Le couvent turned hotel & Spa.
Le Couvent des Minimes was founded by monks in 1613 & also served as the center of naturalist studies for Louis x1v’s personal botanist. Today the forty-six-room hotel & spa is located in the village of Mane-en-Provence. The inn has been refitted with modern amenities – Wi-Fi in every room, satellite TV for the ones who want to stay close to home. The focus is definitely nature , especially in the spa, the first in a French hotel to be devoted to the local body -care line L’Occitane.The menu for the intimate six-room spa incorporates Lavender, Verbena, honey & fruits grown on the grounds.
What to try is the contouring apple-almond facial, the almond scrub & the extremely soothing olive body oil massage.
The cuisine is out of this world, head chef Philippe Guerin’s Provencal specialties include Pan-seared Sisteron lamb with stuffed zucchini flowers & White chocolate Flan with black cherries.
Double rooms from $ 268, suites from $ 457.
Chemin des jeux de Mai; 011-33-4-92-74-77-77
Visit www.couventdesminimes-hotelspa.com
