HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND DESTINATIONS REVIEWED AT THE SPEED OF TRAVEL
Posted in Europe, France, Hotel, Provence/Côte d'Azur on Jul 19th, 2011
Q: What is it? A: A very charming hotel with charming staff and charming views of the Côte d’Azur. A classic, charming Mediterranean hotel on the Côte d’Azur. La Pérouse has it all. It has the undersized lobby. It has the quirky floor plan where you will have to take two elevators and walk through [...]
Q: What is it? A: A High Renaissance Tuscan villa that has been turned into a hotel, with ”frescoed ceilings, elaborate stuccowork and colourful terrazzo floors” and a pretty unmotivated staff. Impressive. That’s the first word that comes to mind… While driving up the hill after having passed the manned gate, you can’t but think [...]
Q: What is it? A: Somebody put a palazzo built in the 15th century on a hilltop in Chianti furnished it with a lot of modern stuff and added a pool and an ambitious kitchen! You arrive at the villa and the first person you meet is… Dr. Evil? From a distance he may resemble [...]
A typical room at the Lapa Palace. For those of you who know me personally: Would you say that this is my style of room? Hehe, that’s what I thought. Again, this is not really my kind room but when it comes with a bathroom the size of a tennis court then I’m prepared to [...]
Just a qualified guess: The pool area is about 8,5 meters from the ocean. The hotel itself is less than 30 meters from the very same water. A room on the upper floor with a view but without a balcony. All rooms have bathtubs with massage jets. No complaints. From left to right: New addition, [...]