Total paradise! Could stay forever

Total paradise! Could stay forever

Amazing hotel in an amazing town. Staff was helpful in choosing different Villages to visit.

Amazing hotel in an amazing town. Staff was helpful in choosing different Villages to visit.

I Didn’t feel like a guest but a customer. To check in, you have to walk through the shop to find reception in the corner. There is no hotel ; there’s only a collection of different addresses (shops etc.) around town. You walk the streets for example to get to the pool. The parking is bad. The room and bathroom are ordinary. No one ever really welcomes you much anywhere, other than at the very fancy and expensive restaurant. Naturally breakfast is a big extra charge, and you can’t get in or out of your room without going through breakfast, so you don’t feel at home. In the end you are left wondering what you got for the substantial room charge you paid. The answer seems to be access to the lovely town of Grignan, which is truly fabulous. Thanks to the town, you wind up mostly forgiving the hotel.

I Didn’t feel like a guest but a customer. To check in, you have to walk through the shop to find reception in the corner. There is no hotel ; there’s only a collection of different addresses (shops etc.) around town. You walk the streets for example to get to the pool. The parking is bad. The room and bathroom are ordinary. No one ever really welcomes you much anywhere, other than at the very fancy and expensive restaurant. Naturally breakfast is a big extra charge, and you can’t get in or out of your room without going through breakfast, so you don’t feel at home. In the end you are left wondering what you got for the substantial room charge you paid. The answer seems to be access to the lovely town of Grignan, which is truly fabulous. Thanks to the town, you wind up mostly forgiving the hotel.

We stayed at this hotel because we were booking rather late for summer high season and there really is a dearth of options in this area. We were traveling with our 1.5 year old. A few things to note, there is no elevator so we had to carry our heavy bags (packed for a 2 week vacation with a baby) up 3 flights of stairs and then back down. The hotel was clean but dark, and quite drab. Everything is quite old including the rooms. I would mention that our bathroom was a bright spot as it was clean and fresh. The hotel lists a lot of amenities but I would point out that they spread out throughout the village. For example, the pools are a walk away and so is one of the restaurants. We did not end up using any of the amenities during our 2 night stay because mobilizing with a child was just too much for us. We ate at one of the restaurants (The Bistro) one evening. It was quite a walk away in the dark, so we ate in town the next night. There was no room service either. Overall we had an authentic French village stay - lovely and quaint. However, it really wasnt what we were envisioning of a 4 star hotel for which we paid up perhaps only bc it was high season. Not a very good deal from our perspective. Would not stay again.

We stayed at this hotel because we were booking rather late for summer high season and there really is a dearth of options in this area. We were traveling with our 1.5 year old. A few things to note, there is no elevator so we had to carry our heavy bags (packed for a 2 week vacation with a baby) up 3 flights of stairs and then back down. The hotel was clean but dark, and quite drab. Everything is quite old including the rooms. I would mention that our bathroom was a bright spot as it was clean and fresh. The hotel lists a lot of amenities but I would point out that they spread out throughout the village. For example, the pools are a walk away and so is one of the restaurants. We did not end up using any of the amenities during our 2 night stay because mobilizing with a child was just too much for us. We ate at one of the restaurants (The Bistro) one evening. It was quite a walk away in the dark, so we ate in town the next night. There was no room service either. Overall we had an authentic French village stay - lovely and quaint. However, it really wasnt what we were envisioning of a 4 star hotel for which we paid up perhaps only bc it was high season. Not a very good deal from our perspective. Would not stay again.