Les Pres d’Eugenie, 40320 Eugenie-les-Bains, Landes

T: +33 5 58 05 06 07; www.michelguerard.com

In one complex there are four hotels, three restaurants and a spa, all owned by French chef Michael Guerard and situated in a pine forest outside Bordeaux in woodlands. The special house treatment is a kaolin bath which is reputed to help rheumatism, digestive problems and stress.