This is a full service hotel which has added condominium residences in recent years that can be rented out for vacation stays. We have stayed on several occasions in the main hotel buildings that are next to the huge pines in a forest-like setting. Ducks scampered outside our balcony from their pond below. There is a serviceable tennis court among the pines. The hotel building incorporates a blue-green '50s ocean-liner or sailboat look; it was designed with some taste.
The beauty of the hotel lies in its woodsy setting across the road from a cliffside access to a crescent-shaped sandy public beach: hotels like this are not easily found. The hotel pool is also very nice and an alternative to the colder ocean water. The property encompasses the beautiful original turn-of century chateau building, underutilized, where you can use gym equipment downstairs.
The restaurant brings a smile to my face: although the food is pretty good, what I remember most was that we were waiting-and-waiting for the food. We looked around at all the other tables and everywhere there were stoic faces that had run out of conversation. My wife insisted to say a few words to the manager about the wait and, the other tables, overhearing her, rose up in a clamor. They, too, had had enough! Revolution broke out against the poor restaurant manager: infuriated french people, totally amusing. In short, don't buy the meal program unless . . . a maximum wait time or it's free.
On the other hand, breakfast is buffet, serve-yourself-style and it is great. It is expensive if you think of it as breakfast, not expensive if you see it as a brunch. The dining hall is next to the swimming pool and it is nicely decorated.
We have stayed at the the hotel in 2003, 2005, and 2007. The hotel has bikes for guests. Nevertheless, you need your own car to get around.
- Hotel Ker Juliette
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