{"id":73925,"date":"2020-06-12T12:39:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=73925"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:50:03","slug":"french-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2020\/06\/french-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"French Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/bg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><em>For the second entry in our &#8220;Staying Small&#8221; series, we turn to France, a country that&#8217;s mastered the art of hotels that are both small and spacious.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Used to be that if you made decisions based on gut instinct and were proved correct, say, thirty percent of the time, you could rule the land. These days, though, data is king. And data tells us that, in the wake of COVID-19, Tablet clients are increasingly searching for smaller hotels. That\u2019s why we recently launched our <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/tag\/staying-small\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Staying Small<\/em><\/a> series \u2014 and in the first installment, we listed some of the best <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2020\/06\/modest-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">small hotels in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>France is no stranger to impressive hotels that contain a modest amount of rooms. Cinematic ch\u00e2teaux and historic country houses dot the landscape, and a good many of them have been converted into luxury boutique lodging. While these buildings are huge by the standards of private housing, they&#8217;re positively petite in the world of hotels, with each having fewer than 20 guest rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Where France differs from Italy is the manner with which these manors have been maintained. Rustic charm is the name of the game for our Italian list, but for our French list, modern design and cutting-edge convenience are more likely to take center stage, along with a dash of the regal. Living like a 19th-century aristocrat is all well and good, until you consider that the 19th-century aristocrat was living on the forefront of taste and technology. So you\u2019ll do the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you have questions about hotel availability or reopening dates, contact our <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/help\/ContactUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travel Specialists<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Domaine de Biar<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Montpellier, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/montpellier-hotels\/domaine-de-biar?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/DomaineDeBiar.jpg\" alt=\"Domaine de Biar\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In many ways, this lovingly restored estate is the bed-and-breakfast idiom at its best. Besides a guarantee of privacy \u2014 accommodations total just four rooms, a suite, and an apartment \u2014 there\u2019s an unassailable respect for peace and quiet on the premises. It\u2019s a remarkably self-contained whole; once you\u2019ve partaken of the all-organic daily breakfast spread, you\u2019re free to ramble the more than 120 acres of bucolic meadows, farmland, old-growth trees, and vineyards outside Montpellier on France\u2019s Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmontpellier-hotels%2Fdomaine-de-biar%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ynd\u014d Hotel<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Bordeaux, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/bordeaux-hotels\/yndo-hotel?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/YndoHotel.jpg\" alt=\"Ynd\u014d Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You might imagine you know what to expect from a 19th-century mansion hotel in Bordeaux, but Ynd\u014d Hotel\u2019s unusual name might just be a clue that you\u2019re in for a surprise. The exterior of this <em>hotel particulier<\/em> remains as traditional as ever, oriented as it is around a quiet central courtyard. Once you\u2019ve ventured into the interior of the house, though, you\u2019ll see what we mean \u2014 the architecture is still classic, but the interior design is totally contemporary, as is the hotel\u2019s art collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fbordeaux-hotels%2Fyndo-hotel%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ch\u00e2teau du Grand-Luc\u00e9<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Le Grand Luc\u00e9, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/le-grand-luce-hotels\/chateau-du-grand-luce?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/GrandLuce.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau du Grand-Luc\u00e9\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When an American designer bought this 18th-century neoclassical ch\u00e2teau and modernized it, French authorities mandated that its historical elements be preserved as faithfully as possible. It was a meticulous restoration, and the inhabitants of its 17 guest rooms are treated to what\u2019s easily one of the most impressive new hotels in France. Neoclassical grandeur is still the order of the day, though your hosts haven\u2019t been shy about complementing Jean-Baptiste Pillement\u2019s 1760s-vintage work with some 21st-century elaborations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fle-grand-luce-hotels%2Fchateau-du-grand-luce%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">La Divine Com\u00e9die<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Avignon, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/avignon-hotels\/la-divine-comedie?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/DivineComedie.jpg\" alt=\"La Divine Com\u00e9die\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Divine Com\u00e9die boasts the largest private garden in Avignon, which makes it an island of verdant tranquility despite its location in the heart of the medieval city center. It\u2019s a small hotel, comprised of just five suites, which is a perfectly heavenly scale if you like personal service, splendidly uncrowded public spaces, and a convivial country-house atmosphere. The suites are luxurious, eclectic, historically informed \u2014 how could they not be, in this beautifully preserved old house \u2014 but put together with a contemporary eye and a palette of rich, deep colors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Favignon-hotels%2Fla-divine-comedie%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ch\u00e2teau du Palanquey<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sainte-Colombe, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/sainte-colombe-hotels\/chateau-du-palanquey?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/ChateauDuPalanquey.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau du Palanquey\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cch\u00e2teau\u201d runs the risk of making Ch\u00e2teau du Palanquey sound more formal than it is. Here there are no turrets, no towers \u2014 just a stately house surrounded by vineyards in Saint-\u00c9milion, one of Bordeaux\u2019s most storied wine-producing regions. This is a luxury boutique hotel that\u2019s dedicated to \u201cslow life,\u201d on the analogy with the Slow Food movement \u2014 here you\u2019ll trade the frenzied activity of modern urban life for vineyard views, country air, rambling gardens, and plenty of the food and wine for which the French countryside is justifiably famous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsainte-colombe-hotels%2Fchateau-du-palanquey%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ch\u00e2teau de la Resle<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Montigny la Resle, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/burgundy-wine-region-hotels\/chateau-de-la-resle?