Le Mas de la Rose

Style

Fabulous farmhouse finesse

Setting

Van Gogh country

Le Mas de la Rose’s 17th-century cluster of former farm buildings sits high on a hillside, surrounded by olive and pine trees and aromatic lavender. This peaceful retreat is an idyllic base from which to explore Provence, and has all the extras for a fabulous escape, including a tennis court, an outdoor pool and sprawling gardens.

Facilities

Rooms

12, including three suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 4pm. Guests wishing to arrive after 10pm must arrange this with the hotel in advance.

More Details

Rates exclude buffet breakfast (€28 a person; €14 for under-10s).

Also

The hotel has a stash of bicycles for guests to wheel around on.

Hotel Closed

Annually from mid-November to spring.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

At the Hotel

Gardens, tennis court, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, bottled water, minibar, Nespresso machine, kettle, herbal care de ADDA products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Classic Room 6 is light and spacious, overlooking the front garden. Luxury Room 9 has a private patio, with a little bistro table positioned by a jasmine hedge. Families or pairs of couples should book the apartment, which is separate from the main building and has two bedrooms decorated in milk-white and dove-grey hues. Lovebirds may lust after Room 4, the honeymoon suite, which has an ornately carved headboard in the boudoir and a vintage roll-top tub in the bathroom.

Poolside

There is an outdoor pool with a Jacuzzi, set amid the verdant scenery.

Packing Tips

A French cookery book to guide your foodie requests at the restaurant; an art pad and pencils to capture the landscape; a painter’s smock and straw sunhat to look the part.

Also

Smokers, it will come as little surprise that you are expected to wait till you’re outside to light up.

Children

Little Smiths are welcome, with extra beds at €40 a night for 7–12 year olds (only one bed can be added to Superior and Luxury rooms) and baby cots on request. The hotel can arrange babysitting with a local nanny (price on request).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Sit at a wrought-iron table in the courtyard, enjoying candlelight by night and countryside views by day.

Dress Code

Cool and casual: a linen shirt or dress teamed with tousled hair and a dash of citrussy scent.

Hotel Restaurant

Dinner is a traditional affair at Le Potager du Mas, with Provençal meals prepared to perfection. Expect regional, seasonal specialities, such as roasted lamb with tapenade and tagliatelle of local vegetables.Open to the public, the restaurant can get very busy so it's advised to book in advance. The restaurant is closed on all day on Sundays and Mondays, as well as Tuesday morning, in July and August it only closes on Sundays.

Hotel Bar

There’s no bar in this family-farmhouse hotel, but if you ask nicely you’ll get whatever you’re thirsting for.

Last Orders

Dining hours vary by the day, so be sure to check with reception each morning.

Room Service

None as such, but you can request to have breakfast in your room.

Planes

Marseille is the nearest airport, 55km away. Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) and (easyJet) run regular flights.

Trains

Cavaillon station is 6km away, with TER trains connecting Cavaillon to Avignon and Marseilles (www.sncf.com).

Automobiles

Cavaillon is a 10-minute drive. The hotel has free parking, and it's remote, so bringing a car is a good call.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Having perfected your putt and your back-hand on the tennis court, borrow a bicycle and explore the gardens and the surrounding area, keeping an eye out for restaurants and bakeries as you pedal. After all this physical activity, you’ll more than deserve a massage in your room – ask reception and they will organise one for you. Sample like a sommelier, with a wine and olive oil tasting at the beautiful Valdition estate, situated next door to the hotel. Bargain-hunters and foodies will be drawn irresistibly to the local markets: there’s Eygalières on Fridays, Cavaillon on Mondays and Saint-Remy de Provence on Wednesdays. If you want to take home some French antiques, scour L’isle-sur-la-Sorgue or Saint-Rémy de Provence for vintage wooden furniture, wrought-iron candle sticks, brocades and a host of other trinkets and treasures.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .