Provence Road Trip with Your Dog: Avignon, Arles, Aix & Marseille

5-star palace tucked behind the Palais des Papes. Pets welcomed in the smaller suites with prior notice, the inner courtyard and walled garden are calm dog territory, breakfast served in a tearoom that allows leashed dogs.

4-star opposite the TGV station with covered private parking. Pets up to 10 kg welcomed at a modest fee, easy 10-min walk into the walled city, indoor pool and quiet rooms above the courtyard.

Christian Lacroix's 5-star reinvention of a former 17th-century convent. Pets welcomed at a modest fee, walled garden and pool, 4-min walk to the Arènes and the Café Van Gogh terrace.

Boutique 4-star in a 15th-century Comte d'Arlatan mansion, fully reimagined by Cuban artist Jorge Pardo. Pets up to 10 kg welcomed, inner garden, 2 min walk to the Place du Forum and Café Van Gogh.

Marriott 4-star with a quiet residential setting 5 min from the centre. Pets up to 14 kg welcomed at a modest fee, the largest private gardens of any central Aix hotel, perfect for dog downtime.

Boutique 4-star opposite the TGV bus station and 7 min walk to the Cours Mirabeau. Pets up to 10 kg welcomed at small fee, the lobby has a self-service Nespresso bar dogs are welcome to lounge in.

5-star palace overlooking the Vieux-Port from the converted 18th-century Hôtel Dieu. Pets welcomed at a modest fee, dog beds and bowls on request, the terrace bar is unbeatable for sunset with a dog at your feet.

5-star with the best dog-walking entrance in town: a small fenced lawn between the hotel and the Pharo gardens. Pets up to 14 kg welcomed, indoor heated pool, 8 min walk along the quays into the Old Port.