I'm a global traveler (60 countries; international travel monthly) and an architect (who designs hotels), and my hotel benchmark is high: cleanliness without the sterility; warmth/authenticity without the kitsch; fresh without the trendiness; and gracious/luxe without the pomp and circumstance. Of the 8 hotels my 9-year old and I patronized over an 18-day trip across the South, La Bégude was not only an easy #1 but a place I will tell others to stay, should they find themselves anywhere in the vicinity. It's a charming farm-turned-resort, with gracious courtyards, buildings dripping with character, great food, clean, well-appointed rooms; and seamless service.
It's the kind of place that makes me want to return.