Experts' Choice Award La Colombe d'Or Hotel
What the experts agree on
This storied Riviera auberge houses a priceless art collection (Picasso, Matisse, Miró) earned when 20th-century artists paid for meals with paintings. The family-run charm and classic French cuisine make it feel like stepping into artistic history.
“This tastefully decorated hotel has delightful rooms.”
– Gayot
Fodor's "Often called the most beautiful inn in France, "the golden dove" occupies a rose-stone Renaissance mansion just outside the walls of St-Paul and is so perfect overall." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Spend the night, or just dine at the on-site restaurant, which has paintings by Calder, Klee, and Miró." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"La Colombe d’Or combines the French charm of a countrified, family-run auberge in the Riviera hills with a priceless collection of art so extraordinary it could hang in the Tate Modern." Full review
Frommer's "The colorful hand-written menu, which has barely changed in a century, is famous for its selection of fresh starters (crudités with anchoïade, a traditional anchovy dip), and crispy roast chicken." Full review
Lonely Planet "The 'Golden Dove' was party HQ for dozens of 20th-century artists (Chagall, Braque, Matisse, Picasso etc) who paid for their meals in kind, resulting in an extraordinary private art collection. " Full review
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