- Only hotel in Cap d'Agde's nudist community
- Wonderful staff
- Short walk to beach
- Closed in the off-season
- No meals served except continental breakfast
- A few rooms are not air-conditioned
- Cheap for a 3-star hotel, ranging from 65 (single low season) to 215 euros (duplex peak season).
- All of the rooms have terraces or balconies overlooking either the pool or garden.
- Satellite TV is offered, but only BBC News and Euro Sports channels are in English.
- Optional continental breakfast of coffee, juice, croissants, yogurt and cereal is 9 euros/pp daily.
- Rooms feature mini-bars, safes, hair dryers, telephones and TV.
This hotel in the naturist quarter has one pro that beats all others: The staff is tremendously helpful. Most are fluent in English, and they constantly bent over backwards to assist with every question or whim. They are available around the clock, as is the lounge, so it's possible to get a cocktail or cafe au lait at any hour.
The pool is heated, it's lined with padded chaise lounges, and it's a few steps from the lounge. It's easy to spend your visit there just relaxing poolside, getting an all-over tan and sipping drinks. The hotel isn't right on the beach, but it's only a 5- to 10-minute walk away.
The rooms can be a bit quirky, however. For instance, our bathroom featured a bulky water heater over top of the toilet. But while the decor isn't the epitome of high fashion, the rooms are clean and the style is basic. The best rooms are the suites or villas which, while more expensive, are larger and well-appointed. The villas feature their own kitchens. But even the basic rooms are quite comfortable.
Thirty-two of the 45 rooms have air-conditioning. If you plan to visit during the warmest months and aren't accustomed to living without AC ("climatisation" in French), be sure to request one of the air-conditioned rooms.
While the hotel's only meal served is continental breakfast, it has arrangements with a nearby restaurant for ordering other meals (ranging from sandwiches to pizza to pasta) in your room.
All in all, this is a great hotel providing for all your basic needs.