Quiet luxury is still very much en vogue at France’s Château de Berne.
Located about 45 minutes by car from the hustle and bustle of the Cannes Film Festival, the five-star hideaway is totally hidden inside 1,200 acres of a preserved forest near Flayosc, France. The sprawling property is home to 34 rooms and suites, along with seven private villas and another in the final stages of construction and set to open in early summer. The new seven-bedroom luxury villa is located on its own 25 acres of land, half of which is a private vineyard, complete with a pool house and available to be staffed with a private butler, chef, car service and custom experiences for a tab of about 50,000 euros ($58,400) for a weeklong stay.
A new villa added to the impressive roster is cause for celebration, and there’s plenty of rosé (and red and white wines) on site, with 370 acres of organically farmed vineyards that produce namesake pours. That’s just a sip of what’s on offer at the Mark Dixon-owned Château de Berne, cited as the top hotel in France and Monaco per Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. There’s the relaxing and meditative Cinq Mondes & Vinésime Spa, cooking classes, a gym, tennis, padel and pickleball courts, yoga and Pilates classes, fishing, vineyard safaris, sommelier master classes, seasonal truffle hunting and more. If animals are an obession, they have those too with horses, Corsican sheep, Alpine goats and sheepdogs.
