Man_from_La_Manche
Google
The standard room we were in was painted black, as if to emphasise that it was a place to sleep in at night, not to spend the day 'home from home'. No significant frills in the room except a brand new air conditioning unit. (that worked well). Good sound insulation meant you didn't hear the late night bar's loud music. Frankly, all you need is a loo, a shower, and a bed, and a room at the right temperature, and that's what was provided. I can't remember if there was room service, a TV, minibar, ironing board, hairdryer, shoe-shiner, ice machine, tea/coffee maker, etc. I didn't care.||||The hotel is in an excellent hillside location, with an easy walk into town. Parking nearby is pretty tricky. If only we'd known there was free valet parking (& free parking), we would have driven into the hotel forecourt in the first place. Anyway, when we arrived on foot the valet happily took our keys to fetch our car from a paid space 30 yards down the road..||||Generally, there was always a pleasant and good humoured welcome (from 2 or 3 staff at entrance and reception).||||The restaurant/bar (Le Tigrr) appears to be run as an entirely separate business, albeit sharing the hotel's main entrance. However, the hotel will no doubt pull some strings to get you a table if you want to eat there (good quality it is too). Its junglesque greenery surrounded dining/drinking terrace has excellent views over the harbour. The Tigrr therefore adds a lot more magic to the hotel than it would otherwise have.||||I would have given 5 stars, but for the following:||1) Shower bracket broken (just for handset, so top-down rose was fine).||2) Domain 'ermitagehotel.fr' non-functional - a bit worrying (working now).||3) Google street view depicted building site - information would have been reassuring.