Mercure Hotels is a hospitality by Mercure Hotels is a French midscale hotel chain founded in 1973 in Saint-Witz, France. Acquired by Accor in 1975, it became a key part of Accor's midscale hotel portfolio alongside Novotel. As of 2021, Mercure operated nearly 950 hotels in 63 countries. and managed by Accor. Accor also operates the Grand Mercure brand, an upscale version of Mercure, outside of Europe.