travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Metropole

Hotel Metropole travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Set on a front row plot overlooking the harbor, down the lane and around the roundabout from the mild-mannered Pavilion Hotel, this was Avalon's pioneer of contemporary chic. It remains the slickest stop on the island, and its LA-beach-house cut makes it a standout.

The hotel anchors the tony Metropole Market Place shopping complex, which is aimed at day-trippers and cruise-ship passengers who pour onto the island most days. The walk from the ferry takes ...