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Château L'Hospitalet Wine Resort Beach & Spa
Narbonne, France · Independent · Core Luxury
Documents from 1561 already describe l'Hospitalet, on the Massif de la Clape, as a place that took in pilgrims. Gérard Bertrand bought the 1,000-hectare estate in 2002, now the flagship among his sixteen properties, and in 2004 started Jazz à l'Hospitalet: open-air dinners under the pines, in their third decade. Château and Villa Soleilla together hold 41 rooms, 28 of them suites, and Laurent Chabert's l'Art de Vivre wears a Michelin Green Star.
- 41 rooms
- Opened 2021
- Neighborhood: La Clape
- Rooms from 334 sq ft (31 m²)
About Château L'Hospitalet Wine Resort Beach & Spa
- Laurent Chabert has cooked at l'Art de Vivre since 2014. His Michelin Green Star honors a kitchen that draws on the biodynamic Ferme de Céleyran and herbs gathered on the massif.
- Hospices de Narbonne settled on La Clape in the 13th century, after the Aude's silt joined that old island to the mainland. Papers from 1561 record the duty to shelter pilgrims.
- Jazz à l'Hospitalet opens with a shared dinner, tables of ten under the pines, cooked by Laurent Chabert and poured with Gérard Bertrand's wines, before the concert.
- Besides l'Art de Vivre, Chabert also runs Chez Paule, a wood-fire bistro, and Hospitalet Beach, the summer beach club.
- The tasting shop covers 400 square metres and looks onto the Galerie du Chai Rouge, with old vintages from the Gérard Bertrand estates.
History
The name l'Hospitalet recalls a hospice on the Massif de la Clape, once an island until the Aude's silt tied it to the coast. Hospices de Narbonne were established here in the 13th century, and documents from 1561 describe a duty to welcome pilgrims. Gérard Bertrand bought the estate in 2002. In 2004 he launched Jazz à l'Hospitalet, open-air concerts and dinners in the vines. Château l'Hospitalet and Villa Soleilla together offer 41 rooms, including 28 suites, on a 1,000-hectare estate. Chef Laurent Chabert has led l'Art de Vivre since 2014 and holds a Michelin Green Star.
The setting
6 km from Narbonne Plage. 10 km from downtown Narbonne.
Restaurants and bars
- l'Art de Vivre — Restaurant · Mediterranean · Chef Laurent Chabert
- Chez Paule — Restaurant · French · Chef Laurent Chabert
- l'Hospitalet Beach — Poolside · Mediterranean · Laurent Chabert
- Moon Room — Restaurant
- Le Patio — Restaurant
- Tomato bar — Bar
- Jazz Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Tasting and Masterclasses — Wine tastings and masterclasses with more than 90 wines from the Occitanie region, from Gérard Bertrand's 16 estates.
- Tours of Our Estates and Vineyards — Visits and wine tastings among the vines of the estate.
- Electric Méhari getaway — Driving an electric Méhari between the La Clape vineyards and the Mediterranean, with lunch with feet in the sand.
- Walks Between La Clape and the Vineyards — Walks between the La Clape massif and the vineyards.
- Jazz à l'Hospitalet Festival — Jazz evenings; every Friday in November the Patio becomes a jazz club with two 45-minute sets.
- Yoga — Yoga offered at the resort.
Amenities
- Château Boutique
- Art Space & Exhibitions
- Tennis
- Putting Golf Games
- All-Terrain Electric Scooter
- Electric Méhari getaway
- Wine tastings and tours of estates and vineyards
- Gift vouchers
- Wine Tourism
- Weddings
- Seminars
- Team Building
- Family Gatherings
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