We arrived with no reservations. For 3 adults we had an apartment with a view and with 2 separate bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and living room for a total price of $91. We used the pool and spa. It felt like a three star hotel with all the amenities. A pretty good dinner for $60 for the three of... More

Mont-Louis itself is a stunning town and well worth a visit, but there are two other hotels inside the walls that I would suggest trying before Le Clos Cerdan! We had booked and paid for (according to the website and the receipt number!) a room with a shower. When we arrived, the owner insisted that we hadn't paid. I produced... More

The staff are rude beyond belief, the rooms are old and dusty and the swimming pool looks nice from afar, but up close it's not too clean. There was also a crazy dog hanging round that seemed to get agitated each time we tried to go up the stairs to our room! Perhaps the worst thing was the cleaning product/... More

After our evening meal the waiter, who had been condescending throughout, presented us with the bill and demanded we pay an extra service charge. He bullied and pressured us to leave him a tip and when we made to leave he insulted us for leaving him nothing. We know that service in France is always included in the bill as... More

We discovered a fantastic part of France this Fall which I didn't even know existed: the plateau of the Cerdagne in the Languedoc Roussillon. Away up in the Pyrenees, it is a stange mix of high plains surrounded by high mountains, clear skies and lots of wildlife. And there are hot mineral springs everywhere - you can even bathe in... More