Grand hôtel la Cloche, Neoclassical hotel and historical monument in Dijon, France

Grand Hôtel la Cloche stands at 14 place Darcy in Dijon, a Neoclassical building designed by Dijon architect Louis Belin and built from 1881 to 1884. Its light stone facades along the place Darcy, avenue de la Première-Armée-Française and rue Devosge have regularly spaced rectangular windows with metal railings, those of the first floor centred on a bell. A dark mansard roof with stone dormer windows tops the block, and the central front has three large arched ground-floor openings, the middle one the main entrance. It has 88 rooms, five of them suites.

The building was constructed in 1884 and today stands as a protected historical monument in France. Its architecture reflects the Neoclassical design traditions of 19th-century Burgundy.

The hotel's dining room, lit by chandeliers and decorated with gilded bells in its corners, dates from the 1884 opening. The hotel has a gastronomic restaurant, a bar and reception rooms. Since 2024 it has held Green Globe certification for reducing energy use and promoting local products.

The hotel sits in central Dijon within walking distance of the train station, making arrival straightforward. On-site, guests can access a wellness center and meeting spaces.

The wrought-iron railings on the first-floor windows carry a small bell at their centre, a detail tied to the hotel's name. The building's facades and roofs were inscribed as monuments historiques on 29 October 1975, after a demolition plan was abandoned. The 1880s wing was designed by Dijon architect Louis Belin.