Hotel berhampiran Max Mara, Aix-en-Provence

4-night stay Upside: (1) Space - limited-service apartment concept. Separate bedroom, bathroom, toilet, kitchenette, living room & balcony (within dining table) (2) Location - nearby supermarket & gym (not affiliated with Adagio); walking distance to the old town (3) Laundry room - located near reception; takes credit card payments; but there's only 1 washer and 1 dryer, so plan ahead (4) Quiet - inward facing apartments don't get street noise and face a pleasant internal courtyard Downside: (1) Air-conditioning issue - apparently, there was an ongoing air-conditioning fault affecting some apartments, including the first apartment we were assigned at check-in. Also, apparently, guests were supposed to have been informed about this, but we weren't. None of the correspondence we received prior to check-in mentioned it, neither did anyone mention it at check-in. Initial response when we queried why the apartment wasn't getting cool was the offer of a standing fan. This was completely unacceptable given the high summer temperatures (＞30C) in a west-facing (afternoon sun) apartment. It would have been too uncomfortable to sleep, even with a standing fan. Not to mention the lack of transparency. After further enquiries, including regarding repair timing (several days!), suddenly another apartment, with functioning air-conditioning, became available. As Adagio is part of a major international hotel brand, issue could've been better handled by offering affected guests, whether in advance or at check-in, the option of (a) transfer to a similar-class property (in-network or otherwise) at no cost; (b) full refund; or (c) fully-transparent ”informed” acceptance of apartment with faulty air-conditioning.

The most beautiful villa grounds stunning rooms gorgeous service terrible, when paying what we did per night , you expect service, not to demean anyone or bring them down cos i am paying tho we do expect top notch service and acknowledgement if it’d not, the young lady at breakfast was superb I don’t know her name for the rest it was poor, pool service dismal no one to come and check if you want anything you have to sort out your own umbrella, and towels, when you are thirsty print a straw so you can run to the pool to drink, when asking for olives which is a basic they had said they ran out and not even can I eat you anything else, make a plan, we are not staying in an unsophisticated hotel thank good ness we had our old pips left so we could tackle what was left on the pip our friend ordered coffee and asked for a biscuit they ran out of that as well i means heloooooooo what is that ???the breakfasts were lavish so you feel you in for a treat no wonder its included cos boy you will sure starve when its lunch time, we have travelled and being lucky to have stayed in some extraordinary hotels so it was not an unrealistic expectation, we not asking anyone to kiss our feet just basic hospitality and going the extra Mile - our lunch took the one day way over an hour when bringing it to the GM attention she listened and nodded and that was it no apology tho ha we lunch on us, seen as how you waited way over what it should have been or a bottle of wine no acknowledgement of our complaints, when you paying this amount you expect great service, When you are looking forward to a trip and have worked hard and chosen this sort of establishment make your guests feel like royalty

Arrivée tardive à 2h du matin, le mec de la borne vraiment pas cool, impolie. Je lui est expliquer que j'avais déjà payer mais il m'a refait payer une deuxième fois. Heureusement la dame de l'accueil m'a remboursé et elle était très gentille. A revoir le service de nuit

I would not recommend this hotel. -Hard to find -Far from city center ($15 euro Uber each way) -no face cloths provided -only one small roll of toilet paper provided (and a half used one) -soap dispensers almost empty -no hair dryer -air conditioner didn’t work -did not allow early check in -stains on walls -broken glass in the cupboard -cobwebs -moldy shower curtain -shower handle was broken and didn’t stay on the holder -They charge $7 per clean (daily clean is not included!!) These are the reasons I would not stay again or recommend staying. This hotel needs improvement and care. The positives: -Staff are nice -Bed was comfortable -Free street parking out front or just $5 underground

We have spent one night in this hotel a few kilometers from the center of Aix en Provence. The check in was quick and smooth and our room spacious and fairly clean. It was a pleasure to enjoy the swimming pool on a hot day like the one we had. It was a good stay and very good value for money considering the high prices in high season.

Excellent rapport qualité/ prix

The location in a forested undeveloped area is great. Good location if you want to walk in the ”forest” or is a visitor at CEREGE, which is a 15 min walk away through the ”forest”. Rooms are very standard, but everything worked and the bathroom was nice and spacious. Staff was kind. Breakfast was good and the shared facilities are attractive. However, I am not satisfied with the booking experience: There are way too many options available and the difference between them is not clear. I booked a nonreimbursable B&B rate which was a bit cheaper on the booking page, but ended up being charged the full list price with breakfast billed separately. So ”B&B” does not mean bed and breakfast here. I pointed this out afterwards by e-mail, and have had no reply from the hotel at this time (2-3 days later).

The hotel itself was ok. And the breakfast spread was quite nice. But a couple of problems: when we got to the room there was no toilet paper (or facial tissues). We picked some TP up from the front desk. Then when we went out, we put the “do not disturb” sign out. They came in anyway and remade the bed, but still didn’t bring any facial tissues. But the worst thing is we scheduled a shuttle to the nearby Vitrolles train station for 8:40. The train on Sat comes once an hour, so should have been plenty of time to catch the 9am train. Well the shuttle didn’t show up until about 8:54, and we missed the train. Tue annoying thing is I asked the front desk lady when the shuttle would arrive and she told me two minutes. If it had really been two minutes we would have made it. Or if she told me it would be late we could have walked (it’s like a 10- minute walk). Instead I’m sitting here waiting for an hour for the next train, so I figured I would write a review with all this extra time…