This is a truly lovely hotel in the perfect location for shopping, restaurants, and sightseeing in Belfort. The rooms are being renovated right now, so ask for a renovated one. Ours was nicely decorated in pale yellow with deep purple accents, and had a wood floor (what is called "parquet flottant" in France). We paid 114 euros for 2 people. It was very clean and had a large bathroom with a large tub/shower and then the toilet in a separate room. Though it didn't seem to be air-conditioned, they did have a fan in the closet for guest use, and the pair of tall French doors that served as windows opened onto tiny balconies. The bed was 2 twins joined together, and was a bit uncomfortable, but after comparing 3 of the 4 3-star hotels in Belfort, this is still by far my favorite. One advantage of the room was that it had a large entryway with the closet and the entrances to the toilet and the bathroom, then a door to the bedroom which could be closely to very effectively isolate the room from any noise or smoke from the hallway. A negative point is that the hallway and the ground floor lobby smelled like smoke, but this is common in French hotels and may change due to new national legislation scheduled for the end of 2006. The breakfast buffet was very fresh and featured assorted pastries and breads, ham, cheese, yogurt, cereal, juices, and your choice of hot beverage served up by a very polite and attentive welcoming staff (11 euros). We also found the reception staff to be very welcoming and polite. We enjoyed our stay there and heartily recommend it for a pleasant stay in Belfort.

My wife and I stayed with our 19 year old son, at the Tonneau d'Or for several weeks while relocating to Belfort. They did an excellent job converting an ancient govenment office building into a truly nice hotel in classic, elegant French style. It is arguably the nicest hotel in Belfort although it competes with the very large and modern Novitel around the corner.

Lobby area is large, (particularly by European standards) airy and inviting. The rooms are also large by european standards, wonderfully furnished and equipped with all amenities. Plenty of large windows that open wide and are equipped with stout shutters to block the early morning light if you're a late riser or the noise from evening revelers if you're a light sleeper. Closet space was only adequate, but there were three of us.

The rooms are maintained spotlessly and the service is good and efficient. English is not as commonly spoken here as in the popular tourist cities of France, so if you don't speak the language, brush up on a few polite phrases and be prepared to point and shoot at the restaraunt menues.


Most of the rooms have views of the massive and ancient fortress that has guarded this crossroad town for many centuries.

The hotel restaraunt is actually quite good. I don't make hotel food a habit, but this was good enough that my wife requested we celebrate her birthday there just last week. The scallop,mango,avacodo salad is superb and the wine selection is extensive.

Location is perfect. A 5 minute walk from the train station with the always enjoyable 'old town' on one border and the shopping district on the other.

We enjoyed the GTonneau d'Or and have recommended it to friends and business associate.