The hotel is conveniently located within steps of world-famous wine auctions, architectural wonders, vineyards, The Halle de Beaune Saturday Farmer's Market, and just a 10-15 minute walk to the Beaune Train Station. Traveling to Beaune by car from Dijon is a 35 minute drive south. The major highways to Beaune are the A6 and N6 or A31 and A36 highway. The nearest international airport is Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), located approximately 1.5 hours away by car.
Getting to Maison 1896
From London: Take the train. Duration 5.5 hours.
From Paris: Take the train. Duration 2 hours on TGV. 3.5 hours by train.
From Los Angeles (LAX): Fly into CDG. Take the train from Paris to Beaune.
Duration is 16.5 hours.
From New York (JFK): Fly into CDG. Take the train from Paris to Beaune.
Duration is 13.5 hours.
From Tokyo (HND): Fly into Lyon (LYS). Take the train from Lyon to Beaune.
Duration is 17 hours (if flying nonstop).
From Hong Kong (HKG): Fly into Lyon (LYS). Take the train from Lyon to Beaune.
Duration is 20.5 hours.
See Old Beaune’s Sites on Foot
The hotel is a one-minute walk from the Hospices de Beaune, known as “The Masterpiece of Burgundy” for its architecture as well as the home of the world-famous annual wine auction. From the dormer windows on the third floor of 1896, guests can look out over the glazed, colored, Burgundy-tiled roofs of the ancient walled town.
A mere two-minute walk in the opposite direction will take you to the Joseph Drouhin Oenothèque to experience one of the best wine-tasting experiences in all of Burgundy. Tour the ancient Drouhin wine cave and century-old pressing room, learn the estate's history and the process of making wine that dates back to the Roman ages, and taste a number of Drouhin wines.
A three-minute walk in the opposite direction will take you to the 13th-century Basilica of Our Lady (La Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune) which houses a remarkable collection of 15th-century Tournai tapestries. The basilica is a fine example of Clunic, Gothic, and Renaissance architecture.
The ancient city wall or ramparts (remparts in French) are all within walking distance from the hotel. The Tour des Billes, a watchtower dating to the late 14th-century, is less than five minutes away on foot. Other notable parts of the ramparts are the Château de Beaune and Bastion Saint-Anne.
