Hotel Restaurant & La Signoria

We had a lovely stay in the tree house room. The room is indeed distinct with an amazing balcony. The hotel's service was perfect, the gardens were lovely, we loved the breakfast - and it's amazing how close the hotel is to the airport in Calvi! The one thing that could be improved is service at the dinner restaurant (though I think as it was the start of the season this may have become better).

We stayed there from August 27-29 and, with our two daughters, booked the Villa Mariani, the hotel’s largest and most expensive suite. This was an indulgence for us. I will refrain from commenting on matters that are out of the property’s control - the proximity to the airport or the fact that the nicest suite is bordered—closely—on two sides by working farm. These are some of the realities this property faces. But service—the benchmark of the Relais & Chateaux brand— is entirely within the control of the property and here is where La Signoria fell far short of the mark.||Matters looked very promising at check-in: we were attended to by a young man named James, who showed us the property in great detail, explained the features of our room and hurriedly delivered our bags notwithstanding the 32C heat. The room was very good - clean and well appointed. The main trouble came at dinner that night. The food was truly not good—I won’t dwell on this fact, other than to it needs drastic improvement in that it aims for an haute cuisine interpretation of a generic French cuisine and it when it falls short—as it did with many of the dishes—it’s a long way to fall. Basic items like bread service—I recognized the assorted not very fresh selection from the morning buffet—are simply not executed with any care.||But it was the service that was truly atrocious. Upon being seated we were asked if we’d like to have a cocktail or wine. We said yes to both and they returned, with three cocktail menus - there were four of us - and no wine menu. After 20 minutes I rose — no one had come to take our orders —to find a staff member (our server was no where to be found) to ask for a wine menu. I returned and waited another 5+ minutes for a list, and when it was finally presented, the server apologized saying “We don’t have enough to go around.” We ordered a bottle of white, after which the wine list was swiftly snatched. Once the bottle arrived, a server initially poured wine for the table. After that, we ended up pouring the bottle ourselves the entire evening. Once the bottle was finished, about halfway through our dinner, no one came by to either clear the bottle or offer the wine list again.||And while the food was very disappointing, it paled in comparison to our dining companions—a pair of rats who spent most of the evening moving back and forth on the wall and vines immediately behind out table (I’d post the video-that I sent to R&C- that illustrates this but Tripadvisor doesn't support video files). Had there been any staff attending our table I would have alerted them to the situation, but as there wasn’t, I didn’t have the opportunity to. We left without dessert, disappointed but hoping it was an off night, something that happens to all restaurants on occasions.||The following day I went to visit some neighbouring wineries for work and my eldest daughter stayed behind to relax. I returned to a text from her saying that she had ordered a ham and cheese panini 40 minutes previous and it still hadn’t arrived. Annoyed, I went to the pool, to wait with her. For another 10 minutes, still nothing arrived, so I went to the pool bar to ask where the sandwich was (quite curtly, I admit). The staff member didn’t apologize, but ran off to the kitchen with the speed of someone who had clearly forgotten something. Again we waited, for another 10 minutes without seeing the staff member or the sandwich. Finally, I set off for the kitchen, but again could not find anyone. I returned to the pool area with my daughter to wait for another 5 minutes, to finally receive the abysmal sandwich pictured below. The server did not apologize, simply saying “we’re out of pesto”. I left my daughter to eat the sad sandwich (pictured below), but not before speaking to the server in an exasperated tone about how unhappy I was with the situation. Once I arrived back at the room, I had already received a text from my daughter about how she found a black hair in her sandwich. ||To cap things off, a huge storm blew into Calvi that evening at 7 pm. No one can help a storm, but again, the response was lacklustre. Notwithstanding the power went out 3 separate times, once for an extended period (leaving us in complete darkness), we never heard from anyone on the staff. No one offered flashlights, or checked on us to see how we were doing. Again, poor service had quickly become the calling card of La Signoria.||We checked out the following morning and the staff member, who was otherwise quite friendly, didn’t ask how the stay was, in general, or especially how it was after the storm. I did note we were not charged for the sandwich, but it seemed like yet another oversight (albeit one in our favour) instead of a nod to the poor service. It was not only the worse experience I’ve ever had at a Relais & Chateaux property, it was—given the price paid—one of the worst hotel experiences I’ve ever had.||I reached out to Relais & Chateau to express my concerns and they got back to me saying that my complaints had been sent to La Signoria. That was over a month ago and we've still heard nothing from them.

