History meets hospitality at the Hotel & Spa REGENT PETITE France, Strasbourg, France, a five-star retreat set in a 17th-century former mill on the branches of the river in the heart of La Petite France. Once the Glacieres de Strasbourg, where blocks of ice were cut for the region's shops and breweries, the building now stands surrounded by canals and half-timbered houses, its three centuries of stonework set against a resolutely modern interior. Listed today on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the hotel keeps the traditional architecture of the region while offering every modern comfort. The rooms in the main house and the pavilion look out over the storied district of La Petite France, each with its own charm, some with exposed beams, others with balconies overlooking the water. The hotel's restaurant sets a gourmet table in a cozy room with a view over the half-timbered facades, sophisticated, original, and rooted in local produce, while the elegant champagne bar pours wines, spirits, cocktails, and champagne for an easy evening. Between the canals, the timbered houses, and the spa, the setting is quietly extraordinary, a place where the past of Strasbourg's most photographed quarter meets the comforts of a contemporary five-star stay in the heart of Alsace.