"Guestrooms are no-expense-spared collections of locally sourced antique furniture, Carrara marble, authentic Chinoiserie, and Murano chandeliers." Full review

""The ambience and history are awe-inspiring" at this eighteenth-century mansion steps from the Popes’ Palace." Full review

"This luxe, 61-room hotel in the heart of Avignon is set in a 700-year-old grand palace—once a cardinal's residence—adjacent to the Palais des Papes." Full review

"This grande dame is a festival of antiques, exquisite furnishings and impeccable taste." Full review

"La Mirande hotel has come a long way since its days as a 14th-century cardinal's residence, thanks to a Parisian designer, but its place of eminence across from Avignon's one-time papal palace – the aptly-named Palais des Papes – hasn't dimmed." Full review

"This historic 27-room hotel is a luxury property that's set in a grand mansion dating back to 1308." Full review

"Refurbished period hotel (a national historic monument) that fits within a former 14th-century cardinal’s residence in the heart of Avignon across from the Palace of the Popes." Full review

"Historic La Mirande hotel occupies an exalted spot in Avignon: originally a 14th-century cardinal’s mansion, it sits opposite the former popes’ palace, the Palais des Papes."

"It's located literally in the shadow of the palace, and stepping inside feels more like entering an aristocrat's château than a hotel." Full review

"Located right next to the Palais des Papes, Hôtel La Mirande is a five-star respite with a lovely atmosphere and rooms decorated in classical French style"

"A discreet and unremarkable front door with tiny nameplate on a scruffy back alley in Avignon’s walled city ushers you into a parallel universe, a light-drenched secret garden and peaceful 19th-century mansion turned luxurious and intimate chambres d’hôtes." Full review