Maison Felisa
- Style
- Young-at-heart boutique B&B
- Setting
- Mediaeval village near Avignon
A postcard-pretty mellow-stone family home in an enchanting 12th-century village, Maison Felisa brings a warm contemporary look to a historic building, where aromatherapy Jacuzzis bubble enticingly in the bedrooms…
Need to know
- Rooms
- Five.
- Rates
- €120–€160, including breakfast and taxes.
- Check-out
- 11am (check-in: 2pm).
- Facilities
- Spa, gym, library, yoga sessions, open-plan kitchen, DVD/CD selection, communal TV corner, free WiFi throughout. Only room Parfum de Jasmine has its own TV. Three rooms have Jacuzzi baths.
- Poolside
- Shaded by trees and the hotel’s rocky walls, and surrounded by fresh, green lawns, the stone-lined pool is perfect for cooling off in the late afternoon.
- Children
- Maison Felisa’s sedate, intimate atmosphere isn’t ideal for youngsters, but bedroom Lait d’Amande has a built-in sofa that could double as an extra bed if you’ve a little Smith in tow.
- Eco-friendly
- The hotel serves organic food, recycles extensively, and is a member of the Action Carbone offsetting scheme.
- Hotel closed
- January to March inclusive.
- Also
- Two-night minimum stay (four in July and August). Very well behaved dogs can stay free, as long as they’re kept on leads.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Maison Felisa’s aromatically named rooms are inspired by the essential oils used in the hotel’s spa. Parfum de Jasmin, Eau de Rose and Bois de Santal are the most spacious, with Jacuzzi-fitted open-plan bathrooms, and Italian linen laundered in flower-scented water (you can even buy them if they prove too hard to leave behind), and snuggly mohair blankets. Both the Eau de Rose and Parfum de Jasmin rooms have balustraded balconies looking out onto the gardens and pool, making them our top picks. Fleur d’Oranger gets a vote too – as well as its striking colour scheme, and the Buddha sat in the original fireplace, the fact it’s north-facing makes it the coolest room in the house – a godsend in the summertime heat.
- Packing tips
- A stack of trashy books to plough through while reclining in the poolside garden. If you’re nesting here for longer than a week, bring your driving licence so you can hire a car.
- Also
- Felipe, the hotel’s Swiss owner, exercises his talents as a masseur in the spa, where you can sign up for a pan-global variety of wellness treatments, as well as a lesson in Isa’s distinctive brand of intuitive fusion cookery.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- On Friday and Saturday nights, Isa takes to the open-plan island kitchen to cook a combination of Provençal, Oriental and Indian dishes that you can enjoy either in the gardens or indoors on the lantern-lit table (€28 a person).
- Dress code
- Whatever you’d wear at home – this is as laid-back as it gets.
- Top table
- At one of the kitchen’s canteen tables, dining with Felipe and Isa – it feels like an informal dinner party at a friend’s.
- Hotel bar
- A trove of hot, cold and alcoholic drinks is available on an honesty basis.
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