Need to know
Rooms
Five suites.
Check–Out
11am. Earliest check-in, 3pm. Contact the property to arrange a check-in after 9pm.
More details
Rates usually include breakfast.
Also
Art historians, listen up: the property has more than 200 paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries.
At the hotel
Free WiFi throughout, car park. In rooms: TV, free bottled water, tea-making kit, Nespresso coffee machine, air-conditioning, heating and Codage bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Each of the five rooms combines modern comfort with vintage decadence, relishing the work of time like a precious antique. Every room has its own character, whether it’s the stylish spirit of La Serenissima in the Venice Suite or the legacy of Tutankhamun that inspired the Consul Suite. We especially loved the garden-facing Anatole Suite, the mascot of which is a globe-trotting Grand Tour sort who helpfully gathered the various trinkets and treasures on display (model boats, orientalist paintings, mirrors, screens and a canopy).
Poolside
Tucked away in the heart of the garden, there's a heated plunge pool which is open from May to October.
Spa
The Foly in the garden has a hammam, sauna and one treatment room for specialist massages (upright, Korean, Californian) and rituals using French favourite spa brand Codage. Pilates, yoga and fitness classes can be arranged.
Packing tips
Bring your Pocket Shakespeare if you’ve timed your visit during Avignon’s annual theatre festival (July), or horticultural handbooks for identifying the blooms in the city’s biggest private garden.
Also
The guesthouse is not easily accessible for wheelchair users, as an old building, there is no lift and access to all suites are via stairs.
Children
All ages are welcome, but there’s no lift in the main house, so prams and pushchairs will have to be carried up the stairs.