I visited Corsica with an incentive group we organized for company's top customers.
Porto Vecchio was chosen as the only reasonable cost option- we couldn't affor a 4-star hotel in Calvi, and Roi Theodore offered us a good deal on accomodation and meals. It was our base for the whole stay, since we explored the southern region.
The hotel is very unique in ambiance. So much greenery. My room at the very end of the hotel had a small patio overlooking a lushy garden. Most ground floor rooms do offer some contact with nature. I have seen other rooms upstairs, and they have a window overlooking garden but there is no such a feeling about them. The hotel has a few side rooms (off the main corridor), with nice couches, great plants. The oil paintings are hung all over the corridor. There is a library with fireplace that actually worked every day we were there. They have a nice piano bar (we held business meetings in this room, very private back room) and they have piano evenings you can order in advance. Everywhere you walk you feel embraced in this unique ambiance. The hotel is quiet and you don't want to leave. The swimming pool is small but sufficient. We didn't bathe since water was freezing in October,
We ate serveral times in their restaurant. What they serve is more on the artistic side than a real food. It was all tasty, but the key point was how it was served. People of our group actually took pictures of served plates, it was amazing. The bad part was a long waiting time, but I think this refers to all Corsica- since you are supposed to celebrate meals.
Rooms are nice, in style, the hotel has been renovated. The weak part is the bathroom and toilet, very modest and could be dusted/vacumed more frequently. The staff focused on changing towels all the time, even though there was a sign to drop one in the bathtub if needed change.
Location: the hotel is a good 30-40 minutes walk from the historic part. The walk not very nice, sometimes the road lacks sidewalk, it may gets unpleasant to walk at night, but is ok during a day. Porto Vecchio has very poor taxi system, so we mostly walked. It is very close to a huge Geant supermarket, so shoppingwise- it is ok. There is no much to do in Porto Vecchio, so this hotel was - for us - a destination of it's own.
- Hotel Le Roi Theodore
