WoodWanderers
Google
We booked this based on an article in a magazine... on the internet the rooms & location looked very tempting. Well, the warning signs were there ! First the "exquisite but cold" review on this site, then the fact that the owner did not call back after I had left a message on the answerphone for 2 days and last but not least the unprofessional way the reservation was handled. ||After having stayed for 5 nights at a truly exquisite place in the Languedoc Roussillion we were looking forward to another week in Provence. What a disappointment we had to come: there was nobody at reception...the lady (not the owner) that finally did show us the room was unkempt . She showed us around a dirty commual minikitchen and explained that breakfast was a "helpyourself" affair. She also made it very clear that the "table d'hote" that was offered with our reservation and we had booked was not going to happen - because it was Saturday and she was not going to work on Saturday and by the way she had not been informed. Also, it was really too much expected as she had to cook all next week because they had a wedding on the 2 weeks from now. ||Anyway...up to the room. The pictures on the internet definately don't reflect reality. Don't get us wrong - they are not bad but they are definately not luxurius. No shower, the wash basin is ill fitting into the washstand and has no plug. All furniture, painting, floor have scuff marks. The rooms are not looked after. ||So to breakfast the next morning: oh yes, a helpyourself affair. If you weren't first (and we weren't as it was Sunday) we were expected to clear up the dirty dishes of the guests that already had breakfast if we wanted to sit at the table. A different but not our definition of helpyourself at a "luxury" bed and breakfast. ||All in all we stayed 3 nights...the only way we could bare it was by having long drives into the Provence country side and enjoy ourselves during the day. On the eve of our last night we came back to our dirty towels being hung up and no fresh towels in sight... even though we were the only guests left on site! Lazy, inattentive, terrible.||Oh - in case you were wondering where we went for dinner on the evening of our arrival when we should have had a table d'hote. We found a charming little restaurant in Carpentras "La Ciboulette". If ever you happen to be in Carpentras - it comes highly recommended!