noel December. It’s cold, it rains almost every day, and the sky is a mass of depressing clouds. At home we hardly dare turn on the heating for fear of going into the red! You need a lot of imagination to find a ray of sunshine amid the winter gloom. Well, either imagination or patience as luckily Christmas will soon be here to cheer us up. “So what?”, you may ask. Will the weather be nicer at Christmas? It’s unlikely. On the contrary, the biting cold will probably be even more ferocious. And, who knows, with a bit of bad luck, it will have snowed and then turned to slush, leaving the pavements a dirty mush. So why should we see Christmas as an enchanted wonderland?




NOEL1 For the simple reason that, as Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States used to say, « Christmas is not a day or a season but a state of mind ». The sky might be grey and miserable, the weather might be merciless, yet the Christmas star still shines brightly in the middle of the gloom, warming our hearts and raising our spirits. Outside it’s cold, yet we are warm and cosy. The battle against the winter won, we can reward ourselves with gifts and decorations. With this in mind, the Hotel Aviatic is also getting into the festive spirit. Take heart! Enjoy the colours of Christmas! Red for passion, silver for plenty and a good dose of imagination to finish.




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And as well as being a feast for the eyes, Christmas at the Hotel Aviatic is also a feast for the palate. At the Christmas breakfast an array of macaroons, petits fours and other treats will complete the traditional buffet. And because Christmas without presents is like a tree without tinsel, clients will receive an assortment of chocolates from master chocolatier Philippe Pascoet, one of the hotel’s neighbours.

'' Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from everyone at the Hotel Aviatic.''