We took advice from someone posting on the Lyons forum who replied to my enquiry about stop-over suggestions just south of Lyons (we were driving from London to Nice) and booked a night at Les Hospitaliers. It was a beautiful place but I thought the food was a little disappointing and the rooms uncomfortable (tiny beds) and hot. It was... More

Stayed last night in Les Hospitaliers after an excellent dinner. Outstanding food, reasonably priced and obviously with high quality ingredients. Standard room has a rather small bed (with a board at the end...) which is for tall central Europeans a little short. Nice view from the room. More

We had arrived the day before to Cannes and the next stop on the way to Paris was meant to be Beane (Burgundy), however fortunately for us the terrible hotel in Cannes had cancelled our booking without warning, so we decided to alter our itinerary, leave Cannes early and spend one night in Les Hospiatliers before heading to Beane. What... More

The hostelry accommodation is scattered around numerous stone buildings in this semi-restored hamlet. Rooms are simply furnished with small beds, linoleum flooring and `70s style en-suites, but they are clean and of a good size. The main complex and pool are for guest use only, but there is a café serving drinks, and ice cream on the lawns, and this... More

The Hospitaliers is situated at the top of the hill in a mediaeval village. Access is not for the faint-hearted, but the climb is well worth it. The rooms are scattered around the hilltop and we had to cope with pouring rain during our stay which hindered getting between our room and the main hotel. The rooms are expensive but... More

This charming and luxurious hotel is situated in the historic Knights Hospitaliers' fortress of Le Poet-Laval in the Dome area of Provence. A romantic crumbling hamlet of honey stone houses huddling beneath a ruined crusader fortress, which was once an ancient commandery of the Knights Hospitaliers. We managed to book the last room they had which, unfortunately, was rather small... More