We stayed at L'Ermitage on our way back to the UK from the South of France (it's approximately mid way, so well located). Desk service and staff were good. We arrived late so could not use the pool, but it looked OK if a little small. The hotel is on a fairly main road, so try to ensure that your room / bed is at the rear.

We dined in the restaurant and enjoyed a very good meal (8 courses?) which was well served and good value.

We had a junior suite which was very large, with a particularly palatial bathroom. However, one thing to watch out for is that there is no lift and we were on the top (second) floor.

The hotel is also family friendly which may suit some, but annoys us when there are young children running around the restaurant late into the evening. Breakfast OK.

Ermitage de Corton is conveniently located right outside Beaune (so you avoid the clutter of the city and yet are close to it). It is right on the motorway and so does not offer the tranquil experience that being in the middle of the vineyards should. The windows and doors are sound proof - so when you shut them you can have a good night's sleep - however if you want to enjoy the views from the terrace or simply sit outside and enjoy the sunset you have to inhale the CO2 and have the highway noise as well. Rooms are spacious and the bathrooms are large as well - however the materials and the decorative style is tacky - the price is very high for what they offer. One big plus - the staff is very nice and very helpful - they offered us great advice on which vineyards to visit and helped us plan the visit.

The rooms in the garden were ideal when travelling with a dog! Near to the motorway, but no noise from that, but on a very busy ordinary road. The food was excellental! Friendly staff, so no complaints at all.

Situated by a busy main road, the hotel is surprisingly quiet, and our 1st floor room was spacious and charmingly presented. No charge making up a 2nd bed or bringing a travelcot, and the receptionist was genuinely friendly and helpful - pretty much the model of high-grade hospitality actually. Limited selection on the wine-by-the-glass menu (surprising, given the area) but what was there was good. Priced at average 12E per glass, so only the very rich are getting drunk here!

Nice pool, enclosed pool area with lloyd-loom style loungers, and an adjacent play area for kids (close enough to the bar-terrace that parents don;t feel deliberately ostracized from the civilized people!).

Dinner a disappointment - only because the bar advertises 'bistro' food, but we then discovered this is not offered in the evenings, and had to choose from the more expensive and 'formal' (three strategically arranged peas and a bit of swirly foam, anyone?) a la carte menu. Very hard to keep two young children quiet through two hours of this type of food - and the portions are so titchy that you have to have all 3 courses just to leave the table with hunger satiated - anyway - this was our prob for bringing littlies to the fining room, and staff did their best to distract them with a bowl of plain pasta, so I digress..)

Price for the night - around 440E. A bit pricey, but one of the best hotels in the area, and they really made an effort, so don't begrudge it.