Hôtel Le Romanesque — Hotel in Grasse

We stayed in this hotel as replacement to the Lux apartment we booked from the same owners, as they suggested the hotel instead due to proximity to the parking (we arrived to Cannes by car and parking garage was a must for us). We accepted the proposal for the same price as apartment.||Location was perfect - walking distance to all Cannes attractions.||Room was clean, but located on the 3rd floor - no elevator of course.||The staff was very friendly, speaking good English, gave us all recommendations about restaurants, boat schedules etc.||The room was very quiet with perfect sound proofing from the street sounds.||The air conditioner was quiet as well and well adjusted.||The only surprise - the bathtub was in the same room as the bed without any curtain!||That was inconvenient as the it was hard to keep water from the shower hitting the floor. For some people it could be also major inconvenience because there was no privacy when taking a bath :)||Fortunately the toilet was in the separate cabin :)||Our suggestion to the owners - set the simple curtain onto the bathtub, please.||||The simple continental breakfast was suggested for separate price, but we opted to one of the many brasseries in the area.||||There was perfect restaurant New York - New York suggested by the staff - 5 min walk from the hotel - just across the Palace of Festivals. Perfect place to have dinner - very popular, always full -...

Hôtel Le Romanesque is a weird one. It's not necessarily good or bad — this is really one of those hotels where it's going to depend on your taste. For example, it's right in the middle of a bunch of bars and clubs — great if you're here to party and getting drunk nearby, but not so great if you get a streetside room and are trying to get a quiet night of sleep.

They don't have a traditional "hotel" lobby. In fact, it's sometimes closed during the day (the closed hours seem to vary, but it's roughly 14h00 - 17h00).

There are no elevators, so keep that in mind if you have a lot of luggage and aren't very mobile (older visitors beware!). I also think the rooms have a bit of a strange smell, but it was fine after opening the windows a bit. The sheets are thin, with a bit of wear and tear. Our room also had a shower that's open to the bedroom. That's cool, and since most people coming are couples it's probably a plus. But just a heads up for other travelers.

Otherwise, the staff is friendly and the location is pretty convenient. We didn't order any breakfast, so I can't speak to the quality of it. It didn't seem like anyone else was interested in getting breakfast...

We intended to travel to Cannes at the end of September. But literally as we reached bag drop at Dublin Airport we received a notification that our flight was cancelled due to the inductrial strikes in France. There was nothing we could do except cancel our reservation at Hotel le Romanesque.||||I understand that most hotels have a cancellation policy whereby the fee is taken if the reservation is cancelled within 24 hours of arrival. However, on this occasion it was completely outside of our control. We simply asked for some empathy and understanding from the hotel. We also would have been grateful for a voucher to visit the hotel on another occasion if a refund was not possible.||||Instead, the hotel totally ignored all emails from us. A small bit of courtesy and decency is not too much to ask for. I normally try not to be too criticial when posting reviews on TA. But my experience of this hotel is not encouraging for others who may be...