The story: Got an uncontrollable urge to needlessly loaf? You’re in luck, this hotel does all the heavy lifting for you. Slip into your comfiest slippers and shuffle over to Pantoufle, a century-old stone house on the village square of sleepy Marsanne, in the Drôme Provençale. Built in 1905, the entire place has been thoughtfully revamped by the not-yet-thirty Jeanne Jouvet, with interiors by Laëtitia and Luc Boulant, in an ode to the fine art of being idle. The rooms (numbered from shoe sizes 37 to 44) are flawlessly executed, with king size beds, en-suite bathrooms and… complimentary slippers, of course! Not forgetting the penthouse suite (size 44!) complete with private terrace and sweeping views scented with lavender. Happy feet guaranteed! Double rooms from €110 a night. · Eddie Muffin

Toiletries: Terre de Mars shampoo, soap and body wash.

Breakfast: Included. Make yourself at home and help yourself to the fridge and counter, stocked with hot drinks, fruit juice, pastries, eggs (scrambled or soft-boiled with soldiers), fresh bread and local jams.

Little luxury: Put your feet up with a treatment in the ground-floor massage and wellness space.