Espondeilhan Holidays from £121

Hotel was good, but little small for a tall guy like me.

They tried so hard to make this a 4+ star hotel but it just doesn't manage it. The breakfast isn't worth the 20 euros that it costs. The bed was so hard that I had to take ibuprofen to deal with the hip pain after the night and the mildew in the room was bad. The whole family was coughing or sniffling after spending 5 nights there. We were VIP+ and had one of the 2 bedroom suites. We're in room #1. The mosquitoes in the private backyard were so bad that we had a hard time using the only table that seated all 6 of us.

I liked the location, outside of Arles but not too far. It had a tennis court, bikes and pool...my favorite hobbies! The gardens are just wonderful- make sure you explore. The rooms are all individually furnished.

We gave the hotel 3 stars as a balance between positives and negatives. On the positive side, the staff were friendly and helpful; the room was kept very clean; the bathroom was good and the shower excellent; the air conditioning struggled valiantly in the heatwave; the central location was helpful; and our room at the back of the hotel was very quiet; although there was no private parking, there was ample public parking close by at a reasonable price, circa 10 euros per day/night. We did not happen to use the restaurant in the evenings but it was doing good business in a competitive environment, which speaks well for it. On the negative side, the room was absurdly small with barely enough space to move around the bed and minimal storage (certainly not worthy of a four-star hotel); the "shabby chic" look involved trashy, dysfunctional furniture (e.g., a bedside lamp too dim to read by); the sheets were uncomfortably rough-textured and unsuitable for hot weather; breakfast was skimpy and overpriced for what was allowed by the hotel's rationing.

Le site est magnifique avec une superbe piscine et l’étang juste derrière. Le staff est très accueillant et accommodant. La nourriture n’est pas au niveau malheureusement, manque de qualité et de variété (en 5 jours 2x burgers et 2x moules frites). Peut être la seule possibilité pour un all-inclusive, mais prêt à payer plus pour plus de fraîcheurs, plus local quitte à avoir moins de choix mais plus de variété d’un jour à l’autre.