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“Wonderful stay!!”

The staff were very helpful. The room was clean. We had a ground floor room with a wonderful sea view. The food was good. The only problems were that some of the electric sockets in the rooms didn’t work and the egg boiler at breakfast was not filled high enough to boil the eggs sufficiently. But t… more

The staff were very helpful. The room was clean. We had a ground floor room with a wonderful sea view. The food was good. The only problems were that some of the electric sockets in the rooms didn’t work and the egg boiler at breakfast was not filled high enough to boil the eggs sufficiently. But the restaurant staff adjusted this when we worked out the problem. We had dinner one night at a great restaurant nearby called Le Cheval in Melon.

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“Incredible setting!”

A wonderful setting! We had a room on the first floor with a view towards the sea which was incredible. Spotlessly clean and well furnished. We received a warm welcome and the receptionist organised a dinner reservation for us a a nearby restaurant. Only downsides were a very hard mattress, whi… more

A wonderful setting! We had a room on the first floor with a view towards the sea which was incredible. Spotlessly clean and well furnished. We received a warm welcome and the receptionist organised a dinner reservation for us a a nearby restaurant. Only downsides were a very hard mattress, which made it difficult to sleep and while the breakfast looked excellent, we would have liked the option of something lighter, say a coffee and croissant. Overall a pleasant stay in a wild and wonderful place.

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“Lovely views, but manage your expectations of the hotel”

Unpromising and hard core modern from the road outside, (miscelaneous bits of 'architecture', weedy vegetable patch, car park), the hotel opens up at the back to a fine view over the dunes towards the St Laurent Peninsula, the sea, and the little port. It is a small hotel, with a reception that cl… more

Unpromising and hard core modern from the road outside, (miscelaneous bits of 'architecture', weedy vegetable patch, car park), the hotel opens up at the back to a fine view over the dunes towards the St Laurent Peninsula, the sea, and the little port. It is a small hotel, with a reception that closes at 10 pm (there is a key code to get in after that), no bar, but a pleasant lounge on the ground floor, and an even nicer one on the first (both with the view). Although the hotel claims to have a garden it is not the sort you sit out in, on deckchairs, instead it was a grassy lawn grazed by three rather lovely ouessant sheep, who were in a continuous battle with the house cats.. A couple of tables outside the lounge window with hard chairs is your lot. You ask at reception if you want a drink. We had a top floor terrace room, with a broad terrace and that fine view. Unfortunately, there is only a bit of string separating your terrace from the ones on either side, so although your terrace is huge, you have no sense of privacy. In fact, rather embarrassingly after going out to look at the stars on our first evening we turned back to see our neighbours enjoying their bed enthusiastically and they saw us. All rather public, and a pity given that a couple of well placed planters would solve the problem. Otherwise, the room was OK, only one chair (the inevitable failing of hotels), no place to put your suitcase to unpack, only 3 coat hangers in the wardrobe (another 2 were taken up with the provided dressing gowns) and not all the electric sockets worked - we had to try a few before we could charge our phones. The bed was big and comfortable (actually two beds made up together). Breakfast was a disappointment for a place that was clearly trying to be quite grand: coffee from a thermos, no real fresh juice, and the staff were not very quick at replenishing things when they ran out - which was often because the containers were quite small. There was a nifty little egg boiling machine, though. When we booked, earlier in August, the hotel website suggested the hotel had a 'grand' restaurant and a separate Brasserie. When we were there, the two had been combined into one room (where we also had breakfast). Lovely view, but food not up to its reputation and not 'contemporary'. Overall it was difficult to see how the hotel got its 4 stars, but it did have its heart in the right place, friendly staff on reception, and that view was absolutely fantastic. Always book a 'sea view' room. We didnt try the spa.

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“Making the Grade?”

There is definitely room for improvement! First the positives: the setting is peaceful and stunning. The hotel property is tastefully and carefully crafted. The staff is caring and charming. But, unfortunately, there are a lot of annoyances, which sadly will affect our memory of staying here. My M… more

There is definitely room for improvement! First the positives: the setting is peaceful and stunning. The hotel property is tastefully and carefully crafted. The staff is caring and charming. But, unfortunately, there are a lot of annoyances, which sadly will affect our memory of staying here. My Mother ran a small beachfront hotel for a number of summers, and having practiced law for nearly 40 years with a company that owned hotels , and lent to hotel companies, I have experience with what can go right and wrong in them. For that matter, staying in mostly 4 star hotels for 70+ nights a year for many decades, I have my own perspective. I also know that guests can sometimes be unreasonable! The four star designation comes from the government. But it also encompasses the perception of travelers. I am sitting in the hotel's lounge because internet doesn't work in the rooms. From what I gather, this has been a problem for at least a week. One can blame the telcom provider, or perhaps they need a stronger router. Whose ever fault, it means we can't readily access English language news, movies, and financial sites without heading to a public area. I don't expect many small properties to pay for a few foreign language channels, although they are readily available. Candidly, I can still reach them on my cell phone. But at about $300/night for our room, I was expecting to do so there with my laptop. Our room is very spacious, with a lovely view of the scrub in the direction of the sea about 1,000 feet away. The lighting is a bit lean, and the furniture a bit minimalist for my taste More disappointing is there are only four hangars in our room, two taken up by bathrobes, which we put in the closet. I know, we could have asked for more. For a very big room, there are two very low chairs in one corner, and a wooden chair in the opposite corner with one leg that was precarious. What passes for a desk, is a shelf. I have written a separate review of their Bistro restaurant. It is not a destination one. As to the gourmet restaurant, we couldn't try it as it was closed the two nights we were here. There is a good enclosed shower in the bathroom. The bath towels are a bit thin for a four star hotel. The main design flaw is that the mirror over the sink is surprisingly high. OK for me, but not my wife. The lighting over the sink is meager, which mean shaving or putting on makeup in twilight conditions. There is a comfortable bed and uncomfortable pillows. Perhaps I have said enough. This is like a pretty Christmas tree where there is a problem with he lights. Fix them so this place shines.

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