The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Le Pigonnet

"The hotel has a small on-site spa with a treatment room, sauna, hammam, and fitness area, a seasonal outdoor pool, a wood-paneled bar, and a well-regarded restaurant, plus outdoor terrace dining"

"A charm of a hotel lounges in the peace and calm of its two and a half acre park just ten minutes from downtown Aix"

"A new outdoor lounge club, also seasonal—communal sofas under canvas canopies—seems a little out of place given the tradition here, but you can't fault them for trying to keep pace with the latest trends, in this case an alfresco lounge with a tapas menu, cocktails, champagne by the glass, club music (and sometimes a jazz trio) and a 2 am closing"