Cloitre Saint-Louis Hotel
Historical city hotel in the West of Provence
Originally a 16th century Jesuit seminary, the Cloitre Saint Louis is set in a peaceful cloister within Avignon's old town.
The hotel has 80 bedrooms and you can choose from a traditional or contemporary style room. All their rooms include air-conditioning, satellite TV, WiFi access and safe as standard.
Unusually for a city centre hotel, it boasts an outdoor swimming pool, which is located on the roof and enjoys fantastic views of the centre of Avignon. There is also a tranquil garden which provides a peaceful haven from the bustling metropolis.
Private parking at the hotel is available for a surcharge of €12 per day (€15 during July).
The neighbourhood
Avignon is a city in the heart of Provence with an exceptional historical and cultural heritage. It is classified as a UNESCO world heritage site and is known for its rich cultural, gourmet and architectural tradition.
To read in detail about Avignon, click here.
The pool
The hotel's pool is on the roof! So whilst soaking up the sun on one of their many sun-loungers, you can enjoy the view of the city below.
The pool is open from May to September, weather permitting.
The Bar
The bar is situated in one of the alcoves of the vaulted dining room. It has subdued lighting where you can enjoy cocktails and a refreshing glass of champagne.
The Restaurant
Elegant and stylish within a magnificent vaulted room. This dining room has plenty of character with a view of the cloister's courtyard.
They offer first class modern French cooking - it is certainly something to look forward to each day.
The restaurant is open for lunch (12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.) and dinner (7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
On Sundays the do a brunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Directions
By Air:
Avignon has it's own airport so you can fly directly to the city and be in the centre in just 20 minutes.
By Car:
Take exit 22-Roquemaure from the A9/E15. Merge onto N580, continue onto the D6580, then take the D6100 continuing along the Pont de l'Europe and the Bd St-Dominique (N570). Turn left onto the Porte de la Republique. Continue onto Cours Jean Jaures. Turn left onto Bd Raspail and then take the 1st left onto the Rue du Portail Boquier.
By Train
You can take the train directly into Avignon. The TGV station is just 9 minutes by car from the hotel or the central station is just a short 5 minute walk away.
Child policy
Children are welcome.
Things to do nearby
Things To Do in Avignon
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Caminaterra Activity Company, Vedene
This company offers all kinds of activities, from climbing and pot-holing to canyoning, canoeing, kayaking, hiking and via ferrata.
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Centre Equestre d'Avignon Horse riding
Le Centre Equestre d'Avignon offers a wide range of activities for riders of all ages and abilities
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Provence Panorama Tours
Provence Panorama offer a wide range of services from airport transfers to wine tours in Provence.
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Ventoux Decouvertes Tours
This company offers privately guided tours in Provence, including sightseeing tours, lavender tours, multi-day trips, Luberon private tours, wine tours, cruisers private tours, cooking class tour and "Secret Provence".
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Skydive Pujaut Activity Company, Pujaut
This company offers several forms of discovery and progress to practise free fall. Whether you want to make your first parachute jump or move up the discipline, you will find all the necessary information and guidance.
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Provence Wine Tours
Provence & Wine offer small guided tours from Avignon and Aix en Provence to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Luberon, the Alpilees and the Cotes du Rhone villages.
Restaurants nearby
Restaurants in Avignon
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L'Epice & Love Restaurant
This is a popular place with both locals and travellers. It has a small cosy interior so if you want to dine there, best to get there earlier rather than later.
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La Cour d'Honneur Restaurant
Located right in the centre of Avignon on a well known shopping street is La Cour d'Honneur.
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La Vache a Carreaux Restaurant
This small restaurant is on the Rue Peyrollerie, a winding alley just off the Place St Pierre. It is a great option for vegetarians, offering a wide variety of cheese dishes and salads but there are also fish dishes available.
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La Mirande Restaurant
A grand and luxurious dining room with a beautiful garden terrace and gourmet dishes are offered at this Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Cloitre Saint-Louis Restaurant
Situated in a vaulted room by the beautiful cloister of a 15th-century monastery, this restaurant serves refined traditional French cuisine. They also have a carefully selected wine list.
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Auberge De Cassagne Restaurant
In each of his dishes, Philippe Boucher places Provence centre stage. Thanks to different associations of spices and carefully selected products, he offers a regional and gourmet menu.
