Avast, landlubbers: how about spending a night on a riverboat? This lovingly restored péniche bobs on the river about 2km from the old town. Two rooms here: the boatman's wheelhouse and the captain's cabin, both quirkily decorated and squeezed into the boat's odd-angled architecture – and up top there's a lovely deck terrace and, believe it or not, a pool.
Péniche Le Hasard
Avignon
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