ROOM: We stayed in the Quazequotal (sp?) room on the upper floor. There is a bed in one room, with a second twin bed in an adjacent "sleeping porch". The room was absolutely charming with plenty of space. We also had a private outdoor roof-top patio. We had also considered Le Meridiene, and were very glad we chose this property instead. The breakfasts were charmingly presented and suited our tastes.
GUIDE: Our host and hostess were very helpful in making recommendations about options for guides while we were in the area. We ended up working with a woman named Laurence who was fantastic. She met us at the TGV (train) station and absolutely enhanced our stay in Provence. We would highly recommend her. She is a bit more expensive than some other guides, but we felt this was reasonable given her professionalism, knowlege, reliability, and comfortable car. She is a personal friend of the owners of La Banasterie, so you can get in contact with her through them, or she is listed with "Privateguidesineurope.com" .
RESTAURANTS: Our favorite was "La Forchette" (sp?)--translation to English is The Fork. A reservation is definitely recommended. It appeared that a number of locals dine here.
LOCATION: Could not be better in our opinion. The B&B is on a charming street. Parking is some distance, but that is because Avignon allows very little parking within the walls of the city.
COOKING CLASS: We took a "hands on" cooking class at Le Meridien hotel. It was very enjoyable.
ITINERARY: We were on a 3 day, 2 night trip to Provence. Day one, we arrived mid morning on the TGV from Paris. Laurence (our guide) met us at the train station, took us to La Banisterie to drop off our luggage, and then on to sight see around St. Remy, etc. The next day we spent in Avignon exploring the area. Our cooking class was that evening. Our final day, Laurence met us at the B&B and took us for some more sight seeing in Provence before delivering us to to TGV back to Paris. Having our guide pick us up and return us to the train station was very convenient.
TRAIN: Note that the TGV station is a few miles outside of Avignon. There is another train station in Avignon that services the slower trains. We found it faster to arrive via TGV and arrange transportation (guide, taxi, etc.) from the TGV station.











