Hotel les Grillons

Our 2nd trip to Hotel Grillons as it was so fabulous the first time around. It certainly didn't disappoint. Wonderful staff, the cleanest of rooms & communal areas, exquisite food in the evening & good breakfast range too. The setting is sublime with views over the lake & mountains. It's a truly magical spot & exceptional value for money. As per our fist review, this is far more than a 3-star hotel! It gets 5-stars for us! Special thanks to the cleaner of our room who was wonderfully friendly & adored seeing our little doggy each day. She was a credit to the hotel and our room was always spotless. Thankyou once again for a magical break...

I have just returned from a coach company holiday / tour with Parrys International (from the UK) which stayed at this beautiful hotel for five nights. A truly fabulous hotel which is located overlooking Lake Annecy, and the mountain range. Staff at the hotel were so friendly and helpful. Rooms are fantastic, the grounds delightful, and as for the food....OMG, a real delight with wonderfully tasteful cuisine served each evening. A true delight! Hope to return to relive this beautiful experience. Thank you so much.

We stayed in a Courtyard View Room at Les Grillons in July. The room was an adequate size with a wardrobe area which was separated by an internal door and a large bathroom with a separate toilet. The room had a safe, a small fridge, a full length mirror and a hairdryer. The air conditioning was both quiet and efficient. The room had a view over the car park, towards the mountains that surround Lake Annecy. The room was kept very clean. Our only criticism was the lack of storage space, especially for guests staying for more than just a few days. We felt that a set of drawers for storing small items of clothing and other bits and bobs, would have been far more useful than the table which was in our room. There were sufficient socket points in the room. We stayed on a half board basis. Breakfasts were continental with a few extras, so in addition to croissants, pastries, breads and meats/cheeses, there was yogurt and granola, fruit, boiled eggs and pancakes. Anyone expecting bacon, sausages and fried eggs would be disappointed. The hotel also provided packed lunches. These could be ordered the night before if you required one the next day. The evening meal consisted of 4 courses, a starter, main course, cheese course and dessert. The main course wasn’t huge but the 4 courses were filling. Food was innovative and of a high standard although occasionally there may have been one ingredient too many. Desserts were especially good. We would have preferred a choice of dishes although guests could request something different if they did not like or had an aversion to any particular ingredient. The drinks menu included a wide variety of wines, starting at 22 euros a bottle (although half bottles were cheaper), going up to wines costing over 100 euros. There was an indoor restaurant but when the weather was reasonable it was possible to eat at one of the outside tables which was really nice on a warm night. The only downside was that smoking was permitted in the outside area and some guests allowed their smoke to drift to other tables while people were eating. Also, the hotel allows dogs and there were several in the outside eating area although we only saw one in the inside restaurant. We also saw one guest allow his dog to urinate in the grounds of the hotel in an area where children played. All staff were friendly and most spoke reasonable English. We didn’t use the pool but it looked inviting and was popular with some guests. The grounds were nice and there was plenty of car parking. The hotel is situated in Angon, at the end of the bus route. The bus starting point is just a few minutes’ walk if using the hotel’s rear gate. Buses were free to use in July and August. The hotel is also about 5 minutes’ walk from the pier for the lake boat which sails from Annecy three times a day. Angon was alright as a location but not as attractive as Talloires, Menthon St Bernard and Duingt. Les Grillons is a clean hotel with good food

We stayed five days in this really lovely clean hotel. Our room was spacious and had a balcony with lake views. The food was superb; the breakfast was low key continental was perfectly adequate, but the dinner was varied and superb with the menu displayed each day at breakfast. Staff were extremely friendly, helpful and efficient. Hotel located outside of Les Talloires but the bus stop into Annecy and other hamlets was very close to hotel and was so efficient! Across the road was lane which lead to the lakeside. We absolutely loved our stay in this hotel and loved Annecy ! Thank you all and good luck to new owners who are doing a sterling job!