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Great base in historic city
Margaret Fon 16/07/2017 13:08This June we spent 15 delightful days at Aux Augustins. Apart from the wonders of the old city itself, Avignon is an excellent transport hub for exploring the surrounding region. Aux Augustins, a small former monastery converted into self-catering apartments is in a very attractive and quite undeveloped area of the old inner city that is largely untouched by tourism and feels lively and local. That said, within 10 minutes walk you can get to most of Avignon's main attractions, many of its best restaurants, and the big food market. Several good bakeries and a supermarket are even nearer.
We spent about 5 days exploring Avignon itself and found no shortage of things to do. There are the obvious main sights, but also fascinating smaller galleries and museums. With careful planning, even outside the mayhem of the July festival, there are plenty of events and entertainment - we saw Gounod's Faust at the local opera house.
Public transport from Avignon goes to many of the major historic towns and cities in the region. Buses from stops within 10 minutes of the apartment took us to Orange, L'Isle sur la Sorgue and the wonderful Villeneuve. The main bus and train stations are slightly further away, a splendid 15-20 minutes stroll through quiet historic streets. From there we took trains to Nimes and Arles and with more time could have gone to Marseille, Montpellier and Sete (train) and Aix de Provence and Pont du Gard (by bus). We resisted car hire because central Avignon is not an easy place to drive or park and relied on minibus tours to get us to places off the main public transport routes: to the Roussillon villages and a modern Ventoux winery. We also much enjoyed a half day trip on a restaurant boat, stopping at Tarascon for 2 hours where we explored the magical labyrinthine castle.
Finally, Patrick, the very helpful host/owner is very happy to provide private excursions by car if you want to reach less accessible places, or just fancy a private tour.
In all, a splendid base for exploring the historic towns and cities of Provence.
Lovely Apartment in Avignon
JJRay79on 11/07/2017 12:38Great place to stay in Avignon. Wonderful hospitality from Patrick from his greeting through to our departure. The apartment was very stylish, with modern facilities and fully equiped kitchen. Enjoyed the small balcony overlooking the courtyard. Convenient quiet location. Would definitely return when next in Avignon.
Loved it!
MMJMon 01/07/2017 20:53We stayed here for 3 nights. The location is perfect, with shops, cafes, and all the sights within walking distance. Patrick, the owner is charming and helpful- he even drove to the TGV station after we left as he thought we had left sunglasses behind - they weren't ours but we were really impressed with such kindness and good customer service.
We had a lovely 1 bed apartment on the first floor overlooking the beautiful courtyard which was a gorgeous place to relax after a long day sightseeing. Our room had a basic kitchenette hidden away in a cupboard- tiny but functional. The bedroom was comfortable and had a/c which was great as it was very hot whilst we were there. We also had a lovely little balcony off the bedroom overlooking the courtyard.
Bathroom was modern with a great shower. The whole apartment was spotlessly clean and comfortable and the property is just lovely. We would love to return one day.
Wonderful property. Great location.
D6882USmichelledon 30/06/2017 03:03We walked everywhere. With cafes, restaurants and patisseries so close. Hosts were lovely and very helpful. We used the private parking garage but the perimeter parking probably would have been better.
beautiful hotel , great location in old town. מלון מקסים בעיר העתיקה
bdhaim2212on 12/06/2017 17:14the hotel is very beautiful with nice inner court and wonderfull atmosfer. the rooms are big enought and well decorate with kitchen (we were 3 couples and pick rooms 7 standart, and 6 and 8 wich are biger. all rooms are great with nice and big shower). great location in old town and just out of the hotel restraunts, and minimarket.
the owner petric was very nice and helpfull.
i recomand this hotel , if planning to stay in avingion.
המלון מומלץ ביותר, במיקום מרכזי בעיר העתיקה. המלון כולל חצר פנימית מגוננת בחלקה, חדרים יפים ומרווחים עם מטבחון וחדר רחצה מרווח. הבעלים מאוד לבבי וינדב ברצון אינפורמציה על העיר והסביבה-