Île: another must-see just a few minutes’ walk from the hotel! Climb aboard the Grand Elephant and discover the incredible gallery populated by a bestiary of machines.

📍 Address: Parc des Chantiers, Bd Léon Bureau, 44200 Nantes
💻 Website: https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/
💶 Prices for the Grand Éléphant / Galerie des Machines (tickets sold separately): €9.50 (full price); €7.50 (reduced); free for children under 4 years old
 

Your hotel in the city center of Nantes

In the heart of the Graslin district, our 3-star hotel is the ideal base for exploring Nantes without a car! After a good day of sightseeing, come and relax in one of our 47 rooms divided into three categories:

• Comfort room
• Upper Room
• Family junior suite that can accommodate up to 5 people

You will appreciate the careful and colorful decoration highlighting the works of the French author Jules Verne, native of Nantes.

To enhance your stay, we also offer:

• Three breakfast options
• A lounge bar
• A family kit that includes games for children of all ages

Good to know: our 3-star hotel is close to Nantes train station:
👟 25 minutes walk
🚎 15 minutes by bus

Book your car-free stay in our hotel in Nantes without delay!