The Duke of Normandie Hotel

The Duke of Normandie Hotel is set on Lefebvre Street, in the centre of St Peter Port, a 30-second walk from the High Street and five minutes from the harbour. The building holds 40 rooms across seven categories, from a mini single up to a Luxury Suite, each with Wi-Fi, an LCD TV and an electronic safe. Ground floor is given over to The Pickled Pig, the hotel's own gastropub. It runs a menu of home-made dishes. Fish and chips, a Guernsey beef burger, rib-eye steak and local seafood are regulars, backed by a wine list with a dozen options by the glass and a rotating line of local ales and craft beers. In summer the courtyard beer garden opens for al fresco meals and occasional live music, doubling as what the hotel calls its outdoor drinking spot in the heart of town. Guernsey Airport is a 15-minute drive. The pairing of hotel and pub gives the address a dual life: a bed for the night upstairs, a working local bar below, with the two sharing a single front door on a central St Peter Port street.