Accommodation: Aix en ProvenceThis is a selective guide to the best hotels and B&Bs (chambres d'hôtes) in Aix en Provence. Apart from the reviews of specific accommodation, below, click here to read a general survey of where to stay in the city. All of them have been visited personally, not written up from press releases or the hotel websites, and we've had a jolly good look round them on our "inspections". But remember: hotels can change hands, be totally refurbished, go to rack and ruin or even close down altogether. For this reason we have noted at the bottom of each review the date(s) when we visited. You can book some (though not all) of them through a link to one of our affiliate partners, such as booking.com, who offer a wide range of hotel and hostel rooms, gîtes and villas and apartments. By making a reservation through them you can often get a good bargain while helping us cover the running costs of the website. Click here to book a hotel in Aix en Provence
The Pigonnet started life in the 18th century as a typical provençal bastide, or mansion and. Today it's a peaceful, pretty country house hotel just outside the centre of Aix.
The entrance of this three-storey 17th century house, with its brass dolphins on the door, gives a slightly misleading expectation of grandeur. In fact, it's a modest two-star hotel decorated in traditional provençal style.
If you fancy bed and breakfast in a 17th century hôtel particulier in the very heart of Aix's Mazarin Quarter, Le Jardin de Marie is an insider tip.
The chic boutique Hotel de Gantès sits in the heart of Aix, right at the top of the Cours Mirabeau, with all the fantastic advantages (and a couple of drawbacks) of this location.
The Bastide du Cours sits mid-way up the Cours Mirabeau in an historic building that was once a convent-orphanage, then a celebrated café.
A three-star hotel in a delicious location on the fringes of the Old Town of Aix, the Aquabella is an irresistibly stylish place to stay - apart from certain downsides.
The Hotel des Augustins is a haven of calm close to the tourist melée. A 12th century monastery stood on this site, where Martin Luther lodged en route back from Rome after being excommunicated.
In business for over two decades, Le Mozart has been long cherished by travellers as an excellent value hotel in a very expensive city.
A warm welcome is assured at L'Epicerie, an imaginatively decorated B&B in the heart of Aix's Old Town.
The Roi René is a four star grand hotel with a stylish history and some pretensions. Since it opened in 1929 it has welcomed the Aga Khan, King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Winston Churchill.
With its discreet black door, the sober façade of 28 à Aix, tucked away in an historic 17th century street in the Mazarin Quarter, conceals one of the most luxurious B&Bs in town, with prices to fit.
A five-star hotel on a grand scale, with a classy, arty theme and impressive attention to detail, the Renaissance is a welcome addition to the range of accommodation on offer in Aix.
The Cézanne is one of the very many spots in Aix to trade on the name of the city's most famous son, though you do wonder what the sober and serious-minded Paul might have made of it. |
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