Hotel berhampiran Riviera ebike83, Grimaud

Garten & City is a great choice. The appartment was big, in good shape and quiet. The whole area is nicely done, the pool area is a big plus and easy going. The savoir-vivre of France is served here! Friendly staff, many parking lots, washing facilites, and the good location (10 min. to Grimaud, 25 min. to St. Tropez) is a further plus.

The best part of this hotel is its location. It’s away from the main hustle and bustle of the town, up a side street off the main road through Le Lavandou, but less than five minutes away from shops and restaurants and less than ten minutes from the beach. Overall however we were disappointed. Having had a motorcycle stolen when touring France almost my first priority when selecting a hotel now is some form of private parking. The Tripadvisor and *********** websites state there is “Free parking”. To me this means that the hotel has its own parking. It does not. There are five or six spaces on the very steep street with a ‘hotel parking’ sign on the wall. I stress that this inaccuracy is on the Tripadvisor and *********** websites, the hotel’s doesn’t mention parking at all. We were lucky that the space right outside the gate of the hotel was vacant when we arrived. Fortunately we did not intend to use the motorcycle while at Le Lavandou as the chances of that space, or indeed any space, being available when we got back would have been slim. To get into the hotel reception there are a six to eight stone steps from street level. Our room was on the first floor which could only be accessed up more stairs. There is no lift. To get to the “Exotic Garden” also requires walking down the stairs to street level and then another six to eight stairs to get to the garden. It you have any mobility problems this hotel is definitely not for you. We had booked a “Double King Size Room with courtyard view”. That turned out to be a view of a tree and the building next door. If we stretched out of the window a bit we could see the gas tank and a washing line (see photos). Not really much of a view at all. Having been there we should have booked a room with a terrace. All the photographs we could find on the websites showed that the rooms had shower cubicles or were in the bath with a screen. Ours was in the bath with a plastic shower curtain (see photo). It must be around 20 years since I last came across anything like that. Inevitably that meant that taking a shower meant constantly having to stop the shower curtain wrapping itself around you. We were provided with a small bottle of shower gel. When that had been used it was not replaced. There is a breakfast buffet but it is an odd arrangement. Very small quantities of everything are put out. Although that minimises waste it does mean you are constantly having to ask for items to be replenished. What was offered was very average. The fruit juice tased like it was the long-life stuff that comes in cartons. The cooked meats and cheese were only cheap cheese slices, thin chorizo and salami slices and small slices of “processed” ham. Breakfast was exactly the same every day. We would have been better off taking the short walk into the town and having breakfast at one of the cafes there. On the last day they ran out of croissants when there was still well over an hour of the scheduled breakfast time left. Appar

What a surprise to find such a superb good value hotel in such close proximity to St Tropez. It feels as if it has been recently renovated….but all I do know is that it is Fabulous with a capital F!! The team who run it could not be more helpful or friendly, location is stunning, great pool and my room was just exceptional! It was clean with great air con and a very functional bathroom……then breakfast, either eating inside or out, was just really good Honestly I cannot praise it enough……

I have known this little part of heaven on earth for over forty-five years. For me and my family its like coming home. I knew the origional owner who was head of the local resistance in the last world war. Squat tough and a terrific sence of humour. Taught me to play boule but only if there was a pastis at hand. I went early in the morning to market with him, a pastis with a coffee was de rigeur. I first went there to work and arrived at night it was very dark but a cold plate had been left in my room. Slept like a log to awake to flowers, sun and a delightful warm welcome. Breakfast on the terrace was fresh baguettes etc. home made jam and creamy butter. Delicious coffee. AND the food was beyond delicious. Breakfast is served now until 11.30 in your room or a quiet spot in the garden. The running of the Ferme has passed down the family and is now in the capable hands of Christophe who has inherited the special Ferme warmth not just from the sun but his greeting. The Ferme now has a swimming pool dug from Augustin's boule pitch. He would not have minded as the pool has a fabulous outdoor bar. The cocktails prime one for lunch or dinner. Non-fussy fo. od fresh and well, just perfect for me. I just love the way fresh fish is shown and then discussed how one would like it cooked. I could write a book about the Ferme but suffice to say that I went there three times the first year, before I was married the second time. I had my second honey moon at La Ferme! La Ferme is 150 m from Plage Tahiti who have a geat bar, have not tried the food because, well the Ferme's is only a little stroll away. By the way a thoughtful car is on hand to take one down to St Tropez, ten minutes drive For me and my family, who have all grown up, go there with my grand children. It is a bit special.

Bonjour Monsieur Bertolini Il est rare de poster un avis sur un etablis*****t avant d'en avoir pu en profiter !!! J' ai acheté une Wonderbox ” Sejour gourmand” à 250€ ou il n'etait nullement mentionné que c'etait hors juillet et aout et hors week end ( a cause des mariages dans votre etablis*****t) On m'a refusé tous les vendredi de septembre , je viens de me rebattre sur le vendredi 13 octobre ; et enfin miracle une disponibilité.....mais que la chambre sans repas car le restaurant ferme fin septembre ! Je pense tres sincerement que les WONDERBOX ne vous interresse pas et dans ce cas il faut nous le dire et s'enlever des coffrets cadeaux; Avant de chercher un autre etablis*****t plus comprehensible; car j'ai vraiment eu un coup de coeur pour le votre; je vous soumet a nouveau mes dates n'importe quel vendredi chambre plus repas!! Dans l'attente de vous lire je vous souhaite une bonne journée René Cantareil 0616773698

We enjoyed our three night stay in a ground floor room with private patio. It was very spacious and nicely furnished with a very nice bathroom and a small refrigerator..the pool area was beautiful tho the pool was pretty cold during our visit in late September.. The staff were friendly and there was a parking lot..It was well located about 7 minutes from the Lices parking garage in St Tropez from which you can easily walk to the port and many restaurants..the hotel gets mixed reviews so we were pleasantly surprised at how attractive, comfortable and convenient it was. It was also fairly priced in this very expensive town. We highly recommend it.