In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- All rooms except La Quatorze have their own private terrace with an outdoor shower, and each bed is a sprawling 2.4m wide. La Plume is a double-height room with a great terrace; all-white La Blanche has a private garden with a day bed, and a vaulted bedroom; La Suite has a sitting and dining area, as well as a gigantic bathroom with a vaulted ceiling. Pierre's obsessive attention to detail means every bathroom's a winner, too.
- Packing tips
- Leave your music collection behind: there's a Shuffle-full of tunes on your in-room iPod.
- Also
- Owner Pierre is a fabulous chef (breakfast is a feast of home-made juices, jams and pastries) and he offers convivial cookery classes and dining in his large kitchen on Wednesdays and Thursdays (5.30pm–9.30pm; €100). One-off lessons may also be arranged.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of wine
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Clos du Léthé
Languedoc-Roussillon, France[view map]
- Style
- Dramatic, contemporary mas
- Setting
- Rolling vineyards and apricot orchards
Originally a French farmhouse, this stunning boutique hotel near Uzès has been transformed from a crumbling mas to a luxury guesthouse. Outside Clos du Léthé, an infinity pool and lavender gardens dance to the background of the rolling vineyards and apricot orchards of Provence. Inside, original stone walls blend with heavy wooden doors and vaulted ceilings, while private terraces accentuate an abundance of space and light.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Five, including one suite.
- Rates
- €170–€270, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- Noon (but flexible, depending on arrivals); earliest check-in, 3pm, latest check-in, 8pm.
- Facilities
- Gym, Jacuzzi, steam room, cookery courses, outdoor swimming pool, library of cookery books. In rooms: flatscreen TVs, iPod Shuffle, coffee machine, Bulgari products and bespoke stone bath tubs for two. Mini-fridges and microwaves in terraced rooms.
- Poolside
- The tempting infinity pool and outdoor Jacuzzi overlook the apricot orchard, and are surrounded by lavender gardens and super-comfy sun loungers.
- Hotel closed
- 30 October to 4 April annually (when Pierre and his partner hunt down fine art at fairs around the world).
- Also
- Non-smoking throughout (although ashtrays are provided at outside tables).
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- There is no hotel restaurant as such, but a cold meal of tapas, cheese and dessert is on offer if you don't fancy going out. Many rooms have microwaves and minifridges for rustling up snacks – you can buy delicious cheese, salamis, bread and wine in the delis in Uzès, a 10-minute drive away.
- Dress code
- Linen threads and bare feet.
- Top table
- On fine days, take your breakfast alfresco on the sunny South terrace; otherwise, cosy up in the communal kitchen cum dining room.
- Last orders
- A leisurely breakfast is served 9am–11am.
- Hotel bar
- As Clos du Léthé is run as a chambre d’hôtes, there is no licence for selling alcohol: if you fancy a bottle of champagne or wine in the evening, pick some up at the airport or en route to the hotel.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
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A bottle of wine
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Clos du Léthé
Hameau de St Médiers
30700 Montaren & St Mediers
Gard
Languedoc-Roussillon
30700
