Les Bories & Spa G

Les Bories & Spa G

The drive to Les Bories & Spa follows the Route de l'Abbaye de Senanque, past eight hectares of olive groves, cypress, holm oak and lavender, before the property comes into view against the Luberon hillside outside Gordes. Thirty-four rooms and suites sit across a domain built for slow days: two heated pools, one indoor and one outdoor, a tennis court, a hammam and sauna, and La Maison d'Ennea, a 300-square-metre spa with six treatment rooms including one for couples. What sets it apart from other Provençal addresses is the private helipad, a rare amenity for a resort of only thirty-four rooms. Dinner runs two ways: the Restaurant Gastronomique, open Tuesday to Saturday, and Le Bistrot des Bories, which turns into a poolside table in season and serves lunch daily. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, the resort also handles weddings and conferences for up to 160 guests, so a couple booking a quiet week should ask what else is on the calendar that weekend. Pets are welcome, children have their own playroom, and staff work in English, French, German, Spanish and Turkish. Rooms range from smaller courtyard-facing standards to deluxe kings and doubles with balconies or terraces, though occupancy limits are confirmed only for the queen category. This suits a traveller who wants Provence without giving up structure, a full spa schedule, and a resort large enough to run two restaurants and a helipad at once. It will not suit anyone hoping for a single farmhouse table and total quiet, since wedding parties and conferences for up to 160 people share the same eight hectares. Les Bories & Spa sits on eight hectares outside Gordes, with two heated pools, a 300-square-metre spa and a private helipad few Luberon hotels can match. Thirty-four rooms and event space for 160 guests suit travellers who want full-service Provence, not a quiet farmhouse.