Auberge le Cantou

Rooms were decent, but service at both the hotel and restaurant was extremely slow. We ate dinner in the restaurant shortly after checking in. Although they sat us promptly, they didn’t bring water or take our order for 20 minutes). A full hour after they took our order, they let my husband know that they didn’t have the burger (this was his second choice, as they had already told him they didn’t have the ham). During to this time, they still hadn’t brought us our drinks or offered us any bread. We finally got our food 70 minutes after ordering (90 minutes after sitting down). The food was fine, but certainly not good enough to make up for the wait. Most tables seemed to be getting pretty slow service, but we also had a couple arrived who seems to be friends with the staff. They were served their meal only 20 minutes after arriving. A large group was also sat upstairs after we arrived and got their food well before us. 🤷🏼‍♀️ The next morning we went down to breakfast only to find all of the open tables with dirty dishes. We had to find the attendant to ask her to clear a table for us. I will say, nobody was outright rude or hostile, just inattentive. Our server seems genuinely abashed when she had to tell us they didn’t have our order after such a long wait. It seems understaffed and like they’re trying to serve far more guests than they have the capacity to serve.

We booked this hotel because we valued a smaller town atmosphere than Mont-Dore or Saint Nectaire.We had a great stay. We were given the disabled room which is accessed by a beautiful courtyard at the rear of the property. It was wonderfully quiet at night and the room was huge, clean and comfortable. The only downside was the wifi was a little weak, due to the proximity to the reception.||||The receptionist was also friendly and welcoming, and they were very understanding when we had to dash in the middle of the night due to an emergency! (Note reception is not 24 hour). ||||Orcival is a lovely little town, with only a few amenities but is lovely and peaceful spot.

Went there to have lunch yesterday. I suggest you avoid it. Reasons being: Ordered three different whiskys, didn't have any of them, even though they were written on the drinks list, then I ordered a starter which was on the menu, they didn't have that either. At least the coffee was delicious. Not their fault, but invaded by flies

Delicious local food served with generous quantities and alongside a good wine selection. Servers are friendly but the service needs to be a bit faster and more organized.

Quite happy with my stay here, both the hotel part and the restaurant. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Forgot a hard drive but was promptly helped by the owner. The drive is back home again, thank you very much. The restaurant is cost and the food is very nice. The menu isn't massive but well balanced and, most importantly, we'll cooked. Would suggest a widening of the beer choice the local brewers are quite good. Also some music or something to liven up the place would be nice. Overall judgements though: great place.

The style of the rooms is a bit more on the hostel side than hotel but they have everything necessary and they are clean. The bathroom is also well equipped and quite modern. We were lucky to have a room with beautiful views on the Basilique and a little balcony, which made our stay quite remarkable.

Orcival is a beautiful village and the area is perfect for trecking. The hotel is comfortable, small but correctly arranged rooms, clean bed linen and towels, comfortable bed. Wi-Fi is a disaster, it's better to go for a walk. 😀

We really enjoyed our stay at this small hotel. Our room was perfect- comfortable bed and nice bathroom with a balcony looking onto the church. Both dinner and breakfast were exceptionally good and good value too.

Delicious food (local to Auvergne - such as the wonderful Aligot), and a very welcoming staff. The village is most picturesque too.