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Hotel prices keep climbing, and the Costa Meno—our shorthand for charming, atmospheric stays that are also affordable—has never felt more relevant. So we’ve distilled our roundups of hotels from around the world into one tightly edited list of the best thoughtfully priced hotels to plan a trip around.

For this edition of our Costa Meno series—where we scout stylish, under-the-radar stays for less than 350 euros/night—we turned our attention to France.

From the Dodecanese to the Cyclades to the Ionians and loads in between, we found the old family mansions, caught-in-time guest houses and tasteful modern renos that won’t feel like you’ve been (golden) fleeced

From south to north, we combed the country for some high-on-charm, low-on-cost places to stay