Maisons Pariente, creators of rare enclaves for the 5 star hotel business in France

If you are starting to book next summer's holidays, forget window-display destinations and live in harmony with your era. The new collection of hotels, created by Patrick Pariente, ex-founder of Naf-Naf, and his daughters Leslie Kouhana and Kimberly, has imagined off-the-beaten track escapades enabling active, connected and nomadic urbanites to settle down in confidential outstanding locations.

A 5 star hotel approach by Maisons Pariente

Head for l’Apogée, in Courchevel, to discover summer time in the mountains, or Hôtel Crillon-le-Brave, a Relais & Châteaux nestled at the heart of the Vaucluse, at the foot of Mont-Ventoux, and Hôtel Lou Pinet to relive the chic vintage spirit of the 80s on the peninsula of Saint-Tropez. Associating generous spaces with preserved intimacy, there will soon be other addresses from Méribel to Paris.

On the breakfast terrace, the panorama looks out on all the Vaucluse mounts. © Yann Deret

The renovated village showcases its blond stones while the rooms convey soft sobriety. © Yann Deret

Properties with family dimensions

Charming rooms, art of living, the gourmet signatures of restaurants with regional savours,  these unique environnements are rehabilitated in a spirit of authenticity while keeping their own identity. Far from run-of-the-mill destinations, they are imagined so that you can recharge your batteries, and forget the daily grind—when time and emotion become supreme luxuries.

At the Spa des Ecuries, everything is planned to reboost your vital energies. © Yann Deret