Une Chambre en Ville (35 rue Bouffard, 05 56 81 34 53, www.bandb-bx.com, from €89) has smart rooms with a classic bordelaise feel. Maison Bord’Eaux (113 rue Albert Barraud, 05 56 44 00 45, www.lamaisonbordeaux.com, €113-€185) is one of the hippest hideaways in France, and the owner’s wine contacts are second to none for arranging a VIP tour of vineyard country. But if music moves you, try the unassuming three-star Hotel Majestic (rue de Condé, 05 56 52 60 44, www.hotel-majestic.com, from €100), a favoured stop for musicians playing at the Opera House up the road.