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1 Place du Frêne, Vence, Côte d'Azur, South of France
06240
La Maison du Frêne
- Style
- Arty townhouse
- Setting
- Streets of Vence
All the rooms in this art-lover's paradise of La Maison du Frêne are large enough to feel like your own apartment, decorated with the owners own private collection.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Four.
- Rates
- €160–€200, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- 1pm.
- Facilities
- TV, DVD.
- Poolside
- There is no pool.
- Children
- The hotel’s art collection makes it unsuitable for under-12s. One of the suites can accommodate three people.
- Also
- The hotel is perfect for art-lovers, filled with the owner’s personal art collection and an extensive library of original art books.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Chapel Suite is lovely, light and airy, and the balcony of the Pop Art Suite has a view of the Matisse-designed Chapel of the Rosary.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Complimentary tea is served in the afternoon. Evening meals are available on request, made from the best fresh produce from the local market.
- Dress code
- Artistic flair.
- Top table
- In the intimate dining room.
- Room service
- There is no room service available.
- Hotel bar
- Guests can enjoy drinks throughout the house.
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Local restaurants
With two Michelin stars, Restaurant Le Moulin de Mougins on Quartier Notre Dame-de-Vie in Mougins (+33 (0)4 93 75 78 24) has suitably excellent cuisine. Book a table in their sculpture garden. Le Crabe Enragé, on Avenue Marcellin Maurel in Vence (+33 (0)4 93 24 61 50), specialises in tasty crab and seafood dishes. The Colombe d’Or in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (+33 (0)4 93 32 80 02) is as famous for its fabulous art collection as it is for its fine food. Le Château du Domaine St Martin on Avenue des Templiers in Vence (+33 (0)4 93 58 02 02) has a Michelin-starred restaurant, La Commanderie, with fantastic panoramic views across the Côte d'Azur, as well as an excellent, less formal grill restaurant in an olive grove. La Farigoule on Rue Henri-Isnard (+33 (0)4 93 58 01 27) has rich, comforting Provençal dishes and a beautiful rose garden.Worth getting out of bed for
There are some excellent art galleries in Vence. Have a browse around Brett Rhodes Neal’s studio on La Place Du Peyra. Some of his works can also be seen at La Maison du Frêne.
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