Hôtel Le Colombier

This is a wonderful and charming family-run 3* hotel that is excellent in all respects. The owners exude kindness toward their guests and offer a substantial breakfast, catering too for those with gluten-free needs on request. The rooms and surroundings are spotlessly clean and the property is well maintained. The relaxation area with pool, hot tub and jacuzzi are wonderful to relax in. The owners made excellent recommendations for hiking in the region, offering maps as guides and made some great suggestions of where to eat in the locality. Nestled at the edge of the beautiful village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, it is ideally located for exploring the area, especially the Gorge de Verdon and its regions. I highly recommend this hotel and look forward to returning in the future.

This is a good if not outstanding hotel, rooms are reasonable size, we had a terrace which was nice to sit on at night, good shower and bathroom. Breakfast was served rather than buffet and ok but fairly basic. Location is good for Moustier - about a 15 min walk (uphill) to the village where there are numerous restaurants (although these seemed to be catering for the mass of tourists and not focused on quality). Facilities were again good with hot tubs (well luke warm which was better in the heat). It's just set off the road so not noisy. Convenient to visit the Verdun gorge and lakes (which are very dramatic). Hotel didn't really have the personal touch in our experience and some of the comms during booking were not the best. However we were happy with our stay and would recommend. 'Good' sums it up.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. The hotel feels more like a bed and breakfast because of the personal feel. The room was very large without balcony and AC good and cold but did not see how to make it less cool. The breakfast was a served continental breakfast with an add on of eggs, cheese and meat. 10 plus minute walk to town. It had a nice small pool and jacuzzi which was very nice

Le Colombier is a 10 minute walk from the centre of Moustiers. Our room had a small balcony overlooking a beautiful valley. Although the room was small, it was very well equipped and clean. Morning breakfast on the terrace overlooking the valley was lovely, including the local lavender honey! The family running the hotel were perfect hosts, and eager to ensure guests were properly looked after.

Beautiful location. Nice rooms with balconies offering stunning views. Well-conceived relaxing area with free whirlpool and jetstream pool. Warm welcome and efficient service. Decent breakfast on the morning terrace. Madame Brigitte and her team will go the extra mile to make your stay as comfortable as possible. They offer solutions before you see the problem.

Location - just outside center of town which means lots of space, parking, and views but an easy walk to scores of restaurants, shops, etc. Accommodation - very tasteful Provencal decorated room with every convenience. Ours gave out to a private patio overlooking a large lawn with views. Excellent breakfast - a very full selection of high quality pastries, coffee, jams, eggs, etc. Friendly and knowledgeable owners - can advise on everything, from hiking trails, restaurants, nearby villages. etc. Beautiful grounds - we were there too early to take full advantage of the terrace, spa, tennis courts, etc. but could see how lovely it would be in warmer weather

Moustiers St Marie is beautiful perched in the rocks. But it is not very user friendly as there are steep hills and parking is limited. That's the great advantage of La Colombier which is located outside of town near the last entrance to the town and it has its own parking. The rooms are on the small side with tiny balconies but there is a lovely pool and spa,the owners are very friendly and it is fairly priced.

We chose this hotel because of its proximity to the town, on-site parking, and mainly because they have a tennis court. We bring our gear and play wherever we can which helps us get exercise as we eat the delicious food in France and Italy. The superior room was on the small side, but it came with a small balcony, which helped. For two nights we could live with the small room. Bathroom in room was nice with drawers in the vanity. I appreciated the second mirror in the bedroom and KLEENEX…which doesn’t seem to exist in all European hotels! They really could give us glasses, though, rather than paper cups in the room. No coffee maker and we could not get coffee from them until breakfast was served at 8:00. When we inquired about driving into town to get coffee perhaps at a cafe which opened early, he was not helpful about any place that was open early. When this has happened in the past, all other hotels were able to give us coffee as they were sitting up the breakfast service (perhaps 30-45 minutes before service began), but this hotel was not accommodating. What put us off the most was the unfriendliness of the staff. We travel to Europe annually and are used to staying in bed and breakfasts and boutique hotels. The staff here was one of the unfriendliest. I assume it was the owner who checked us in…..I’m not sure as he never i traduced himself, nor did he ask us our names, etc, upon arrival. They put all info in digital form and when I asked a question about the pool, I was told to check the online booklet. We played tennis, and then court (no net strap) is aligned incorrectly, so one person has to look directly into the sun. We could live with that, but the pebbles all over the court made us be wary about chasing down balls. After playing one day, we asked the owner (we think) if he had a broom we could use on the court (so we could sweep away some of the pebbles). All he said was “no, sorry,”. There never was a question about why we would even want a broom! When we checked out today, I brought the key to the desk, where both owners were sitting. I handed the keys to one of them, and all he said to me was, “did you take anything from the mini-bar?” When I replied, no, he said ok. What ever happened to a host saying ,”how was your stay? Did you have a nice time?”These owners clearly didn’t want our business and maybe are so tired of tourists, that they don’t care if we return or not. We had stayed in a small family run hotel in Cadaques last week, where the owners did everything possible to welcome us and make our stay comfortable. The stay at Les Colombier w@s the opposite….but that’s fine, we won’t stay here again.