Hôtel du Couvent, Nice
Old Nice, Nice
“Monastic hillside cloister”
Vibe
Vaulted stone cloisters and terraced olive restanques above Old Nice set a monastic, unhurried rhythm shaped by Studio Mumbai and Festen.
“Monastic hillside cloister”
Painstakingly restored 1604 Clarisse convent with vaulted stone cloisters, cloistered courtyards, and terraced restanque gardens.
Festen and Studio Mumbai paired monastic minimalism with raw lime plaster, terracotta tiles, and custom wrought iron.
Subterranean Roman thermal baths with caldarium and frigidarium circuits alongside a cloister apothecary offering custom botanical tinctures.
In pedestrianized Vieux-Nice below Castle Hill, steps from the old town lanes and ten minutes from the sea.
Rooms
Monastic restraint guides the chambers, where raw lime plaster, antique furniture, and terracotta tiles replace the distraction of televisions.
Wellness
Les Bains provides a subterranean Roman circuit of caldarium and frigidarium pools, while the restanque terrace holds an open-air hillside lap pool.
Backstory
Founded in 1604 using stones salvaged from a medieval hillside château, the Clarisse convent sat empty for four decades before its ten-year revival.
Eat & drink
Mornings center on heirloom-grain pastries from the in-house bakery, followed by garden lunches under the orange trees and botanical cocktails at the bar.
The neighborhood
Set into the base of Castle Hill, the property perches above Old Nice's pedestrian alleyways, a ten-minute walk from the Mediterranean shore.
The app
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