Top-of-the-range Hôtel de la Mirande (4 place de la Mirande, 04 90 85 93 93, www.la-mirande.fr, €295-€475) is located in an impressive cardinals’ palace just beside the Palais des Papes. The old-fashioned Hôtel d’Europe (12 place Crillon, 04 90 14 76 76, www.heurope.com, €135-€429) purveys a more traditional provençal luxury and has an impressive guest list.

More reasonable accommodation can be had at the Cloître St-Louis (20 rue Portail Boquier, 04 90 27 55 55, www.cloitre-saint-louis.com, €100-€250), a 16th-century cloister, with a Jean Nouvel extension and a rooftop swimming pool. In the budget range, the Hôtel de Blauvac (11 rue de la Bancasse, 04 90 86 34 11, www.hotel-blauvac.com, €65-€80), near the place de l’Horloge, is a splendid 17th-century mansion with exposed stone walls and a warm welcome. Hôtel Mignon (12 rue Joseph Vernet, 04 90 82 17 30, www.hotel-mignon.com, €51-€56) is small and charming.