Toile Blanche

Toile Blanche is a hotel that embraces art by design – an effortless fusion of classic and contemporary. Owned and operated by working artists the Leroy Brothers, Gregory, Gilles and Nicolas have worked as a collective for three decades across post-internet art, painting, sculpture and installation. The on-site gallery, Toile Blanche Contemporary, is open to guests, as both a working studio and an exhibition space. While their contemporary art exhibition programme The Toile Blanche SessionsRead more[SPLIT]Read less runs year-round, and is part of what makes this hotel so special.

Like the paintings adorning the walls, it is itself an artwork, set against the historic gallery that is St Paul de Vence. This nearby medieval village –inspiration to the likes of Matisse, Picasso and Chagall – is one of the oldest in the French Riviera, its rustic beauty forming the perfect canvas for this art hotel. Wind your way through five acres of sculpture-studded gardens, and explore verdant walkways, galleries and independent art spaces. Discover your room via a private patio, French windows or your sunbed cabana – in one of seven individually designed houses, each with their own character and views. Bedrooms range from the generously proportioned, bright Suite du Bon-Vivant to the historic Suite de l’Artiste, which invites you to reminisce between its storied walls. Here is a place to practise the art of relaxation. Of dreaming. Or of doing nothing at all.

Amid the quiet, a current of escapism and creative buzz reigns at Toile Blanche. Wine tastings, pétanque, swimming, aperitifs with artists, Pilates, massage, and gallery tours allow you to counterpoint rest with immersive experiences and mindful movement. While the restaurants’ offerings are nothing short of spectacular.