Hotel Vendome, Provence

Advantages: Convenient location near the city centre, very good breakfast
Disadvantages: Not very nice rooms with no view, the bathrooms are not very nice

...corridors also had something of a hospital feel to them... The room was very hot and not very well decorated but being addicted tea and coffee drinkers, we felt a bit hopeless without a kettle. The decoration was minimal, the bed not particularly comfortable. So don't be fooled by the hotel's mega posh name 'Vendome'. The TV did not work very well but then I guess it it not an essential thing... Our bathroom was very small, not very clean and not very attractive, again it looked like the toilets you find in hospital rooms. The view out of the window was far from spectacular: an ugly concrete roof, not what you expect when you want to remind yourself that you are in a different country. On the plus side though, the place was very quiet, great if you want to relax and have some privacy. The location was extremely convenient, on a walking... Read review

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Advantages: Close to city centre, train
Disadvantages: Seedy part of town, dirty, unfriendly

...Arriving in Brussels for the second of my European trips, my wife and I headed to Hotel Vendome for what appeared on Expedia as a well kept and reasonable hotel. It took us about 8 minutes walk from the main train station to get to Vendome, and we were greeted by two abrupt and unfriendly staff at the counter. They had to check three times only to realise we had a reservation, then gave us our keys. We asked for a map of the surrounding area and got one as small as a tubemap which did not help us whatsoever. The lobby was small, and fortunately the lifts were in good working condition. When we got to the room, it was not very tidy and the towels seemed dirty so we asked for them to be changed, which got us some dirty looks. The walls seemed to have stains of some sort which was disconcerting to say the least. This however... Read review

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Advantages: Friendly people, gorgeous scenery, lovely red wine :-D
Disadvantages: Too hot at times

...found some great places to eat (and a couple not so great!). The best place we ate (and luckily was my birthday dinner) was Restaurant L'Esprit Jardin attached to Hotel des Pins in Bedoin near Mont Ventoux. Absolutely superb! The food was divine, the service excellent and the setting just perfect. I just wish we'd tried the hotel out for our last night as it looked very welcoming but maybe next time! www.hotel-lhermitage.com www.hoteldespins.net I hope you find this useful and if you venture to Provence have a fantastic time!... Read review

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