Very nice, modern, large room on the top floor (large enough for extra bed for our 12-year-old). Very nice bathroom. Small balcony with a view of the Mediterranean. Haut de Cagnes is an incredible "ancient village" high upon a mountaintop. Real people live there, so don't think it's just a tourist trap. It has great restaurants, a school for local children, a great jazz bar called the Black Cat. Terrific food at the restaurant in the hotel, as well. The only negative about this room: No fire escape, which made me a little nervous being on the top floor (equivalent of about 4th floor. They really need a rope ladder from the balcony!

We spent two nights at the Hotel Le Grimaldi in mid-May, and while the weather was unseasonably mixed, we wished we could have stayed longer. The location, next to the chateau in a beautiful hill-top village, with the most stunning views, is perfect for a romantic getaway, and is matched by the simple elegance of the rooms. And when we compared the hotel, with a delicious and substantial breakfast included, to others in the surrounding area, it offers exceptional value for money. The staff were very friendly, and the restaurant looked extremely good - sadly we were unable to have dinner there as we already had a reservation elsewhere. Quite lovely and we'd definitely go back.

This is a tiny hotel in Haut de Cagnes, a tiny village dominated by a medieval castle, surrounded by lovely scenery, and removed from the bustle of the seaside communities on the Riviera. It is best reached by a small shuttle bus (free) from the main town, Cagnes sur Mer. The hotel is located on a small square dominated by the castle on one side and looks out over the beautiful countryside. The hotel shares the square with a couple of eating places and a place where the local men play "boules," an outdoor French/italian variant of bowling.
The hotel has four rooms and one suite and has its own restaurant open for lunch and dinner. We had a room on the (French) fírst floor (American 2nd) at our request to avoid climbing more stairs than necessary (this reviewer is 80 years old). Our room was spacious with a very comfortable queen-size bed, a bathroom with good-size tub and a hand shower that could also be mounted on a bar for use as a regular shower. Huge ceiling beams and old iron container provided a nice historic touch, and from our large window we shared the lovely views. Bathroom fixtures were modern and very well maintained and the entire accommodation looked sparkling clean and inviting. There was plenty of hot water at all times. The room was made up promptly each morning.
Late October is off-season in Haut de Cagnes and we were the only guests in the hotel. Our breakfast consisted of baguettes, croissants and pain chocolate (chocolate croissants in English) with orange juice and delicious coffee, served by the manager herself, and we were invited to ask for special items and more of everything. We found the offering to be quite sufficient , very fresh and of excellent quality. Our bill was for 115 Euros per night and we felt this was good value.
We also had dinner at the restaurant on our second night. The food was delicious, well-prepared, and beautifully presented. One dish was an entrecote steak specially prepared with ratatouille, described as a specialty of the chef''s, the other dish was a rack of lamb with a herb crusting and a bouquet of young vegetables. Preceded by an amuse bouche offered by the hotel and a glass of red wine each, the bill came to a very reasonable 43 Euros for two, all inclusive.
The Achilles heel of this operation had to do with the service in the restaurant. It was agonizingly slow and we saw at least one party leave when they had not been waited on in a half hour or so. Admittedly, it is a delightful location in which to spend some time and one certainly should not want to rush through one's meal but we felt that the overall service and supervision left considerable room for improvement. The main problem seemed to be in getting the attention of the server in the first place. It would seem to be self-evident to the hotel management that guests should be greeted promptly, invited to order some refreshment or aperatif, and handed a menu. Then, perhaps, the guests would not mind so much waiting for the rewarding meal. A word to the wise....?
One disadvantage of our room on the first floor was its relative proximity to the kitchen where the personnel seemed to be operating full blast very late into the night. This can be a severe trial to the light sleeper and the presence to two solid oak doors to the sleeping quarters does not seem to be enough to keep out unwanted noise.
The hotel manager, a very charming lady originally from Mauritius, made up for some of these unfortunate service features by being very helpful and forthcoming with assistance. For instance, when I asked for use of a computer she even went home quickly in order to bring her own for me to use -- the hotel's size and informality apparently precluding its own equipment. I should stress that if one had not had the element of the manager's concern and forthcomingness in helping us during our stay I would have been compelled to reduce the rating for service by two points.

September 14&15, 2009
We were two couples and stayed at this hotel for 2 nights. Our first experience up the mountain to find the hotel was not a very good one! I have to say, it was raining and it was cold and our GPS were sending us everywhere but..to the right place! So we parked the car and walked up the hill to find the hotel. We than took our luggage up the stairs with help from the manager's family. The rooms are all renovated and the bed was the most comfortable beds of our whole trip! We had dinner at Jimmy's just across from our hotel., the pizza was one of the best we had in France! The next morning, we asked the manager Madeline if we could store 2 bottle of rose we had bought in Bandol that we wanted to have later that day in her fridge. No issue, she put our name on the bottles and that was it. When we came back from sightseeing, we asked her if we could have our 'rose' in her dining room (witch open only at 19h30) and she agreed and even supplied the nice wine glasses and all. We then decided to have dinner there (she had taken us downstairs in the kitchen and had showed us all the fresh fish and nice meat she had prepared) We had a great dinner, although as per other reviews, bit expensive but all in all, worth it. We had a pleasant stay at Hotel Grimaldi even if we found it was a bit out in the woods!! I'm sure things would of looked much better if the weather had cooperated!