We stayed at this hotel at the end of May 2006 due to its location (driving distance from Nice and Cannes and the Monaco grand prix!).

The hotel was harder to find than expected, as it was much further away from the centre of the beautiful village of St Paul de Vence than we expected. The hotel is actually just off of a main road, so there is some traffic noise, especially if you are out by the pool (which is very nice - not huge, but inviting).

We upgraded to a superior room, which had a good sized balcony, and an in-room fridge/mini-bar. The cleanliness of the room wasn't too bad except for a very sticky patch in one corner which seemed to have been there for some time.

Building works were going on in the plot next door; however luckily at the time we were there, it didn't seem to be very noisy.

The staff were friendly and most of them spoke very good English. The continental breakfasts were excellent.

The location of the hotel is good if you have hired a car and wish to go exploring; otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. We got a taxi to the railway station one day (a 5 minute drive) for which we were charged 30 Euros!!!!

We stayed for one night at Les Bastides St Paul in September. The room was quite spacious and was nicely decorated, and had a balcony. The hotel has a swimming pool as well. However, I cannot say anything about the breakfast, because we had to leave very early for the airport, and they didn't serve breakfast that early. I recommend this hotel for travellers with car who want to visit St Paul, since this hotel is only a short drive away from the pittoresque village.