Demeures & Châteaux Hôtel l'Hermitage

We picked l’Hermitage, because it is within easy driving distance from Marseille airport, and we wanted to spend the first two days of our trip in this corner of Provence. I was a bit concerned as we approached the hotel, driving through some shopping and industrial areas (not what imagined), but it turned out to be ok, as the property itself is big and cozy, with old trees and a beautiful garden. There were even several chickens roaming around - pretty pastoral. And the nearby (2 km) village of Pernes les Fontaines turned out to be quite a charming old place. Our “chambre double standard” was a bit grey and drab (not the prettiest one from the pictures), but it was a quiet corner room with a pretty big terrace. A somewhat weird thing about this terrace was that it had a window to the neighboring room’s bathroom, which was always partially open - oh, well, it’s an old remodeled building. The bed was very comfortable, with an extra pair of pillows available in the closet. The bathroom was probably from the 80-s, but it had everything we needed and was very clean, so no problem. Breakfast was good, with a great selection of cold cuts, cheeses, breads and what-not. And you can have as much coffee/tea as you want, with self-service from the machine. However, dinner at the hotel turned out to be a big disappointment, although I had expected it to be great, based on many previous reviews. Well, the theme of the day of our arrival seemed to be “everything boiled”: a piece of boiled cod, a boiled potato, a boiled carrot, a piece of boiled zucchini (?!), and an unshelled boiled egg (?!) - all with aioli sauce on the side. Not what we value about French cuisine! The presentation was very creative and beautiful though - with the green of the zucchini, the orange of the carrot, the yellow of the potato and the brown of the egg, the plates looked like bright abstract paintings. But my piece of advice is to find out the menu before you reserve dinner - we were probably just unlucky as the next day, it looked like the chef was getting ready to grill something, which would be just fine. But our dinner at Au Fil du Temps in Pernes les Fontaines the next day was just amazing - not cheap, but great! But back to the hotel itself, where we really enjoyed the pool. It is a good size, very clean and pretty. The water was somewhat cold, but just fine, once you got in. On the whole, we had a good time at l’Hermitage, and I can certainly recommend it!

Great charming hotel with very nice helpful staff. There hotel has a great garden and swimming pool. Also the dinner is perfet (one choice per night but homemde and delicious). All beatiful villages accessble by car.

Nous avons beaucoup apprécié les lieux, le parc, la piscine, les transats, la décoration, les repas et petits déjeuners

Nous avons passé un excellent séjour nous avons apprécié le cadre, l'accueil et les services, la piscine, nous reviendrons certainement plus longtemps

Très bon accueil, une équipe à vos petits soins . Un cadre magnifique tout en verdure avec une belle allée de platanes idéal pour se reposer, et se rafraichir avec la piscine . les chambres sont de vrai petits cocons En 1 mot génial

Magnifique endroit, convivial et au calme Le petit déjeuner est parfait, il y a tout ce qu’il faut. Le plat du soir très bien. Nous y avons passé un très bon moment Notre seul bémol étant que les chambres sont très petites et manquent de lumière mais elles bien décorées.