Fodor's Expert Review Château Lamothe du Prince Noir

Magically set on a circular moat, fitted out with a storybook turret, and cloaked in ivy, this manor house is one of the most charming lodging options to be found between St-Émilion and Bordeaux—and it's also one of the oldest estates: the English warlord Edward, Prince of Wales (aka the "Black Prince"), reputedly set up shop here in the 14th century during England's Hundred Years War with France. The spacious guestrooms are in a range of styles from Empire to 19th-century romantic.