HeyJaredFrom the Poolside
Finding the places that feel as good as they look! I help everyone discover Europe’s most stylish boutique hotels with pools. Honest hotel reviews (I pay for all my stays), destination guides and bucket lists you'll want to save. Stéphanie
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I’ve been keeping a list. It’s yours now. (opens the original)
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Villa La Coste review: stunning, but more art than soul (opens the original)
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Today is part two of my Provence hotel reviews. In the next few months I will do a full recap of all the hotels we stayed in Provence as well as others at different price points, similar to my Paris post. That way you can have a full list of hotels to consider and pick the best one according to what you like and your budget.So below is my review of Villa La Coste, very different from Le Couvent des Minimes! We arrived after driving through one of the most spectacular storms I’ve seen: a proper
Couvent des Minimes hotel and spa: probably my favourite hotel in Provence (opens the original)
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This is proper reading poolside or actually IN the pool! This is the beach area of the pool at Couvent des Minimes and it’s large enough that you can sit there for hours reading your book and not be disturbed by other people in the pool! Truly bliss.<img alt=
What I pack for two weeks by the pool (opens the original)
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Your first look at the From the Poolside Hotel Directory (opens the original)
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HiHope you are well and that your summer is not too hot! Because you’re a paid subscriber, I wanted you to have an advance preview of something I’ve been working on for quite a while.This post has bo…<div class="fake-butt
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