Hôtel Le Résinier

The restaurant staff were good, and the monkfish was nice, though we asked for salt and pepper. The £120 bill for two mains, a dessert, a modest bottle of wine and two aperitifs felt steep. The hotel dog was also barking around the restaurant, which I wouldn’t expect at those prices. The room was the real problem. We booked a suite for two nights, and it was a jumble of spaces: a small but fine bedroom with good air conditioning, a dark, tiny sitting room with no proper window or TV, then an entrance hall with a desk, one chair and tea and coffee. People could see into that last room and walk in from the pool, so we couldn’t use it or lock the door. The room also wasn’t shown in the booking website’s photos. The toilet was badly stained, apparently from months without proper cleaning. The shower needed refurbishing too: a soap dish fitting hung loose, old fittings had left unfilled holes, and the floor looked either dirty or chipped. I’ve included photos because I worried people might think I was exaggerating. I couldn’t bring myself to complain. The state of the facilities felt insulting, and I doubted they would understand the problem or that other rooms were cleaned any better. The hotel setting is lovely, but that didn’t make up for our room. I rarely leave bad reviews, yet this was disgraceful. It even made me wonder about kitchen standards. I’d replace the manager responsible for the accommodation. If there had been another hotel nearby, I’d have moved and asked for a refund. I would never stay here again.