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Hôtel du Couvent
Nice, France · The Luxury Collection · Grand Luxury
Nuns of the Order of St Claire raised a Visitation convent in Vieux Nice in 1604. Valéry Grégo spent a decade bringing it back as Hôtel du Couvent in 2024, with Festen Architecture and Studio Mumbai keeping the cloisters and terraced gardens. A 7,500-square-foot Roman bath and hammam, a working bakery, and a Michelin Key followed; World's 50 Best put the house at 27th in 2025.
- 88 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Old Town (Vieux Nice)
- Rooms from 344 sq ft (32 m²)
- Architect: Festen Architecture; Studio Mumbai
- Interiors: Festen Architecture
About Hôtel du Couvent
- Hotelier Valéry Grégo led a decade-long restoration with Festen Architecture and Studio Mumbai, preserving cloisters and terraced gardens.
- The 7,500-square-foot Roman-style bath and hammam sits beside a working bakery, an herbalist, and a lap pool.
- A Michelin Key and 27th place on the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025 list arrived in the first full years.
- Entry-level rooms start at 344 sq ft (32 m²).
History
Hôtel du Couvent, part of Marriott's Luxury Collection, opened in 2024 within a former Visitation convent in the old town of Nice that was built in 1604 by nuns of the Order of St Claire. The hotelier Valéry Grégo led a decade-long restoration, with design by Festen Architecture and Studio Mumbai that preserved the cloisters, terraced gardens and historic fabric. The hotel includes a 7,500-square-foot Roman-style bath and hammam, a working bakery, an herbalist and a lap pool, and it already holds a Michelin Key. It ranks No. 27 on the World's 50 Best Hotels 2025.
The setting
Hôtel du Couvent occupies a 17th-century convent at 1 Rue Honoré Ugo on the hillside of Vieux Nice, the old town's historic core above the flower market of Cours Saleya. Built in 1604 by nuns of the Order of Saint Claire and later occupied by the Order of the Visitation until the 1980s, it was restored over a decade and reopened as a hotel in 2024 with its original 2.5-acre terraced gardens intact. The Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (MAMAC) is nine minutes on foot and the panoramic Colline du Château, overlooking the old port and the Baie des Anges, twelve minutes, placing guests in the historic heart of UNESCO-listed Nice.
Restaurants and bars
- Le Restaurant du Couvent — Restaurant · Mediterranean
- Bistrot des Serruriers — Restaurant
- La Guinguette — Restaurant
- Le Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Channels music residency concert with Nick Hakim — Standing concert by avant-garde singer Nick Hakim in the Channels residency series, Sunday 15 November, 6:30 to 7:30 PM; doors 6:00 PM.
- Monthly food market in the Cour des Orangers — Monthly Saturday morning market of local producers in the Cour des Orangers; printed dates include 19 Sep, 17 Oct and 21 Nov 2026, subject to weather.
Amenities
- MICHELIN Key (2025)
- 17th-century restored convent
- Roman baths and hammam (~7,500 sq ft)
- Terraced kitchen gardens
- Bakery and herbalist
- Lap pool and open-air cinema
- Spa
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- World's 50 Best Hotels (2026)
- Prix Versailles (Hotels) — Special Prize, Interior (2025)
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