Garrigae Abbaye de Sainte Croix

Appalling value for money in this badly managed hotel. The room was cheaply fitted out and dilapidated - cardboard cups in a hotel of this supposed quality. The external areas were amazingly unkempt, with no attempt to brush areas or tidy up. The planters on the dining terrace were full of dead flowers. The area adjacent to reception was filled with old trolleys full of dirty linen and an ancient coat rail - at the foot of the main staircase. The dining room window frames are totally rotted and are falling apart. To totally spoil my visit, my evening meal was dreadful - 2 small pieces of lamb edged with uncooked fat. As a final insult we were charged for 2 coffees that we didn't have. Our final bill of 401€ ( each of us only had 1 course at dinner ) was an outrage for this shabby second rate establishment. This stunning location deserves significantly better.

We spent a few days here between road trip spots. The hotel is very traditional and really beautiful, and has a great view over the countryside. Our rooms were different but both great, and we really enjoyed exploring the nearby towns - we visited Gordes and Lourmarin on two evenings and both were beautiful and under an hours' drive. Overall we had a great time, but we were a little let down by the food. The breakfast buffet didn't seem to be replenished over the course of the morning, so arriving at 9am usually meant the cooked food was already gone. We had one dinner in the hotel which was good, but we found too expensive for the quality we received.

We stayed 3 nights. St. Blaise had a no air-conditioning for the 90-degree weather and no air flow for the extremely humid bathroom. We were also awoken at 3am but drunk brits running naked through the halls screming. Subsequently we inquired about switching rooms (and were initially told the hotel was full), but were subsequently switched to St. Frederick which had two functioning A/C's and multiple windows for a cross breeze. Would definitely return but would call the hotel to confirm the room.

Beautiful experience! Property is so unique and picturesque. We had balcony with chairs to enjoy sunset . Pool was nice . Great breakfast and views are amazing. We really enjoyed it and highly recommend!

Amazing setting and views in a lovely old abbey. One of the most beautiful places we've stayed. The room was very clean and spacious, and the staff are incredibly helpful. Everything points to 5 stars however, we did experience a couple of set backs. Firstly, we arrived very early (10am) and expected we would be unable to check in. However, when we spoke to reception we were told we could not get a drink, food or use the pool area because the whole establishment had been privately booked for a wedding. So, we'd been up since 3am only to arrive and not be able to do anything at the premises. This left us completely stuck. It would have been nice for the hotel to email us to advise us of this before our arrival, especially as they don't provide a check in time on the confirmation if you book direct with them. If they had done this we could have stopped at the nearest town on our way from the airport and grabbed lunch. However instead, we felt forced out, having to pay 25 euros each way for a taxi with the hotels recommended service and, pay out for quite an expensive lunch as options were limited on a Sunday. The only 'positive' about this was the staff member who called the taxi for us and arranged the restaurant booking in town but, nonetheless it wasn't a very good start. Dinner that same evening was lovely though, despite only having three options on the menu for the starter, main and dessert. We realised at this point we'd have to have the same dinner on our last night, as we were staying for four. However, this became worse when we sat down for lunch the next day, and realised the dinner and lunch menus were the same... so that was 3 starters, 3 mains and 3 desserts to see us through for 4 nights for lunch and dinner... I was starting to realise how my cat feels. Also, we paid to have our dinners included with the room, which included a glass of champagne each evening. However, we had to ask for our champagne on the first night as it didn't come, as per the second night too. We double checked with reception that our booking definitely included this and they confirmed it did, so they spoke to the restaurant staff. About half an hour later the champagne comes with a comment from the waitress 'we didn't forget your champagne'.... .But, champagne is an apertif on their drinks menu, and on both occasions it came after dessert. Breakfast on the other hand was very yummy with plenty of options to suit all preferences. So nice in fact we did have to resort to smuggling some breakfast goods to our room to store in the mini fridge for lunch, to save us not only from having the same as last nights dinner but, to also try to avoid the extortionate price of 40 euros per person for a 2 course lunch. It was a little bit staggering to us that they don't even have a small selection of pre made baguettes and snacks you can add to your room bill. They said they didn't have enough staff to expand the menu but some bread and fillings aren'

An old abbey with splendid view. Gastronomical food Very helpful and cordial staff The unique stay in Provence

Very peaceful area with magnificent view. Room was quite spacious and antique. Nice terrace with beautiful view of the valley. Staff was quite helpful and food delicious.