Hotel Arena Le Refuge

Simply put heaven on earth! Crystal clear river water you can swim in and amazing views. The staff (especially Jules) when out of their way to make us comfortable. I highly recommend this place! Would absolutely come back and stay for longer.

Only went there for a drink but it was totally worth it. Yes they may not have the most refined ice creams or sorbets but nothing beats this incredible view and stairs going into the river. The pictures speak for themselves. I would happily have stayed one night if I had known how beautiful Corte is.

Such a beautiful setting but the room was dreadful! Down steps so almost underground, Stank of damp, mould growing everywhere in the bathroom area, dirty floor, outdated furniture, right next door to a noisy kitchen and where the chef or owners liked to have a fag..based on the pots of pot pourri put on our windowsill to disguise the smell. |Bed was surprisingly comfy considering but didn’t dare look under the sheets expect it would be a horror story! |I didn’t have high expectations based on other reviews but accommodation in this stunning valley is very limited and this hotel definitely has the best location but such a shame the owners don’t try and improve their guest experience. The outside area was lovely with tables and loungers right up to the river and direct access to the pools of the river but if you struggle with nightmares, maybe choose somewhere else, there are plenty of places where you can access the river without being a guest here

This is a review about the *restaurant* (we didn't stay at the hotel). We both had the trout and shared the burrata salad and both were perfect. The location is beautiful and peaceful. Highly recommended!

This is a family hotel; people are friendly. The room has airco and is rather big and has a refrigerator to. Very pleasant is the small balcony with two chairs. So you can sit outside even if it is raining (we had a few hours). |The setting of the restaurant is very unique: nearby the river. Hotel guests can sit nearby the river to read a book or so. Very attractive.|The food in the restaurant was good but not very fine. It looks well, but tastes could be better.|We did not have breakfast because we wanted to start early in the morning for a few walks.|

We stayed 3 nights to walk up the the Restonica Valley & other gorges. It’s a great location. The room was perfectly fine, but the bed was not comfortable for us unfortunately. Breakfast was very good with an excellent choice of produce. Our cooked choices were hot enough for us. However, I’m afraid dinner was not great. It depends what you order of course, but we were very disappointed with our food.

We enjoyed four nights in our clean, spacious accommodation. The breakfasts were plentiful and tasty. The evening meals in the on-site restaurant were generous, carefully- presented portions. Veronique, the hands-on manager, and her courteous team were always accessible and amenable. The hotel has a stunning location in the Restonica Valley by the river.

We booked 3 rooms at the Hotel Arena le Refuge in Corte. As the location is out of town it was essential for us to have a restaurant. Before we traveled we were told that we were all ‘upgraded’ to the sister hotel, Les Jardins de la Glacière nearby. When we arrived we had a hostile reception which got worse when we asked where we could eat. The room had a toilet that wouldn’t flush and a shower knob that came off in your hand. This hotel had no restaurant and the restaurant in Le Refuge was closed. We asked if we could get a taxi the 2km into Corte and were told that no taxi would go such a short distance. We enquired about a take away but were firmly told that we would have to eat it in the room. We then asked about the restaurant close by in another hotel. This was clearly the competition so wasn’t mentioned to us. We asked if they could be called to see if they were open and this was done very grudgingly. At check out we mentioned the problems in the room which was greeted with a very sarcastic, disbelieving ‘Oh really’. This appalling establishment seems to be run by only 2 people who we believe are the owners of both these hotels. Clearly, neither of them has had any hospitality training. Having travelled all over the world we have never met such rude, condescending and sarcastic staff in an hotel or stayed in such a terrible place. If this was an upgrade from the Hotel Arena le Refuge we hate to think what that must be like. We strongly recommend that you DO NOT BOOK AT THESE HOTELS.