Beautiful garden and attentive staff just isn’t enough to claim 5 stars. At 550€ a night( in Corsica) we did expect at least soundproof windows( as the hotel is located 5 min from the airport), good WiFi( you get disconnected on you way to the balcony or to the restroom), modern and well functioning AC, a proper WALL between our room and the guests next door room( it was only a door that was locked. I could hear our neighbors like they were right next to me), somewhat interesting design?( the interior is giving Holiday Inn in the middle of nowhere), all the magazines in the room were from 2023( it’s July 2025), the breakfast was just average. I’m absolutely confused which “magical experience” most of the people are talking about here. I had no pleasure of coming back to this hotel for the night. It would look great in Vegas if we were in 1985.

Restaurant review only. While visiting Calvi, we came here for dinner one evening. Beautiful Genovese estate with most wonderful gardens (though nearby airport’s landings and takeoffs do mess with the overall ambiance). Staff was courteous and very polite to greet us and show us to the table. Again, the open air seating in the garden was marvelous. Restaurant service was a let down: the wait staff was young and very inexperienced. Sommelier brought the wine list but the wine order was taken by the waitress whose response to a request for local light red wine recommendation was “what is your budget.” It went down hill from there. We did stay the night and tasted numerous dishes, all of which were presented beautifully and with great artistic flair. Regrettably, most of the dishes were rather bland in taste and the visual was not matched by the palate’s expectations. Overall we enjoyed the evening very much though we did leave a bit disappointed but at the same time we were glad that we chose to stay at another R&C property (La Villa) and not this one.

The front desk were the best! Location is great and near airport. Very relaxing. Beautiful views. However, the room was not up to par. Water damage, mold, and black particles covered floor nightly around the bed and floors from vents. It was hard to breath and concerning. I passed along the pictures to staff. Otherwise great property.

Booked a day spa with lunch. While the massage was great, the lunch was a disaster. After noting that the beef was not possible to eat, the service confirmed to talk with the kitchen. After 15 minutes the service came to take our plates. We had to remind them that we still waited for a response and were then offered an alternative, but only from the room service menu. There was no apology and not even a complementary coffee or something else offered. The mayonnaise of the fries was dried which is a sign for salmonella. We just wanted informed the service to avoid any food poisoning for other guests, but the guy did not listen and wanted to try the mayonnaise. We noted that you cannot taste salmonella but he did not care, hope he is alright. In total we sat 2 hours in the restaurant and we're eating one after the other, so each of us sat there for an hour without anything. The cleanliness of the spa could be improved. Drink prices are insane with 20€ for a cocktail, leading to the bar being totally empty. The hotel and spa has great potential but they do not seem to invest into their staff training at all. Quite underwhelming experience for the price.

We absolutely loved this hotel. The room (a Suite Demeure) was spacious, stylish and super comfortable. The grounds of the hotel were truly lovely (kudos to the hard working groundskeepers who work to keep all the plants and pathways in great condition). We ate at the "Bistrot dans les Herbes" bistronomique restaurant and had great food, great ambiance and excellent service, and often enjoyed a drink at the bar in the evening, which was served attentively and tastily. What we most enjoyed was the incredibly attentive breakfast staff who greeted us with a smile and our favorite coffee order every morning - kudos to Mathilde especially!

Beautiful grounds surrounded by mountains & green fields. It’s about a ten minute drive into Calvi. ||There are a couple of seperate buildings with the guest rooms as well as a large tree house. Buildings are in nice reds and yellows. There is a beautiful big pool & a jacuzzi with plenty of places to sunbath. ||There is a bar area off the reception & a seperate building for the restaurant. ||My room was very large with its own private outdoor deck looking over the gardens. Other buildings are close to the pool. There are timber floors & nice furniture. The bed was very comfortable with also has a couple of lounge chairs. ||The bathroom has a separate walk in shower & seperate bath. A small gripe is that there are no bars of hand soap only liquid shower gel, why? There is a seperate room for the toilet and a seperate dressing room. ||The TV has a large selection of channels and there is good wifi throughout. ||The breakfast had a tasty selection of good and hot foods which were fresh & delicious. The dinner menu is expensive as are the drinks. ||It’s a classy five star hotel but it’s a very expense hotel.