The Luxury Hotel in Avignon
Hand-picked in Avignon: the 5-star hotel Auberge de Cassagne. Included with every suitespot booking: breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits of over €500.
Your guide to the best luxury hotel in Avignon
Auberge de Cassagne Avignon · Le PontetFor this guide we reviewed the best hotels in Avignon and picked one: a single luxury hotel about five kilometres outside the old town, in Le Pontet – with 17 room categories, 13 of which have a terrace or a balcony.At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
One luxury hotel in Avignon – and who it suits
Our choice for Avignon is Auberge de Cassagne Avignon in Le Pontet, the neighbouring town to the east – by our coordinates about five kilometres as the crow flies from the Papal Palace. It sits at 4.5 out of 5 in our ranking.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comA night starts at 259 euros, and a stay lasts at least two nights.
Why we recommend it: Because it is the counterpart to the old town: a hotel of the Auberge Resorts Collection outside the walls, where the outdoor space comes with the room – 13 of 17 categories have a terrace or a balcony, and eight list a garden view. And because the list runs up to suites with a jacuzzi, while the largest room, the House, measures 70 square metres.
Our travel advisors’ insider tip
Do not ask for the suite here. Ask for the terrace.
If you want a terrace, you do not have to move up to a suite: a Room with a terrace already measures 28 square metres, and even the Standard House at 24 square metres has one. In total eleven categories carry a terrace and two a balcony.
The difference lies in the detail: two of the terrace categories are explicitly on the ground floor. And only one suite lists a pool view.
What that means in practice:
• Choose by the outdoor space, not by the name. The Room and the Deluxe Room each come with a ground-floor terrace or with a balcony – at the same size (28 and 30 square metres respectively).
• Tell us whether you want to be at ground level. Ground-floor terrace or balcony – we settle that before booking.
• Plan at least two nights. That is the minimum stay here, and for a hotel outside the city it is the shortest stay that makes sense anyway.
Our advice: decide first how you want to sit outside. That answer sets the category – the floor area follows from it.
Where to stay in Avignon: outside the walls, in Le Pontet
Auberge de Cassagne Avignon stands in Le Pontet, outside the walled old town: by our coordinates it lies about five kilometres as the crow flies east of the Papal Palace.
Our recommendation is therefore for anyone who wants to visit Avignon without sleeping in its lanes – and to open up Provence from a fixed base.
What awaits in the city: the Papal Palace, built between 1335 and 1364 and the seat of seven popes; the Pont Saint-Bénézet, of whose original twenty-two arches four remain after repeated floods; and the Rocher des Doms, the rock garden above the river from which you see the Rhône, the bridge and the fortress of Villeneuve at once.
For orientation: the TGV station lies outside the walls – Paris is a good two and a half hours from there. From Avignon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a quarter of an hour north, Les Baux and the Pont du Gard a good half hour each by car, and Arles with its arena just under an hour south.
17 categories: the best hotel in Avignon from the inside
Auberge de Cassagne Avignon offers 17 categories, five of them suites. They range from 24 to 70 square metres.
The suites: two Suites with a terrace and garden view of up to 60 square metres, two Junior Suites with jacuzzi and terrace at 40 each, and a Suite with jacuzzi and pool view at 35 square metres. Below them sit rooms of 24 to 32 square metres – from the Standard Room via the Comfort Room, Deluxe Room and Superior Luxury Room up to the Luxury Room and the Deluxe Superior Room at 32 each.
What stands out is the largest room: the House measures 70 square metres, larger than any suite on the list. The word itself says nothing about size, though: the Standard House has 24 square metres. So ask about the floor area, not the name.
On the outlook there is plenty of choice: eight categories face the garden, three the park, one the courtyard and one the pool. For the other four, the question to our travel advisors is worth asking before you commit.
What applies to every category alike: breakfast for two people, the upgrade on arrival subject to availability, and the 50 US dollar credit.
What a stay at the luxury hotel in Avignon costs
A night starts at 259 euros. In a city whose demand multiplies in July, it is still worth asking for the price for your exact dates.
The rest is settled: a stay lasts at least two nights, and five benefits come with it – daily breakfast for two people, a 50 US dollar hotel credit, an upgrade on arrival subject to availability, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability, and complimentary WiFi.
When the city is at its best: in May, June and September. The squares stay full into the evening, the mistral has blown the air clear, and the Provence around is equally open on foot and by car.
When the city is a festival: in July. The Festival d’Avignon has run since 1947, and for three weeks plays are staged in courtyards, chapels and the Court of Honour of the Papal Palace. If you want that, book months ahead – the city is full then, and this hotel lies about five kilometres outside the old town, so factor in the trips to the performances.
When it is quietest: from November to February. Avignon belongs to itself, the museums are empty, and the palace can be seen without a queue.
When to enquire early: for the whole of July and for the weeks around Easter. At a hotel with five suites among 17 categories, lead time matters most for the larger rooms – and asking early costs nothing but a message.
How long to stay: two to three nights for the city – two are the minimum here anyway – or five if you add Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Pont du Gard and the Alpilles.
And whatever the date: you get the suitespot benefits in the quietest week of the year just as you do in the busiest.
Papal Palace, hotel credit and exclusive services in a 5-star hotel
Avignon is a city that was once, for seventy years, the centre of western Christendom and afterwards never again the capital of anything. What remains is an old town on a scale that does not match its population.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comThree things belong to it. First the Papal Palace: 15,000 square metres, walls up to five metres thick, and halls inside where the emptiness itself is the effect. Second the Pont Saint-Bénézet: it once crossed both arms of the Rhône, was rebuilt after every flood and abandoned in the seventeenth century – the four remaining arches end in the river. Third the city wall: a good four kilometres, raised in the fourteenth century and still completely closed, which is rare in France.
On top of that comes the hotel credit: 50 US dollars, not tied to any particular place in the hotel.
What our travel advisors arrange most often beyond that: a driver for a day, because Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Pont du Gard and the Alpilles lie in different directions and cannot be linked by train.
The benefits of this hotel apply without membership of a loyalty programme. The condition is the minimum stay of two nights.
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Avignon
How many luxury hotels in Avignon does suitespot have?
We reviewed the best hotels in Avignon and picked one: Auberge de Cassagne Avignon in Le Pontet, about five kilometres east of the Papal Palace.
What does a luxury hotel in Avignon cost per night?
A night starts at 259 euros. Since it is our only hotel here, there is no price range, just this one entry point – with a minimum stay of two nights.
Do you earn points or status at the luxury hotel in Avignon?
The suitespot benefits apply without any membership: breakfast for two people, a 50 US dollar hotel credit, an upgrade on arrival, and early check-in and late check-out subject to availability.
Which is the best hotel in Avignon?
Auberge de Cassagne Avignon. It sits at 4.5 out of 5 in our ranking and offers 17 categories from 24 to 70 square metres.
Where is the best place to stay in Avignon?
It depends on the plan. If you want everything on foot, stay in the walled old town. Our luxury hotel, by contrast, lies in Le Pontet, about five kilometres east of the Papal Palace – a base for anyone who wants to explore Provence as well as the city.
How large are the rooms at the luxury hotel in Avignon?
From 24 to 70 square metres across 17 categories. The five suites measure 35 to 60, and the largest room is the House at 70 square metres.
Is there a minimum stay in Avignon?
Yes, two nights. From then on all benefits apply – breakfast for two people, the 50 US dollar credit, an upgrade on arrival, and early check-in and late check-out subject to availability.
When is the best time to visit Avignon?
It is at its best in May, June and September. In July the Festival d’Avignon runs – the city is full then and wants booking months ahead. It is quietest from November to February.