Nightlife nearby
Bars & Clubs in Avignon
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La Cave des Pas Sages
Small wine bar situated in one of the cobbled streets of Avignon that hosts regular market stalls.
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Ajmi Jazz Club
The Ajmi has played host to numerous talented international Jazz artists, and the Ajmi is classed as one of the top 3 jazz venues in France and is located in the heart of Avignon next to the beautiful Palais des Papes.
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Bokao's Nighclub
With a varied musical line-up, Bokao's combines good fun and great music.
Sights nearby
Sights in Provence
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Collection Lambert
The Collection Lambert is a wonderful gallery featuring modern art from the 1960's.
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Angladon Museum
Located in a gorgeous 18th century building int eh centre of Avignon, this museum's mission is to share with the public the wonderful collection of paintings and furniture inherited from the couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929).
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Requien Museum of natural history
This museum owes its growth to the naturalist Esprit Requien (1758-1851), who was the most famous of Avignon scientists of his time. From an old middle class family, he devoted himself early to botany. By age 18, he is active in the Botanical Garden of the city of Avignon and is a herbarium that quickly acquired great importance.
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Musée Calvet Fine Art and Archeology
The Calvet Museum today houses works of art from the 16th to 20th century, and holds innumerable collections donated or bequeathed by patrons, art lovers and collectors, such as Baron de Montfaucon, Esprit Requien, Noël Biret, the Montlaur family, and recently Marcel Puech.
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Palais des Papes
This magnificent building was built for Pope Benedict III in 1335 as a residence and a 'grand project'. It's the largest Gothic palace in the world (at 15,000 square metres) and is in the top ten most visited monuments in France (over 650,000 visitors per year).
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Cathedral Notre Dame des Doms
With the arrival of French pope Clement V, Avignon was transformed into a religious and artistic centre. The grand Notre Dame cathedral has existed since the twelfth century, but the current building has been subjected to a number of alterations. The eye-catching gold statue of the Virgin Lady on the top of the tower is six metres in height and weighs 4,500 pounds.
Golf-clubs nearby
Golf Courses in Provence
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Domaine de Manville Golf Course, Les Baux
The Domaine de Manville has a renowned architect and landscaper designed 18-hole golf course allying technicality and game attraction in an eco-responsible and respectful way to produce a truly very special course.
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Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Course, Tourrettes
This beautiful golf resort offers two courses, each with 18 holes, set amongst pine and oak trees.
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Royal Mougins Golf Course
Founded in 1993, the Royal Mougins Golf Club is a course of exceptional quality. Designed by world-famous American architect, the late Robert von Hagge, the par 71, 18-hole course extends for 6,004 m through a lush, wooded vale.
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Orange Golf Course, Orange
Very close to the wonderful Roman town of Orange, Golf Orange offers a 9-hole golf course that everyone can enjoy. Lessons are also available.
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Sainte Victoire Golf Course
Play a relaxing round of golf with magnificent views of Mont Sante Victoire to inspire you.
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Saint Donat Golf Course, Grasse
This beautifully situated golf club has two courses, one 18 hole and one 9 hole, plus a practice range and practice bunker.
Towns nearby
Towns & Villages in Provence
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Villeneuve les Avignon
Just across the Rhône river from Avignon, Villeneuve les Avignon offers a quieter place to base yourself but still be only a stone's throw from Avignon.
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Caumont sur Durance
Caumont sur Durance lies midway between Avignon and Cavaillon on a small plain near the Durance river.
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Châteauneuf du Pape
Châteauneuf du Pape lies in the heart of the Vaucluse region, 19km to the north of Avignon and 10km south of Orange. It is of course, most famous for the wine it produces, but the village itself is also worth a trip, with its pretty medieval lanes and ruined castle.
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Saint Rémy de Provence
Nestled in the hills of Les Alpilles, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is a stylish town much favoured by the creative Parisien set. Its centre is full of narrow medieval alleyways, with fountains and shady squares and wonderful buildings.
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Velleron
Velleron is a small town with around 3,000 inhabitants and can be found around 25km to the east of Avignon, not far from Isle sur la Sorgue.
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Glanum, near St Remy de Provence
Just 1km south of St. Rémy-de-Provence, you can enter a world more than 2,000 years old. Here the Celtic-Ligurians, Greeks and later, the Romans, settled down in a strategic valley and built and rebuilt a town that was known as Glanum.