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€110,kitchenettesavailablebutrequire3-nightminimumstay,Wi-Fi,noelevator,5blocks
east of Place de l'Horloge, behind Church of St. Pierre at 15 Rue Petite Saunerie, tel. 04
90 86 11 06, www.hotelmedieval.com , [e-mail] ).
$$ Hôtel Mignon* is a good-enough, one-star place with fair comfort, air-condition-
ing, and tiny bathrooms (Sb-€60, Db-€70-75, Tb-€87, Qb-€116, guest computer and Wi-
Fi,12RueJosephVernet,tel.[phone], www.hotel-mignon.com , reservation@hotel-
mignon.fr ) .
Chambres d'Hôtes and Apartments
$$$ Lumani provides the ultimate urban refuge just inside the city walls, a 15-minute
walk from the Palace of the Popes. In this graceful old manor house, gentle Elisabeth and
Jean welcome guests to their art-gallery-cum-bed-and-breakfast that surrounds a fountain-
filled courtyard with elbow room. She paints, he designs buildings, and both care about
your experience in Avignon. The five rooms are decorated with flair; no two are alike,
and all overlook the shady garden (small Db-€100, big Db-€140, Db suites-€170, extra
person-€30, includes organic breakfast, guest computer and Wi-Fi, music studio, parking-
€10oreasyonstreet,37RuedeRempartSt.Lazare,tel.[phone], www.avignon-lu-
mani.com , [e-mail] ) .
$$$ Autour du Petit Paradis Apartments, run by Sabine and Patrick, offer four
well-furnished apartments conveniently located in the city center (€750-1,000/week, 5
Rue Noel Biret, tel. [phone], www.autourdupetitparadis.com , con-
[e-mail] ) .
On the Outskirts of Town
$ Auberge Bagatelle offers dirt-cheap beds in two buildings—a budget hotel and a youth
hostel—and has a young and lively vibe, café, grocery store, launderette, great views of
Avignon, and campers for neighbors (Ds-€46, Db-€66, Tb-€95, Qb-€100, dorm bed-€18,
includesbreakfast,acrossDaladierBridgeonIledelaBarthelasse,bus#10frommainpost
office, tel. [phone], www.campingbagatelle.fr , [e-mail] ).
Near Avignon
$$$ At Jardin de Bacchus, just 15 minutes northwest of Avignon and convenient to
Pont du Gard, enthusiastic and English-speaking Christine and Erik offer three double
rooms in their rural farmhouse, which overlooks the famous rosé vineyards of Tavel (Db-
€90-120, includes breakfast, fine dinner possible, Wi-Fi, swimming pool, tel. [phone]
62, www.jardindebacchus.fr , [e-mail] ) .Checktheirwebsitetolearnabout
their small-group food and wine tours. For bus connections, see www.edgard-transport.fr .