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City centre choice is the two-star Hotel de la Loge (1), within a 16th-century town house of character and comfort (0033 468 344102; telegraph.co.uk/ttperpignan/hotel-de-la-loge; doubles from £62, room only). Or try the more contemporary, designconscious NYX (2) midway between town centre and station (0033 468 348748; telegraph.co.uk/ttperpignan/nyx; doubles from £67).