In the old Nice, nestled in the North-Italian part of Provence, lies a convent with a luxurious garden… A picture of light and simplicity. Once past the porch, visitors follow the Provençal stone path until they find themselves in the heart of this secular place steeped in history. The limewash floors on which many have walked before them and the dry-stone walls, are silent witnesses of the past, holding its memory. Then comes a profusion of colour; wisteria and linden, orange trees in the courtyard, accompanied by the smell of coffee and the comforting warmth of madeleines just out of the oven… An experience that stirs the senses, from the smell of the cloister to the sound of water trickling down the hill of the chateau.
Our ambition is to help redefine the concept of travel, to create the luxury hotel of the future and bring a modern mindset to the very essence of hospitality. To create a better, enhanced, and more mindful experience which is more in tune with today’s expectations. An art of travelling.
The convent offers a wide range of accommodation: from monastic-type cells, to rooms with a balcony with a garden, city or the Mediterranean view, or with a private garden, apartments up to 166 m2 with a large kitchen, La Cornue range cooker and dining room. In all, 88 rooms with an average size of 45m2, designed to adapt to the needs of everyone.
At the Hôtel du Couvent, cooking is a unique, secular ritual, passed down through history. This tradition is perpetuated with Le Restaurant du Couvent, La Guinguette café in our gardens and Le Bistrot des Serruriers. Perfect products, perfectly cooked, natural wines, understated service, far from the ceremony often associated with gourmet cuisine. Fruit, vegetables and eggs from the hotel farm in Touët-sur-Var, bread freshly made at the hotel bakery, understated but beautifully executed dishes, herbs from the garden… Each product is carefully sourced to ensure the hotel has a positive impact on its environment and the local community.
As a tribute to the remains of the Roman baths on the hill in Cimiez, Nice, the Hôtel du Couvent has a thermal bath circuit. True to ancient Roman bathing tradition, guests can enjoy three successive baths; the tepidarium (temperate), the caldarium (hot) and the frigidarium (cold) before relaxing in the unctuarium, or anointment room, which offers a range of natural treatments and manual techniques as part of a personalised treatment programme in partnership with selected brands and specialists. In addition to the open-air swimming pool in the baths, the hotel has a 20-meter lap pool in the garden, another smaller plunge pool adjacent to La Guinguette café and the Movement Studio, a place dedicated to dance, functional workouts, gym, yoga and other ground-based exercise.
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