After visiting Font du Gaume, I drove to Les Eyzies to find lunch. I drove through town but saw nothing that appealed. Just at the point at which I was going to turn around and go back to Sarlat, I came across this hotel/restaurant. I was early (by French standards) but was warmly received onto the terrace, which was wonderfully cool on this hot day. The lunch was excellent, as was the service. Though perhaps a bit more expensive than other places in town, it was well worth the visit. Tip: to park, go past the hotel and take the first right, downhill to a large car park; don't try to park just before the hotel.

Visiting friends who were staying at Les Glycines, we accepted their invitation to lunch at the hotel restaurant. The temperature that day was 37C as our stay happened to coincide with a four day heatwave in the area. All four of us asked the restaurant manager/maitre d' for a lighter meal than the menu usually proposed and asked if we could order a relatively simple salad. We declined the proposed Salade Perigourdine (duck and fois gras) and asked again for a simple light salad. Suffice to say that all of us came away with the impression that the maitre d' was offhand, even rude, and was certainly deliberately condescending in his response. This is a shame for the hotel, as otherwise our friends spoke highly of the staff.

Honestly, Les Eyzies is a very touristy town. I’m not sure I would stay there again. My family of four stayed here for four nights. I liked the fact that Les Glycines was off the main drag, but it was still possible to walk into town for dinner. It was also conveniently located across the road from Canoes Vallee Vezere, which was a very nice outfit.

The hotel itself was fine. We booked a classic twin room and a double junior suite, which looked nothing like the website picture. I know pictures can be deceiving and each room is supposed to be different, but we were disappointed with the room. I would not pay the extra euros for the suite unless you could guarantee that you had the bottom floor with access to outside and even then I'm not sure it's worth the money.

Other than that the hotel was perfectly adequate. Nothing special in our minds. The back garden was very nice and there were lots of sitting areas. It was nice to explore. The staff seemed unconcerned with anything or anyone. No charm. My big complaint with the hotel is that they allowed no food to be brought into the hotel to be consumed in the rooms or the gardens. There is so much food to buy in the area, it was a shame that we could not have a picnic there. The garden would have been a lovely setting. In our month of travel throughout France, this was the only place we encountered this rule. It was disappointing.

We stayed at the hotel as a family a few years ago and were extremely pleased with the super attentive service, tranquil and central location, immaculate gardens and overall great atmosphere around the property. It was rather on the pricey side but there was no charge for extra cods in the room for kids. The rooms are clean and quiet without thrills. Gardens are beautiful and a swimming pool is a huge bonus.

The hotel is close to the city center, boat rental and, the highlight of our visit, Grotte de Font de Gaume, prehistoric caves with a great collection of wall paintings. We rented a kayak and had a wonderful half-day trip down the Dordogne river with stop and climb up to Rocamadour, picnic on a small beach and going down the river surrounded by cliffs, old villages carved into them and castles.

Highly recommended!