"The France-based Airelles collection of hotels is known for dreaming up prestigious properties in historic destinations; this one in the ancient hilltop town of Gordes in the Luberon is among its most iconic. Here, 18th-century Provence lives on—literally. It’s woven into the decor, which is full of antique furniture and accessories sourced from nearby L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue markets and ancestral portraits and floral wallpaper. Staff wear either earth-toned culottes and vests with straw hats or floral bodices and flowy beige skirts. On the hotel’s sprawling terrace, a showstopping swimming pool—easily one of the most spectacular hotel pools in France—is surrounded by dry stone walls and century-old olive and cypress trees, which makes each lap feel downright cinematic. (Adults will be happy to know there is a separate small pool for children and another pool in the spa.) Dining is taken just as seriously as wellness, with seven on-site restaurant options. The hotel is a five-minute walk from the main part of town, which includes an outpost of Jean-François Piège’s popular Parisian restaurant Clover." - Lindsey Tramuta, Mary Winston Nicklin
