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Petit Hotel Labottiere, private tour with the owner

An 18th-century mansion in Bordeaux, a listed historic monument, visited in a small group with its owner.

The Petit Hotel Labottiere, 13 Rue Saint-Laurent in Bordeaux, was built between 1784 and 1788 for Etienne Labottiere, a Bordeaux merchant, by architect Francois Lhote. A privately owned listed historic monument (Merimee record PA00083202), it is visited in small groups (up to fifteen people) by appointment with its current owner, who opens rooms not normally open to the public and offers a glass at the end of the visit. Sources: hotellabottiere.com, Merimee database (French Ministry of Culture). Contact: +33 5 56 94 12 56. Not to be confused with the neighbouring Chateau Labottiere (Institut culturel Bernard Magrez), a separate establishment.