Jessica B.
Yelp
If 3.5 stars were an option, I'd probably have gone with that, but given the limitations, I rounded up to 4. I say this only because there's so much that I loved about this charming hotel, with one huge exception.
Let me start with the good. First, L'Image is located just steps away from an absurd amount of great restaurants, shops, and sights. The hotel itself was once an old theater and they've done a great job incorporating the property's history into the decor. The staff was beyond friendly and super attentive. We didn't have a chance to have dinner here because most nights the dining room was fully reserved for private parties, but from what I could see, the food looked fantastic. The grounds here, by the way, are lovely as is the pool. The beds were comfortable, the bathrooms were unexpectedly roomy for a European hotel, and our mini fridge was restocked with water and Perrier every day.
So why only 4 stars? Well, at the risk of diving head first into an annoying American cliche here, I'd be hesitant to stay again due to the rooms being insanely hot and stuffy.
We were here in mid-May, so temps were already in the mid to upper 80's by early afternoon. Add in that glorious, ever-constant Provençal sun and you've got yourself a nice little sweat box of a room during the day. Despite the hotel advertising climate control in all of its rooms, we were informed that the a/c was not yet activated due to the cooler weather in the evenings.
True, the temps dropped into the 60s at night but we found an open, screenless window did little to cool the room down and lots in letting in all kinds of winged visitors. We ended up asking for a fan which made it slightly more comfortable. Honestly the nights were somewhat tolerable. During the day, however, was another story. My husband and I happened to be traveling with my parents, one of which was recovering from recent heart surgery. Not having a comfortable room to come back to to take naps as needed in the afternoon was really frustrating. Having lived through nine DC summers, I feel cold when it's in the 70s sometimes and I didn't even like to sit in our room during the day because it was so uncomfortable. I hate to harp on this point because everything else about this hotel was wonderful, but it was annoying not having a comfortable space to stop in during the day to recharge or a cool sanctuary to unwind in at night.
So...in summary, stay here. In the late fall perhaps.