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We have stayed at this wonderfully situated hotel several times now, often with our daughters (now young adults). I just love the beautiful enclosed courtyard and pool at the rear of the building and have spent many very happy afternoons there over the years. Stepping through the front door of the busy square into the sanctuary of that courtyard is why I’ll return again and again to this friendly family run hotel. The staff are super friendly. Yes - it’s not the fanciest of hotels but it is perfect for those wanting to experience everything the lovely town of Arles has to offer. Great large family rooms too!

The whole downtown is blocked so car can't drive in, Don't trust Google map it's misleading routes. If you don't book parking with Hotel, you need self parking in "Parking Du Centre" and 5+ mins walk to hotel, it's not 3 mins walk claim by the hotel Email.

A few weeks ago, my wife and I spent three nights at this great historic and charming hotel. It was no doubt, the best of our 20 day journey through southern France. A great benefit this hotel offers to visitors, is its privileged location, within walking distance to the information office and to most historic attractions of Arles. A great surprise was to finally stay at a large room fitted with all the amenities of modern life (Safe, Flat Screen TV, Ample Closet, Heating/AC). The bathroom, also of good size, was charmingly furnished. The hotel staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. They answered all our questions and helped booking other services. If all of the above was not enough, we were informed that Picasso had stayed in the same room during his stays at Arles. BTW, it was room number 2. It comes with a nice window facing "Caffe La Nuit" of van Gogh's fame. No card entry to the room, instead an old and very traditional key/lock. Because of weather conditions (cold and windy), we did not enjoy the garden and pool. But we sat at times at the bar/pool table area. It was nice and nostalgic to find it decorated with large photographs of famous French movie stars. All the common areas are very beautifully decorated with antiques, posters, photos, vases, etc. The only deficiency we encountered was the breakfast food. The hotel offers two types of "formulas". One is the full buffet one, the other, more like the continental version, a glass of juice, a Croissant, and a Cup of Coffee. Since the buffet ingredients were not exactly of our taste, we opted for the continental breakfast more often than not. However, in all, we enjoyed our stay at this "Gem", and we will gladly recommend it to anyone heading to Arles.

To get to the property we had to phone the hotel so they could raise the impediment in the middle of the road to get in. Once in, we were guided to the property by the front desk thru a series of very narrow roads - which i did not like.