Our fifth and final B&B of our 2 week holiday was by far the most disappointing.
Up until this point we had enjoyed the wonderful hospitality you come to expect from B&B owners.
We arrived at La Belle Victorienne at 1pm after a long and tiring drive, only to be told to come back at 3pm when reception would be open - there was no introduction, no friendly welcome, we weren't even allowed to leave our cases
- it was as if we had interrupted them.
We had reserved 'The Exuberante' for 2 nights but we asked to move after our first sleepless night due to the excessive road noise - there seemed to be a lorry passing through every minute. The room itself was fine.
The owner offered us the 'The Celeste' for our second night which was certainly a lot quieter. The room was again fine with one niggle - the TV wouldn't pick up any channels. When we reported this to the proprietor he replied that a previous guest had reported the same problem a week earlier - which begs the question when was it going to be fixed. He certainly didn't apologise or offer anything in return - just sort of shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'what can I do about it'.
Breakfast was a strange affair - the arrangements were being tinkered with while we were there, but in essence it was self service and basic - 2 types of cereal, bread/bagels to toast yourself, a few slices of cheese, a few bananas and apples, yoghurts and coffee, orange juice.
Everything was clean and tidy but overall the level of service was very disappointing.