A convent founded in 1604. Ten years of restoration. €70 million. Opened in June 2024.
Hôtel du Couvent, Nice, Old Nice, Luxury Collection. Architecture by Festen, Studio Mumbai. The hospitality of tomorrow begins here.
Founded by the Poor Clares in 1604, then occupied by the Visitandines until the 1980s, this convent, a listed historic monument high above Old Nice, was brought back to life by Valéry Grégo, founder of the Perseus group. Ten years of restoration, €70 million in investment, three architecture firms — Studio Mumbai, Studio Méditerranée and Festen for the interiors — and an opening on June 20, 2024. 88 rooms, three restaurants, Roman baths, a bakery in the convent’s former bakery, a farm in Touët-sur-Var that supplies vegetables, fruit and eggs, and a resident herbalist.
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