This Hilton With A Mansion On The Roof Looks Kind Of Cool...

Hilton usually doesn’t come to mind when I think of great design, but this looks amazing. I visited Metz some time back, it’s very cute and lovely for a day, but then you will have seen most of it. Luxembourg has more to offer. There are also some other great cities in the region like Trier, Strasbourg and Maastricht. Oh and don’t forget to go to one of the Luxembourgish vineyards to try some of the local sparkling wine.

This trip would give you a chance to review La Premiere First Class as a regular customer and not as guest of the CEO.

Both Metz and Luxembourg City are very pleasant places to spend a night. Go for it.

Metz is... definitely not the first place that comes to mind when I think about tourism in France lol. My dad is from there and among French people it's usually a "why the heck would you want to go there" type of place, but I guess there's a few historical places to see, it's known for its cathedral. It also has a Pompidou modern art museum somehow. But I don't think there's a lot to do past a weekend.

Ben, Metz is a reasonable base for one to visit some fantastically ill conceived, however, brilliantly engineering in the form of the Maginot Line. Don’t forget to take warm clothing.

Don't forget a close city too in the area which is Nancy.

I think there is a Louvre museum branch or is it the Pompidou center ... ?

When did Ben last spend more than a weekend (3 nights?) in a given hotel? 🙂

"Is Metz, France, worth visiting?"

No, not really - I spent some weeks camping in the area in my wild, mis-spent youth and Metz is pleasant enough but, ultimately, just another provincial town with nothing to occupy one for more than a few hours. Luxembourg (city), with its hugely dramatic setting, however, could keep you occupied for days. The north of Luxembourg (country) around Vianden is also quite scenic.

I don't know about rural Luxembourg but the city is worth a day or two.

I lived in Metz (or rather, just on the outskirts) for a summer as a grad student a couple of decades ago on a study abroad program. It is a cute town, with some charm in its daily life, but there is not a lot to see there (I mainly remember the Chagall windows in the cathedral). That said, it is in an excellent location as a base to see some of the Alsace-Lorraine wine region, and, as you note, to go over to Luxembourg (which I visited twice during my summer, and in retrospect should have only visited once - not a lot there either, as JT notes).

I love the Curio brand, far better than the Conrads and Waldorfs of the world. They're like Airbnbs with five star service.
SAii Lagoon Maldives: 2020, the first country to permit entry without testing, I was eager to escape the world, only to experience even greater isolation. I can't give it a fair opinion under the circumstances. Definitely a unique experience in the eerie sense.
Hagia Sofia Mansions Istanbul: Also 2020, but in the heart of a bustling city. They basically gave me my own house. Heated bathroom floors. I had to wait an extra ten minutes for my room to be ready. They sent me a fruit basket for the minor inconvenience. Passersby had no idea they were walking past a hotel.
Salvio Parque 93 Bogota: 2024, this is the location that sold the brand for me. Apartahotel design, the beautifully decorated room had a plant sitter.
I've got the Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel and Aleph Rome Hotel upcoming. I can't wait to see what surprises are in store.

I stayed blocks away from Salvio Parque a few years ago. Really nice area.

Aleph is my usual stay in Rome. I use my points there normally. Its a small boutique hotel but i love the location. A very nice breakfast and cute bar. Rooftop is pleasant in good weather. Avoid August!

I spent some time in Metz as a kid, but the building in the picture didn’t seem familiar to me. Time to go back — now that I am no longer “traumatized” by seeing the host sibling adding whiskey to the morning breakfast cereal bowl. 😀

Looks like a very nice and creative property - I wish it was open when I visited Metz. I enjoyed Metz (I went in November) had a lovely Christmas market and had some interesting sites (like the oldest church in France) without the typical touristy crowds. Flew into Luxembourg and was in checked-in to my hotel in Metz about an hour and a half later via bus and train.

First of all, this hotel is on the outskirts of the city, although Metz itself is not big.You can walk to the city center (the old part).The old part of Metz is quite charming.You need to explore the city for at least half a day.And Musee de La Cour d'Or de Metz is well worth an other half day.That's a 2 nights stay.

If you visit Metz, make sure you visit Verdun and the killing fields of World War I also. They're close by.

Agree, Nancy is a cute city to spend a week-end.
Place Stanislas, lunch at Excelsior brasserie, museum of Fine Arts…

There’s a recent trip report on Flyertalk from Offendum.

Disclaimer: I was born in Nancy but have not spent much time there in 30y.

FYI, since 2020, all modes of public transport - buses, trains and the tram - have been free of charge throughout the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This benefit is available to the residents and tourists alike.

I knew a family who owned a hotel in new york - they had a smaller version of this where the owner would stay.

That's when I learned this was literally the definition and inception of a 'penthouse'..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penthouse_apartment