Many famous people have been to Hôtel Cathédrale to enjoy a break away from it all for a few hours or days. Statesmen, writers, artists, singers, actors … we have had the pleasure of meeting them and to sharing a few moments with them.

The list of those who have passed through our doors is very long, but a few names come straight to mind…

Some writers: James Ellroy, Douglas Kennedy, Anthony Burgess, Régine Desforges, Annie Ernaux, Jim Harrison, Madeleine Chapsal, Didier Decoin, Richard Ford, Yves Simon, Mazarine Pingeot, Jean Rolin, Louis Velle and Frédérique Hébrard, François Weyergans, Jean Vautrin, Claude Lanzmann, Cavanna, Dominique Fernandez, Philippe Besson, Guy Carlier, Marc Levy, Jonathan Littell, Hélène Cixous, Bernard Werber, Didier Daeninckx, Mathias Enard, Jonathan Coe, Nancy Huston, Le Clezio …

Some singers such as Patricia Kass, Maxime Leforestier, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Yves Duteil, Nicolas Peyrac, Jacques Higelin, CharlElie Couture, Louis Bertignac, Stephan Eicher …

Some painters and illustrators : Soulages, Guy Palleart, Roberto Matta, Jacques Martin, Claude Weisbuch, Larcenet, Loustal, Baru, Fred, Vladimir Velikovic, Loisel, Bilal …

Some actors and directors: Michel Serrault, Yves Boisset, Miou-Miou, Sylvia Kristel, Mireille Darc, Macha Meril, Philippe Léotard, Guy Marchand

Great journalists such as Philippe Labro, Edwy Plenel, Elise Lucet, Michèle Cotta, Jean Paul Kauffman, J-François Kahn …

Some athletes such as Luc Alphand, Dominique Rocheteau, Didier Six …

And some unclassifiable personalities : Maurice Levy, Jacques Attali, Jean Luc Petitrenaud, Gaston Lenôtre, Patrick Baudry … and so many others who were kind enough to leave us a few lines to travel on rainy days.