La Bastide de Moustiers
Rustic Provençal inn meets curated luxury. Warm, homey, and deliberately low-key. Each room is filled with objects Ducasse brought back from his travels. Nothing shouts. The cooking and the setting do all the talking.
The Bastidon suite has its own private garden and direct access to the pool — worth the premium for a special occasion
Why It Matters
This was Alain Ducasse's personal country retreat before he opened it to travelers. It holds a Michelin Red Star and a Michelin Green Star — the latter for its commitment to sustainable, garden-driven cooking. Just 13 rooms total make it one of the most intimate Michelin-star hotel experiences in France.
Alain Ducasse spotted this 18th-century stone bastide from his motorcycle while touring Provence in the early 1990s, bought it from a master potter in 1994, and eventually opened it to guests. Today it's a 4-star inn with 11 rooms and 2 suites spread across the main building and garden pavilions, set in 4 hectares of private parkland with lavender, cypress trees, and century-old olive trees. The Michelin-starred restaurant — holding both a Red Star and a Green Star for sustainable gastronomy — drives a lot of the allure, but the whole place genuinely feels like staying at a well-connected friend's country house rather than a luxury hotel.
Where You'll Stay
5 room types available
Bastidon Suite
The crown jewel. You enter through a massive ancient wooden door into a private garden courtyard ringed with flowers. Inside: a huge living room with designer furniture and original artwork, a large bedroom with a king-size bed, and a bathroom that guests consistently describe as extraordinary. It has direct private access to the pool and its own enclosed garden. If there's a room to splurge on here, this is it.
King
Classic Double Room
Most of these rooms are in the main building. Open-plan bathrooms, carefully chosen antique and travel-sourced furnishings, and the general sense of a well-loved family house rather than a hotel room. Quiet, air-conditioned, with premium bedding.
25 sqm
Deluxe Room
Set in the garden pavilions rather than the main house. These are the better deal for light sleepers and nature lovers — they open onto large private terraces with views across the garden. A significant step up in size and feel from the main-house rooms.
32 sqm
Junior Suite
Located in the garden pavilions. These suites add a proper sitting area with a fireplace and a private terrace. Good for longer stays — the fireplace makes the off-season feel genuinely luxurious.
Potiron Room
The smallest and most characterful room in the house. Set on the second floor of the main 18th-century building with a mezzanine duplex layout — the bedroom is up a small internal staircase. Think stone walls, Ducasse's collected objects, and an open-plan bathroom. It's cozy, not spacious. But you're essentially sleeping inside history.
18 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Cooking classes are available at the property, in the spirit of Ducasse's philosophy of sharing culinary knowledge.
The nearly 2,000 m² organic kitchen garden that supplies the restaurant is open to guests. You can stroll through, chat with the gardener, and see what's growing. Chefs come out daily to pick herbs. It's a genuine farm-to-fork setup rather than a decorative gesture.
The hotel prepares picnic baskets by Alain Ducasse for guests heading out to the gorges, lake, or lavender plateau. A proper Provençal picnic, not an afterthought.
The hotel operates its own fully electric boat named 'Estelle' (named after the gold star that has hung above the village of Moustiers since the 17th century). The boat runs outings, breakfasts, and dinners on the stunning turquoise lake, just 10 minutes from the property. Silent, environmentally friendly, and genuinely one of the standout experiences in the Verdon.
The Gorges du Verdon and Lac de Sainte-Croix (both within 20 minutes) offer rafting, kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing, and catamaran sailing. The hotel can point you toward the right outfitters.
The Verdon Regional Nature Park surrounds the property. The hotel can advise on marked trails of all levels. Moustiers village itself (a short walk away) connects to trails up to the Notre-Dame de Beauvoir chapel.
Hot-air balloon experiences are listed as an activity available through the property in the Verdon region.
Mountain bikes and electric bikes are available directly at the Bastide for exploring the surrounding countryside, lavender fields, and Verdon Gorge trails. A riding center is also located a few kilometres away for horse-riding enthusiasts.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the property and in all rooms.
An on-site bar and lounge for pre-dinner drinks and casual gatherings.
The property sits in 4 hectares of parkland with lavender, olive trees, cypress trees, fragrant herbs, hammocks, and shaded seating areas. The kitchen garden occupies nearly 2,000 m².
A library is available for guests.
A large terrace shaded by plane trees with uninterrupted views over the Provençal valley. Used for restaurant service in warm months — one of the best terraces in the region.
A large outdoor pool on the property grounds with sun loungers. Guests describe it as generous in size. The Bastidon suite has direct private access. The pool is seasonal.
Electric vehicle charging terminal available on-site.
Secure, private locked car park on-site. No reservation required.
A helipad is available on-site for helicopter arrivals and departures.
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