Evenings at this hotel end in a small lounge bar named after the Mona Lisa, over a glass of wine and a board of northern cheeses and charcuterie, since there is no dinner service, only conversation. Hôtel des Arts claims to be the oldest hotel in Wimereux, built in 1906 when this resort on the Opal Coast was fashionable among the Belle Époque bourgeoisie, and its Art Deco spirit survived a full renovation.
Today it offers twelve rooms on rue Carnot, some with balconies, parquet floors and generous bathrooms, a terrace, free wifi and a breakfast that guests describe with genuine enthusiasm. The sea wall promenade and the beach are only a few hundred metres away, and Boulogne sur Mer lies about five kilometres south.