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/ChateauResle.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Resle\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the outside, Ch\u00e2teau de la Resle is as classic as can be, its white-shuttered fa\u00e7ade laced with climbing vines and standing above a perfectly tended garden, but inside it\u2019s a genuine contemporary art and design showcase, curated by a pair of collectors with a burgeoning high-end home furnishings business. The result is a French ch\u00e2teau hotel like no other, where the romantic atmosphere of a 19th-century country manor combines with the plush comforts and visual style of a high-end modern design hotel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fburgundy-wine-region-hotels%2Fchateau-de-la-resle%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">La Maison d\u2019Ulysse<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Uz\u00e8s, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/uzes-hotels\/la-maison-dulysse?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/MaisonUlysse.jpg\" alt=\"La Maison d\u2019Ulysse\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Proven\u00e7al garrigue may be the finest scrubland in this or any world, its lime-rich soil supporting signature Mediterranean flora from oak shrubs to lavender and thyme. This sort of trivia becomes quite meaningful when you\u2019re staying at a fortified, luxe-rustic, 16th-century farmhouse like La Maison d\u2019Ulysse \u2014 the views, the cuisine, and the architecture are all perfectly adapted to that picturesque backdrop. Apps and screens hold no power here. When you come to the south of France, you adapt to the rustic rhythm of life, not the other way round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fuzes-hotels%2Fla-maison-dulysse%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ch\u00e2teau de la Gaude<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Aix-en-Provence, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/aix-en-provence-hotels\/chateau-de-la-gaude?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/ChateauGaude.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Gaude\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ch\u00e2teau de la Gaude\u2019s estate isn\u2019t new. What is new, however, are the Ch\u00e2teau\u2019s seventeen rooms and suites, spread across the various buildings of the charming, village-like property. The interiors retain an extraordinary amount of period detail \u2014 rooms in the Bastide, a registered historic monument, feature ornately figured moldings and carved stone fireplaces. And what\u2019s new here is very new: high-end contemporary furniture, modern fixtures, even some subtly high-tech comforts. The result is a state-of-the-art small luxury hotel with centuries of personality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Faix-en-provence-hotels%2Fchateau-de-la-gaude%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maison d\u2019Estournel<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Saint-Est\u00e8phe, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/saint-estephe-hotels\/la-maison-destournel?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/MaisonEstournel.jpg\" alt=\"Maison d\u2019Estournel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the outside, the grand old 18th-century mansion that houses La Maison d\u2019Estournel is an absolute period-piece classic, even as its interiors indulge in a little bit of idiosyncratic personality: first, with Indian antiques, courtesy of its original owner. And the rooms bear a pronounced contemporary-luxe influence, thanks to designer Alex Michaelis, of Soho House fame. Visually they blend classic opulence with modern focus, and in terms of the comforts they\u2019re state-of-the-art luxury-boutique rooms and suites \u2014 just fourteen of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsaint-estephe-hotels%2Fla-maison-destournel%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hameau des Baux<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Paradou, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/paradou-hotels\/hameau-des-baux?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/HameauBaux.jpg\" alt=\"Hameau des Baux\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hameau des Baux is a verdant masterclass in southern France\u2019s bounty. Almond, fig, and olive groves flourish plentifully, matched in every direction by lavender window-boxes and, further, miles of tranquil vineyard. Here the hotel more or less <em>is<\/em> the village, a secluded clutch of limestone-and-shingle buildings huddled around a central square. As always, life revolves around the p\u00e9tanque court and the table; in this case that means Cicada, the Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant, as well as a high-end food truck that\u2019s on hand during the summer season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fparadou-hotels%2Fhameau-des-baux%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">La Bastide de Moustiers<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/moustiers-sainte-marie-1-hotels\/la-bastide-de-moustiers?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/BastideDeMoustiers.jpg\" alt=\"La Bastide de Moustiers\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before it became a thirteen-room inn, La Bastide de Moustiers was chef Alain Ducasse\u2019s home in the country, a 17th-century stone house in a field of lavender dotted with olive trees. It still feels much the same as when he first arrived \u2014 homey, tranquil, a perfectly dreamy vision of low-key Proven\u00e7al life \u2014 only now the rooms have been freshened up by Ducasse\u2019s designer friend Tonia Peyrot, and the garden and restaurant have been given just the sort of attention you\u2019d expect at a Proven\u00e7al inn run by one of the great French chefs of our time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View the hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmoustiers-sainte-marie-1-hotels%2Fla-bastide-de-moustiers%3Futm_source%3Dagenda%26amp%3Butm_medium%3Dpage%26amp%3Butm_campaign%3Dfrench_quarters&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Domaine de Fontenille<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lauris, France<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/lauris-hotels\/domaine-de-fontenille?utm_source=agenda&amp;utm_medium=page&amp;utm_campaign=french_quarters\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20200613\/DomaineFontenille.jpg\" alt=\"Domaine de Fontenille\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a house, the Domaine de Fontenille, in Provence\u2019s Luberon Valley, dates back to the eighteenth century, and the estate goes all the way back to 1638. But in its current incarnation as a luxury hotel, it\u2019s more or less brand new. 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