Hotels
The most exclusive hotel is the Grand Hotel Barriere (4 star), which looks over the Rance Estuary. Other notable hotels are the Royal, which sits next to the Casino above the main Esplanade. Further round the coast in the St Enogat area of Dinard is the Thalassa Dinard and Villas de La Falaise. This exclusive sea water therapy centre is one of only a few throughout Europe. The architecture of this building is sympathetic with the coast line, and from some angles becomes at one with the cliffside.
In the summer, the population swells to over 40,000 with the influx of holiday makers.
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