Villa Saint Paul — Hotel in Grasse

Stayed here for 2 weeks in November and it was an unforgetable experience ! We wanted to holiday in the South of France, but did not want to stay in Nice or Cannes; we wanted a quiet place to relax and read book and we are so glad that we found this B and B. The Villa is absolutely beautiful, the architecture and finishings very elegant and classy.| If you stay in the villa, you are served breakfast in the dining room. First, freshly squeezed orange juice and then eggs made to your choice by either Jeanette or David. Of course the breakfast buffet has the usual, croissants, pain au choclat, fruit salad, muesli, yoghurt and delicious home made jams and exceptionally great baguettes !|There is a kitchen in your room, so you can cook your own meals for lunch or dinner. There is plenty of sitting area, both indoors and outdoors so you can eat your meals on the terrace in front of the swimming pool.The gardens are manicured to perfection ! |In addition to this, there is a first class gym with a wide assortment of machines, all very brand new. Also a beautiful Turkish bath and relax area. This villa is situated at the end of a very quite street and is so quiet and relaxing. This place is ideal if you want to visit the art galleries of Saint Paul de Vence, in addition you only have to walk to a nearby bus stop to take the bus to Nice. We also included in our trip Matisse´s Chapel of the Rosary, which I also recommend, regardless if you are religious or not, it is an incredible feat of art !|In short, this place has everything you need for an enjoyable holiday, a beautiful location, lots of things to do in the surrounding area such as visiting museums and art galleries, the big city of Nice nearby, as well as Menton and Cagnes sur Mer and you will enjoy great hospitality as well, in a nutshell, the best B and B the world...

When booking, we looked at hotels, and this one came up. Having previously stayed in Saint Paul, we wanted to try a different hotel – but this is not a hotel!

We were placed in the villa (I think). The room was nice, but the host failed to mention the construction site directly outside our room, which not only ruined the view but also meant we couldn’t use the terrace, as workmen were looking in.

The location was fantastic, just a beautiful 20-minute walk into Saint Paul!

We were really looking forward to breakfast, especially after reading all the great reviews… but to our surprise, it was not what we expected at all. • Two tiny shot glass-sized servings of pressed orange juice, with no alternative offered (one of us doesn’t like orange juice). • Two small chunks of pineapple. • Four grapes. • Two slices of apple. • Half a baguette. • Two croissants. • Two pieces of bread – but no toaster to toast them? • Two tiny slivers (and sliver is the key word here) of cheese (two types). • Two small pots of jam.

This cost €33!

When we asked if there were any other options, the only extra available was eggs—nothing else.

This is not a hotel; it’s a villa that they rent out in high season.

But if that’s what you’re looking for, then it’s perfect!

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Lors de la réservation, nous avons recherché des hôtels, et celui-ci est apparu. Ayant déjà séjourné à Saint-Paul, nous voulions essayer un autre hôtel – mais ce n’est pas un hôtel !

Nous avons été placés dans la villa (je pense). La chambre était agréable, mais l’hôte a omis de nous informer du chantier juste devant notre fenêtre, ce qui a non seulement gâché la vue, mais aussi empêché l’utilisation de la terrasse, car les ouvriers pouvaient nous voir.

L’emplacement était fantastique, à seulement 20 minutes de marche dans un cadre magnifique pour rejoindre Saint-Paul !

Nous attendions le petit-déjeuner avec impatience après avoir lu tous les avis positifs… mais à notre grande surprise, ce n’était pas du tout ce à quoi nous nous attendions. • Deux minuscules verres (taille shooter) de jus d’orange pressé, sans possibilité de choisir autre chose (l’un de nous n’aime pas l’orange). • Deux petits morceaux d’ananas. • Quatre raisins. • Deux tranches de pomme. • Une demi-baguette. • Deux croissants. • Deux morceaux de pain – mais pas de grille-pain pour les toaster ? • Deux fines tranches (et fines est bien le mot) de fromage (deux types). • Deux petits pots de confiture.

Tout cela pour 33 € !

Lorsque nous avons demandé s’il y avait d’autres options, la seule chose disponible en supplément était des œufs – rien d’autre.

ce n’est pas un hôtel, mais une villa qu’ils louent en haute saison.

Mais si c’est ce que vous recherchez, alors ce...

This place is exquisite and was so relaxing we only wished we could have stayed longer. From the moment we arrived we were welcomed and as we hadn’t had breakfast this was offered to us - we were too early for check in but they allowed us to take our bags to our room and the room was made available very quickly. ||The breakfast was superb. Fresh orange juice, fruit and bread and croissants homemade jam and scrambled eggs and hot coffee by the pool.|The pool near our room was so refreshing and our room was beautifully decorated with a very comfortable bed and feather pillows- aircon etc and our own balcony.|Jennette and David made us feel comfortable and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you. ||A lovely surprise we discovered as we were leaving is that they had gifted us the first breakfast. |We will be back and will tell all our friends to...