Location. The Hotel de L'Univers reflects 19th-century Haussmannian style in the charming city of Tours, France. This property faces the Tours town hall, and boasts a convenient location in the midst of a lively shopping area, only a few meters from the Vinci Congress Centre.

Hotel Features. Constructed in 1846, this hotel features a lobby distinguished by trompe-l'oeil paintings, leather sofas and a magnificent staircase. The on-site La Touraine Restaurant prepares creative French gourmet fare in a pastel-shaded dining room. The wood-paneled La Touraine lounge bar serves Champagne and a selection of malt whiskies and cocktails. This hotel provides 800 square meters of function space, and complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. A business center offers fax, photocopy and print services. The 24-hour front desk staff provides room service, safe-deposit boxes, and laundry and dry-cleaning services. A concierge arranges tours and reservations. On-site conveniences include a gift shop, and secure parking is available in the hotel's garage.

Guestrooms. The five-story Hotel L'Univers offers 85 air-conditioned guestrooms decorated in rich tones and defined by period French furnishings. Room amenities include minibars, satellite television and direct-dial telephones. Private bathrooms contain shower/tub combinations or bathtubs only, makeup mirrors, designer toiletries, and telephones.

Expert Tip. This property ranks as a favorite lodging among celebrities, many of whose likenesses adorn the walls of the hotel's portrait gallery. Notable guest portraits include Winston Churchill, Edith Piaf, Ernest Hemingway and Katharine Hepburn.

The following mandatory hotel-imposed fees are charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out.

City tax of EUR1.65 per person, per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Musee des Beaux Arts 0.6 km / 0.3 mi
Francois Rabelais University 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Saint Martin Basilica 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
St. Julien Church 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Tours Cathedral 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Musee de Compagnonnage 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Place Plumereau 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Musee du Gemmail 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Prieure de St Cosme 3 km / 1.8 mi
Chateau de Villandry 14.4 km / 8.9 mi
Chateau d'Usse 22.3 km / 13.9 mi
Chateau d'Amboise 22.4 km / 13.9 mi

The preferred airport for Hotel de L'Univers is Tours (TUF Tours Loire Valley) 4.5 km / 2.8 mi.