ALICE TOURBIER • hotelier and co-founder • Les Sources Hotels in Martillac (Bordeaux), Cheverney (Loire Valley), & Gilly-les-Citeaux (Burgundy, intel)
Neighborhood you live & work in: Between Trocadéro and Passy, in the 16th arr. It’s a wonderfully balanced neighborhood: green, residential, and ideal for family life. The Bois de Boulogne is just around the corner for sports and fresh air, and Montparnasse station is within easy reach, making Bordeaux only a few hours away by high-speed train. Door to door, I can be at Les Sources de Caudalie hotels in just three hours.
It’s Friday afternoon. How are you rolling into the weekend?
After a week spent traveling between Bordeaux, the Loire Valley, and Burgundy, weekends in Paris feel like a luxury. We slow down and stay close to home with my husband and children. Since the kids have school on Saturday mornings, Friday night dinners with friends are our ritual: sometimes at a favorite Parisian address, sometimes at home, with a simple but generous table.
What’s on the agenda for today?
Today is all about Burgundy. In February, we opened Les Sources de Vougeot, our new five-star destination, with two restaurants and a Caudalie Spa. The menu by our chef, Julien Martin, is wonderful. His croque-escargot and reimagined œuf meurette already feel like signatures.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
I’m especially excited to experience Epicure, the gastronomic restaurant at the Hotel Le Bristol. It’s one of those timeless Parisian palace institutions that never fails to inspire.
How about a little leisure or culture?
In Burgundy, I love stopping at our neighbor, the Château du Clos de Vougeot, a place where nine centuries of wine history and monastic tradition still resonate.
What was your last great vacation?
Last summer, we returned to New York with our teenagers. I hadn’t been back since before Covid, and the city felt more vibrant than ever. New hotel openings like Nine Orchard have added fresh energy, but New York’s incomparable pulse remains unchanged.