Hotel LE ROYAL, 23 AVENUE FOCH, France. The Royal offers a high degree of comfort in a superior 3 star hotel, located in the heart of Metz. The hotel has those little extras that make all the difference. This imposing 1920's building has been converted into a comfortable modern hotel with two restaurants. At the Bleu Marine Metz, we pay the closest attention to detail: fresh flowers at reception, a welcome tray, sweets in your room, and a free bedside book. We've thought of everything to ensure your stay is a perfectly happy one. Metz is one of the oldest cities in France. Once a Roman settlement, in the sixth century it was the residence of the Merovian kings. It was later a free city and was incorporated into France in 1552. From 1870 to 1918 it belonged to the Germans, who occupied it again during World War II.