The Bar/Lounge at Villa Gallici

"The duplex suites are pricey but reward guests with peerless views of the city below, as well as baronial bathrooms with double sinks, claw-foot bathtubs, and separate showers"

"Bathed in the lavenders, blues, ochers, and oranges of Aix, rooms here are adorned in the most gorgeous Souleiado and Rubelli fabrics, conjuring up the swank 19th-century Provence colonized by Parisian barons and dukes"

"Baroque and beautiful, this fabulous villa was built as a private residence in the 18th century, and it still feels marvellously opulent"

"Extravagant fabrics, often clashing in pattern but not in color, festoon the small, light-filled lounges, and the art was selected and placed with a knowing eye"