Close to Brive-la-Gaillarde's old town, this unexpected refuge has taken up residence in a former industrial hardware store, preserving its imposing volumes - high ceilings, raw materials, untouched character. Just five rooms, decorated with sober, controlled elegance, a spa with hammam and overflow Jacuzzi. It's also an ideal base from which to explore the surrounding treasures: the villages of Collonges-la-Rouge and Turenne, the gouffres of La Fage and Padirac, and the hiking trails that cross the Lot and Dordogne valleys.