Le Moulin
Sweetly layered Mill-feuille
Look-at-me Lourmarin
Who needs madeleines when you have charmant Provençal hideaway Le Moulin, a Beaumier Hotel? This 18th-century oil mill (gently updated by noted architecture firm Jaune) at the foot of the Luberon teases out nostalgia for a pastoral past whether you lived it or not – with tots of pastis, rounds of pétanque, fresh-from-the-oven fougasse and fragrant Nyons olives, and simply chic retro decor befitting a cherished country home (terracotta tiles, ochre-hued earthenware, white shutters, straw and sisal accents). Crank up the bal-musette in your mind, snack on almonds and olives straight from the orchard, idly swill a glass of wine and let this Proustian wave wash over you.
Facilities
客室
35, including four suites.
Checkout
11am. Earliest check-in, 4pm.
詳細
Rates include breakfast, a feast of home-made viennoiseries, bread and cakes; local cheese and ham and more, with vegetarian and vegan choices too.
Also
There are some Deluxe rooms suitable for guests with mobility issues, with wet-room style showers, and a lift will raise you to upper floors; however, you may need to use the restaurant’s side entrance to avoid stairs.
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At the Hotel
Bikes and e-bikes to borrow for a charge, charged laundry service (from €16), free WiFi. In rooms: TV, sound-system, tablet, tea and coffee, minibar, air-conditioning and Grown Alchemist bath products. Two Deluxe rooms have a furnished terrace.
Our Favourite Rooms
Provençal’s essence has been as potently bottled in rooms as a lavender eau de parfum. Flowers gathered and dried from the surrounding meadows are fanned out in rough earthenware vases, shutters are painted white, sisal has been woven into oversized headboards, closets are covered with ochre-hued curtains and there are vintage books celebrating local cultural touchpoints (Henri Bosco, Albert Camus, Cezanne). To make the hotel feel like a true private home, all rooms and suites are dressed in similar style, but we would plump for a Deluxe, two of which have a private terrace.
Poolside
In the high summer heat you’ll find yourself longing for a cooling dip. Luckily, there's a small pool hidden within the hotel's manicured gardens.
Packing Tips
Pack all the ‘floating through a lavender field’ dresses you’ll need and comfy shoes for cycling and hiking.
Also
Hip design Saint-Lazare have proved their set dressing credentials are at Wes Anderson levels with their choice of vintage ceramics, tactile vessels, old-school tomes and straw headgear.
子供
Children can stay in the Deluxe Family rooms and Junior Family and Beaumier suites, but there’s little to entertain them.
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Food & Drink
Top Table
Under the twinkly fairy-lights of the alfresco pergola is where the magic happens or snag a suntrap table under the restaurant’s arched ceilings.
ドレスコード
If you’re wafting you’re doing it right.
Hotel Restaurant
The restaurant's chef has been busy getting to know the ‘hoods farmers, makers and growers and sourcing top-brass spices, salts and such. The menu at Bacheto puts vegetables front and centre and scours the Med for influence. But whatever you choose, la Provence’s presence is keenly felt in the dried-flower arrangements in terracotta vases, tiled tabletops, curved-bamboo chandeliers and wickers seating, all ensconced in the hefty stone walls of the old mill. Desserts are delightful; cheeses are as ripe as you’d hope; and breakfasts are a sumptuous smorgasbord of fresh bread, Laure & Alain Berlengue’s jams and Bonnieux honey, just-squeezed juices, chia-seed pudding and Rians eggs any-way.
Hotel Bar
Walk into the lobby and you’ll walk into the bar, a wooden countertop with a smiling face behind it, straw hats hung overhead and spirits all lined up. The hotel reps for wines of all varietals: those from France’s most intriguing appellations, biodynamics, organics, vegans, naturals (there’s even a designation for ‘musical’ wines, but we’re not entirely sure why, we’re afraid), and there are some excellent champagnes too. But, we’re willing to abstain for the alcohol-free Citronnade, a refreshing mix of lemon and lime, honey and mint. Barkeeps have classic cocktails memorised too, so just let them know your favourite.
