After originally only asking the owner of La Granitiere for directions in December 2010, his warmth and helpfulness ensured that we changed our accommodation to spend a few nights in St Vaast and repay the kindness that had been shown to us. The friendliness of the owner and his repartree was matched by his level of service and ambience of the hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and vowed to return if we were to ever return to the region.
Fortunately, we were lucky enough to return in August of 2011 and the welcome given to us by the owner was almost like we were coming home. We again felt most comfortable and relaxed and can't wait until we are again in Normandy. One of our favourite resting places in Europe.

Visites Normandy with family on our way to the Dordogne. We were welcomed by Jean Paul. Rooms are comfortable. Saint Vaast La Hougue is centrally located to visit this beautiful and historic part of France and the is à perfect place to explore the are. The owner makes you feel at home and is more than willing to help you with ideas and tips

I picked La Granitiere because it had such good reviews on TripAdvisor and was very pleased with the choice. John Paul made us very welcome after teasing us for parking too near his lovely flower beds! We had a lovely room, very spacious, clean and comfortable. The breakfast was very good, cereal, ham, cheese, fresh coffee, jam, yoghurt and lots of bread.
The town is an excellent place to spend a few days, we wouldn’t have used the car as there were lots of lovely walks from the hotel but the weather turned wet so we went to the museum at Utah beach which was well worth the visit.
We ate at Le Chasse Maree which was excellent, friendly with good food and pleasant surroundings.

I've been visiting St. Vaast for many years, and I love the place. Last year, I persuaded my wife to come with me and find out what all the fuss was about. On that occasion we stayed at the Hotel de France, which we enjoyed. But there is one other hotel in the town, so this time we thought we'd try La Granitiere instead.
The reviews here on TripAdvisor were promising, so I booked online via booking.com.

On arrival, the owner made a bit of a point out of the fact that I had booked online, but burst into laughter as he delighted in telling us that we had the smallest room in the hotel. He then proceeded to explain the rate list displayed on the wall to demonstrate just what skinflints we were for choosing the cheapest price.

More laughter as he explained that it was a long walk up to the garret that was our room. On the way up, we had to stop off to be shown a 'real' room of the sort booked by people who weren't quite so tight!

More laughter again as he showed us a perfectly adequate room that frankly wasn't that different from the superior one demonstrated earlier.

The only downside to the hotel and its room was the noise from a water tank valve somewhere nearby, which sounded rather like snoring!

So in summary: nice hotel, clean and convenient (can't comment about the breakfast, because we didn't take it, but the breakfast room is very nicely decorated)... shame about a proprietor who thinks it's OK to take the **** out of his guests.

It'll be back to the Hotel de France for us on or next visit later this year.