Bastide Bonnieux LUBERON, FRANCE
Bastide Bonnieux
A HISTORIC BASTIDE WITH THE ACREAGE, OUTBUILDINGS, AND EVENT INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACE TO BECOME A SMALL, DESIGN-FORWARD HOSPITALITY PROPERTY
At a Glance PRICE
€8,500,000
LAND
7 hectares (17.3 acres)
LIVING SPACE
678 m² (7,300 sq ft)
STRUCTURES
Main Bastide, guesthouse, caretaker's house, gym building, pergola pavilion
ERA
15th–17th century stone construction
POOL
60-ft heated
PROXIMITY
Bonnieux (10 mins ) Gordes (25 mins) Lourmarin (18 mins) Roussillon (15 mins) Avignon TGV station (45 mins) Marseille Airport (1 hr) St Tropez (2.5 hrs)
Nestled in the heart of the Luberon’s golden triangle, Bastide Bonnieux is a rare 17.3-acre Provençal estate blending historic charm with modern luxury. Surrounded by Mediterranean gardens—celebrated among France's finest—it offers panoramic views of the protected Luberon Natural Park. Dating back to the 15th–17th centuries, the property features three restored stone buildings: the main Bastide, a guesthouse, and a caretaker’s house, totaling 7,800 sq. ft. of refined living space.
The Bastide’s grand entrance leads to a double living room with a stately fireplace, a vaulted dining room, and a chef’s kitchen. Upstairs, a private suite with a terrace and spa-like bathroom complements two additional bedrooms and a library lounge. The guesthouse includes a living room, office, and three extra bedrooms. The caretaker’s house ensures seamless estate management. Amenities include a 60-foot heated pool, outdoor kitchen, alfresco dining areas, and manicured gardens. Minutes from Bonnieux and Provence’s top attractions, this gated retreat embodies the Provençal lifestyle.
THE ASSET INVENTORY
Structure
What It Is
Hotel Function
Main Bastide
15th–17th c. stone house; double living room, vaulted 15th-c. dining room, chef's kitchen, library-lounge/office, primary suite w/ terrace, dressing room, spa bath; 7 bedrooms total
Communal heart — arrival, dining, lounge, event space
Guesthouse
Large living room, office, terrace access, luxury suite + 2 further bedrooms/baths
Strongest existing second-house hotel asset
Caretaker's house
Connection to Bastide kitchen/laundry — degree of independence TBC
Manager's residence today; potential guest suite
Gym building
Standalone; own bedroom, bathroom, closet
Wellness pavilion or additional private suite
Pergola / pizza-oven pavilion
Timber-beamed, stone-columned, open-air, built-in wood-fired oven, faces open meadow
Real event-catering infrastructure in place
7 hectares (17.3 acres)
Cloud-pruned pines, boxwood parterre, olive groves, woodlands, 60-ft pool, open meadow, tree allée
Future bungalow sites, event lawn, core landscape asset
PHASED DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP 1
Open as-is: Bastide + guesthouse as a small luxury retreat (~6–9 keys). No construction required.
2 Convert caretaker's house and/or gym building into additional guest suites (pending independence confirmation).
3 Small number of Prouvé-inspired demountable bungalows across the land, ideally with a named design curator. (Permit thresholds to be confirmed locally)
4 Long-term land-bank optionality: two adjacent properties, if/when available — upside story, not a phase-one commitment.
Buyer Profiles LIFESTYLE BUYER —
drawn to existing infrastructure and Relais & Châteaux–caliber bones.
HOSPITALITY OPERATOR / FAMILY OFFICE —
part-time residence, manager runs payingguest operations the rest of the year
DESIGN-WORLD BUYER —
drawn to the Prouvé/Seguin angle specifically.
The Model — Château La Coste in Le Puy Sainte Reparade, close to Aix-enProvence, is the clearest regional precedent for this concept: a historic estate converted into a design-led hospitality property, now operating at scale. Opened in 2002, it has grown to 28–31 suites across two hotels, with entry-level rates starting near €975/night in low season and roughly doubling in peak. It draws close to 400,000 visitors annually and expanded with a second, more casual property in 2024 — evidence the model scales in phases rather than requiring full build-out upfront. Bastide Bonnieux is a smaller-scale version of the same proposition: 7 hectares against Château La Coste's 200 hectares, and a Phase 1 that requires no construction at all. The relevant takeaway for a buyer isn't the difference in scale — it's that the regional market already supports this category of property at this rate point, which de-risks the underlying thesis before any capital is deployed.
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