Le (Petit) Cheval Blanc — Restaurant in Ajaccio

We stayed one night at Auberge du Cheval Blanc in a small second story, one-room apartment located in an old building in the historic district of Ajaccio. The apartment was clean and well equipped and it is a very short walk to the Bonaparte Museum which is worth visiting. An incident worth reporting is that we awoke at 4 am to the sound of water dripping from the ceiling. Unfortunately, it was located above my open suitcase. We put buckets and towels out to catch the water and tried to wake the concierge who lives on the same floor. Unfortunately, we could not rouse her so returned to bed. The water was still dripping at 7 am when we got up but stopped soon afterwards. We packed our bags to leave and then were able to contact the concierge to let her know the problem. We left soon afterwards and have not been contacted since so do not know...

This auberge has a superb location, only minutes from Napoleon’s house or the restaurants on the harbor – and the rooms aren’t bad: mine had an excellent modern bathroom and a tiny balcony, most of it occupied by machinery. The lumpy mattress was OK for sleeping.||But there is a big problem: the steep dirty and poorly lit staircase you have to climb to get to the rooms. If you have a mobility problem or much baggage, this isn’t the place for you. Also, it isn’t a hotel: no reception desk or office, no breakfast (though there’s a restaurant downstairs). Also, the room door is very hard to lock as you leave. All in all, it’s like a low-scale Air Bnb, and thus very...

We booked 2 rooms through booking.com. I found out too late that the hotel had no twin rooms. And when we arrived we were very surprised because this is not really a hotel. Just a few rooms above a restaurant. No reception. And therevwas nobody on the site. Last surprise we had to climb a huge and very steep staircase and had to beg for some help.|Inside de : the rooms are nice and brand new. The bed is a bit small.|A coffee machine but no kettle. There is no door to the bathroom, just a curtain.|And the toilet is very noisy because electrical.|It is in the old town so practical if you want to visit the town but avoid it if you have...