pleasures of an old hotel, in a original district. Only 50m from the Fountain de la Rotonde, you will discover the best restaurants, typical monuments, boutiques, markets? Aix-en-Provence has an exceptional inheritance, several days will be necessary to make the turn of it. Many international festivals proceed each year in the fields of the lyric art, the dance and the cinema. The hotel of France is ideally located to discover Provence under its multiple facets!
Southern Europe in the South of France, only 15 minutes from Nîmes airport, hotel Vatel is ideally located between Languedoc, Provence, the Cévennes mountains and the Camargue region, in the Roman city of Nîmes. A number of short sightseeing trips will take you to the Roman city of Nîmes, Avignon, Baux-de-provence, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Uzès. The hotel offers a wide choice of thematic weekends ranging from golf to gastronomy. Among the amenities you will find a bar, a restaurant and a wellness centre with indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and massages on request. Under the same roof and in various spaces, Vatel Hotel can organise seminars, arrange moments of relaxation, offer restaurant service, and provide leisure time and friendly atmosphere.
proposes you quiet rooms, all with air conditioning, in a countryside environment. Franck and Claudine Desmarais welcome you and propose you the regional specialities. Our menus varies from 19 to 40 euros, children menu at 12 euros. You can have lunch or dinner on our naturally shaded terrace under the 18th century trees, during winter season you will enjoy our typical dining room agreemented by a huge chimney. Tennis court is at your disposal: free of charge
particularly original style and character and its elegant, refined décor. The hotel Gounod was a former stagecoach house that provided the famous composer Charles Gounod with the beautiful setting that was the inspiration for his opera Mireille.
located 10 minutes away from his family's estate.Enjoy the warm and friendly atmosphere of this hotel just a few steps away from the town.Inside car park.Pets accepted.
Advantages: Great views, great food, great dink, historical and artistic attractions Disadvantages: Those Roads, Expensive generally
........if only!
Just back from one of the best holidays of my life. Two weeks in Provence, and how I wish it had been a year as in Peter Mayle’s book…..
We booked our hotel, car hire and accommodation independently. We found our cottage by leafing through a Blake’s Cottages – France book, and we were actually able to book on line, so we instantly knew which cottages were available for what weeks. However, we booked six months in advance and many of the cottages which we liked were already gone, so my advice is to book as early as you can, not that we were disappointed with our accommodation at all, quite the contrary. Our gite, which would have slept four, was a tad over £800 for two weeks, although the prices rose quickly after this, as is the norm for accommodation of this kind.
We booked flights through British Airways...
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Advantages: sun, great food, scenery, wine Disadvantages: cold in Winter, hard to get around on local transport
...or resistance. From the ruined walls of the chateau the view of the valley and mountains beyond is magnificent.
Vineyards and rows of fruit trees are laid out in orderly fashion in the land below.
We spent each day exploring the region and beyond and have great memories of visits to Apt, Gordes, Bonnieux, Menerbes, Lacoste (Peter Mayle country) the beautiful city of Aix-en-Province and the busy but fascinating city and port of Marseille. Property prices are high in an area also populated by film stars, movie directors and authors, so we did not bother with our usual holiday fantasy of "oh if only we could live here". There are lots of rural Gites for holidays, many with the Gites De France logo. Also campsites seem plentiful.
We loved the way of life, the friendliness of the Provencal people and the only downsides I can think...
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Advantages: great views and fab food Disadvantages: a bit isolated
...In September I went on holiday to the Var region of Provence, France for two weeks with my partner. We found a place to stay by searching on the net and didn’t know anything about it before we went so we were pretty pleased with what we found.
Our criteria were as follows:-
- somewhere with a pool not shared by many people
- a good base to explore the region (near cote d’azur) from
- near vineyards
- somewhere fairly quiet i.e. not a large apartment complex
- not outrageously expensive
- nice, tidy apartment
The apartment
The apartment itself was very nice. We had a 2 person apartment in the main building which comprised large double bedroom with en-suite, kitchenette with dining area and a balcony with seating. The apartment was adequate for us. The only minor point was as we were in the eaves...
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The time of choosing was upon us again. Would I plump for a Francis? A Koontz? A Mansell? An author I was familiar with? Nah, went for a Mayle. A Peter Mayle. An author and book that I had only fleetingly heard about when John Thaws visual offering of... more
On my recent trip to Amsterdam I was lucky enough to have the hotel and flights sorted out by one of my buddies - good man! He booked us in to The Hotel De Looier, which is a former diamond factory ( in the 19th century) in the antique district of... more
If you're the same age as me then when someone says the words "De Barge" to you, you can't help but be thrown back to the mid-80s and that awful cheesy pop song "Rhythm Of The Night". Fortunately the De Barge I'm reviewing here is far from cheesy and... more
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26.05.2003