Last Orders
Breakfast runs from 7.30am to 10.30am, brunch and lunch from noon to 3pm, and dinner from 7pm to 9.30pm.
Room Service
If you’re hungry and the restaurant is closed, never fear, you can dine chez vous in the comfort of your room; staff can make up a plate of cold bites for €25.
Planes
Avignon may be the closest airport, but with just one direct route, back and forth to Antwerp, it’s not the handiest. Marseille, just under an hour’s drive away, has flights arriving direct from all over Europe, North Africa and even Montreal. The hotel can help to arrange transfers on request.
Trains
Lourmarin doesn’t have a train station itself, but there are excellent connections across France and beyond, with direct TGV services from Paris, Brussels, Geneva and Barcelona to Avignon Station, a 90-minute drive away, and Aix-en-Provence station (just over an hour’s drive away). And there are direct services from Paris to Marseille station, around an hour’s drive away. If you arrive by Eurostar, transfer to the Gare du Lyon, from where the train ride south is just under three hours.
Automobiles
Lourmarin has that Provençal charm that you’ll go the extra mile for. And with rustic transport links, you’ll need to. But, the drive there is underpinned by breathtaking scenery as you approach the Luberon massif. Roads with hairpin bends pass through forest and vineyards, along cypress alleyways and by soaring rock faces. And, a set of wheels will give you the freedom to roam this picturesque region. There are dedicated parking spaces for €20 per night, electric-vehicle charging points are available (for an additional cost), or you can park for free on the street in front of the hotel. If driving down from Paris, the journey will take around seven hours along the A6 and A7 roads; from Nice take the A8 road; and from Grenoble follow the A51.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Lourmarin Village is the sort of place that comes to mind when you sniff a sachet of lavender, take a bite of a particularly good ratatouille or hear an accordion play a wistful tune. Languor is a way of life, and narrow, wending-this-way-and-that streets are lined with honey-hued houses dating back to Renaissance times, and squares laid out around ornate fountains. The village proper rests on one hill, and on a second – shouldering some of the scenic views – is the 15th-century castle Villa Medicis de Provence, where concerts and art exhibitions are held (there’s some fine etchings by Piranesi). And beyond is the Luberon massif and bountiful stretches of orderly vines and cypress alleys, almond and olive groves, unruly garrigue and ripe farmland, which makes it a joy to bike and hike over (ask at reception for a set of wheels or a route map) – or trot over on a horse or donkey ride. Meandering through the green is the Sorgue River, all set for canoeing, water-skiing or lazy boat trips. And further pastoral pleasures can be found in fruit-picking trips to the orchards, followed by jam-making sessions, picnic stops, vineyard-hopping, and hunting out truffles with the help of an expert pup pack from Les Pastras. Or simply lay down on a soft fragrant patch of wild grass and watch the stars bedazzle the firmament. Lourmarin’s famous market monopolises the streets on Friday mornings and Tuesday evenings (when the farmers’ market rolls into town). Come for watercolours, fat bunches of blooms, flowery linen tablecloths, loaves you can knock on, cheeses you can smell before you see them, house-canned chutneys and jams, deep-filled bowls of spiced olives and rainbow-bright produce. Fill your baskets, then take a tour of traditional olive mill La Bastide du Laval. Le Moulin joins forces with its sister property, bastide and boutique stay Le Galinier for Pilates sessions overlooking the expanse of the Luberon on Wednesdays, yoga in the gardens on Mondays and Saturdays, alfresco film screenings of French classics each Tuesday and Sunday, and pétanque matches. Unsurprisingly the Lourmarin has attracted creative sorts over the years, the most famous of which was Albert Camus – he’d only lived in the sleepy spot for two months before he died, but they laid claim to him anyway, and you can pay your respects at his humble gravestone on the outskirts. And, in the village graveyard lies literary Nobel Prize winner Henri Bosco. If you become similarly enamoured of this alluring spot, nearby Gordes and Lacoste are equally beautiful – plus, the latter was infamously home to the Marquis de Sade (and less controversially Pierre Cardin, who bought the sadist’s stately home).
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