Le Clair de la Plume

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.

Lieu très poétique, une équipe à l’accueil très attentionnée. Petit déjeuner salade de fruit et riz au lait top.