Hôtel Restaurant Douce France

Pros +

• The property was very nice - we didn't use the pool, but it looked of a good size and other guests seemed to be enjoying it. Our ground floor room had a table and chair outside, and it was nice to sit there and relax in the morning. What we really loved though is that the staff was very accommodating for dinner - we wanted to have dinner at the hotel, but we're vegetarians and there were some vegetarian starters but nothing we'd consider a proper dinner. By chance we met the chef outside the kitchen and asked him about vegetarian options, and he asked us what we'd like and said he could cook it for us, and listed a few suggestions. We went with one of those (pasta with mushrooms) and also asked for a seasonal salad - and we absolutely loved the dishes we were served, both very nicely presented and very tasty. It can be difficult to find nice vegetarian food in France but we were very pleased in this case.

Cons -

• Our ground floor room was in an annex right next to the pool, with a glass door and no windows otherwise. This meant that we had to either close the curtain and sleep in complete darkness (which neither of us likes) or leave it open, knowing that anybody walking by the pool could theoretically look inside our room and see us sleeping (which we weren't super happy with either).