La Mirande

4, place de la Mirande

Avignon, FR

Rating: Star Rating 5

Period town house build on the remains of a medieval cardinal's palace, with superb 18th century interiors throughout, antique furniture and old master paintings. Almost all bedrooms have a romantic view on a quiet cobbled square or the lavish garden with the Popes' Palace in the background. Until 1990 when turned into a hotel, it was house to one of the leading families of Avignon one of them major of Avignon in the second half of the 19th century and intimate friend of the emperor Napoleon III.

Room Information

Guest Rooms

* A1K Deluxe Period Room with air-conditioning, dimmer switches, silk quilt bed covering, linen sheets, king size bedded room with separate entrance hall, toilet and marble bath room, period style throughout. * A1Q Deluxe Period Room with air-conditioning, dimmer switches, silk quilt bed covering, linen sheets, queen size or twin bedded room with separate entrance hall, toilet and marble bath room, period style throughout. * A1S 1 Bedroom Period Suite with air-conditioning, dimmer switches, silk quilt bed covering, linen sheets, king size bed, toilet and marble bath room, period style throughout with palace and garden view. * A2S Two bedroom Period suite with air-conditioning, dimmer switches, silk quilt bed covering, linen sheets, king size and queen size bedded rooms with separate entrance hall, 2 marble bath rooms , period style throughout with palace and garden view. * A1V Owners 1 bedroom apartment in period townhouse, air-conditioned, 70sq.m. with large living room, kitchen and en suite king size bedroom and bathroom. * A2V Owners 2 bedroom apartment, air-conditioning, 90sq.m. with large living room, kitchen and 2 bedrooms, one with a king size and the other with a canopy bed, each with its own bathroom

Restaurants

Dining

The gourmet restaurant offers a terrace and garden for open air dining in the summer, open fireplaces to add to the ambiance in the winter. The old period kitchen of our famous cooking school is also the venue of our original guest table, where a fixed menu is prepared in front of 12 guests altogether, sharing the same table.

Recreation

Sports and Recreation

Le Mamiton, which is our cooking school, proposes cooking classes with many of the most interesting chefs of Provence. Cooking classes are organized weekly (4 mornings and one evening), 5 classes in a row with five different chefs. The venue is a beautiful old kitchen which survived from the 19th century with its counters and wood fired oven. Le Marmiton organizes as well classes about wine and cheese.

Meeting Facilities

Meeting Rooms

* Vaulted Cellar - Seats 50 in theatre style and 30 in banquet style * Period Kitchen - Seats 14 in banquet style * Louis XV Garden Room - Seats 40 in banquet style * Napoleon III Dining Room - Seats 14 in banquet or boardroom style * Chinese Cabinet - Seats 12 in banquet or boardroom style * Cardinals Room - Seats 90 in banquet style