Abbaye de Sainte Croix

Very good

Liked: It is an amazing location with lots of character and charm and the food was amazing
Disliked: It could have been cleaner and the bathroom la could do with updating

Superb

Liked: The views are breathtaking. Every room is different and all have a special enchantment. We stay many times in this property and last time we were in a stone tower with a balcony overlooking Salome de Provence. Other times we had a private terrace what is lovely and enjoy! A lot of ventilation in the rooms and bathrooms. Lovely sauna in outdoors terrace. Great restaurant. Lovely staff. Super relaxing! Quiet! Beautiful outdoor swimming pool, fountain with sparkling and natural water, footballing, ping pong, chess, kids enjoy the property as parents relax in a very beautiful place.

Excellent and picturesque hotel among...

Liked: Excellent, picturesque location. It was a great place to stay with a young child and a dog. Very relaxing and quiet environment with beautiful views and interesting architecture. The staff were excellent too, very friendly and responsive to our queries. The room was very clean and spacious, with a nice patio and little balcony. The breakfast was delicious with lots of options and local flavours. The restaurant was also nice for dinner at least once. Finally, the pool area was very nice in good location within the property.
Disliked: Overall we loved our stay. Since we were travelling with our child, we missed having a small fridge in the room and room service for food in the room. We managed that by going to the nearby town, but it would have been very helpful to have that because of its somewhat isolated location.

Superb

Liked: Everything! Great experience overall.
Disliked: The staff being very slow in serving us at the terrace, only paying attention to those dining.

Good but kitchen should be...

Liked: Location and atmosphere is nice.
Disliked: Baguette on breakfast was not nice, not true french one. Could not be forgiven. Breakfast and dinner with same menu everyday.

Very good

Liked: Beautiful setting with panoramic views of Provence.
Disliked: Dinner options were limited and quality a little disappointing.

Disappointing and not somewhere to...

Liked: Staying in a historic old building with sweeping views of the landscape. The staff we met on Reception who were very helpful and spoke excellent English. The breakfast was good with plenty of choice. I also had some nice swims in the pool.
Disliked: The food! The menu was extremely limited and given we were there for four nights it would have got very boring. However, we only ended up eating there on our first two nights. The first night the meal was ok but for Euros 55 a head it should have been more than just ok! The wine was Euros 40 upwards a bottle. On our second night the service was ridiculously slow and when the food came out it was tough and inedible. We gave up and the staff seemed to do so too as they went into hiding with the youngest team member only coming out! There were plenty of staff and we found it interesting that if you sat on the main terrace pre-dinner no-one would come out and ask you what you would like to drink. You had to go and find someone and then they would get it! We didn’t eat there after the second night. Reception did take the food off our bill for that night and were nice about it. It was annoying though as it meant we had to go out to eat and that meant driving down to a nearby town. Housekeeping was not all it should be - the attention to detail wasn’t there. I had to go and ask for a dustpan and broom because after a day out we came back to a floor that clearly hadn’t been swept! There was a grubby shower curtain around the shower and the room fridge was dirty. The pool was nice but could have been kept cleaner and there were lots of weeds around the paving stones and where there might have been flowers once there were more weeds. This also was the case throughout the outdoor areas immediately around the hotel. It was scruffy. We felt let down by our stay and definitely not value for money. It could have been so much better.

Very good

Abbey in the hills

Liked: Amazing converted Abbey, spectacular views across the valley, our room was large with a huge terrace out front and another on the roof. The interior was original brick with narrow stairways and big windows and doors. Definitely an experience. Staff were really helpful, especially calling Hertz when our TGV was over an hour late and their office was closing. Restaurant was very nice and the food was excellent. A great place to use as a base to explore Provence.
Disliked: Some cushions on the outdoor chairs would have been nice, it was a bit wet so maybe they didn’t want to put them out, but we sat outside quite a bit, plus something to sit on on the roof terrace too.