Le Pont Neuf - Restaurant - Hôtel - Florac - Cévennes — Restaurant in Florac

This is a tricky one to review but here goes .... another of my road trips travelling late afternoon and evening around Cevannes national park but during once darkness set in decided to start looking for accommodation and found this place which looked closed but there were quite a number of vehicles and motor bikes outside. Managed to get some attention from a lady who I think would have been the owner and although we both had difficulty with the language barrier I acquired a room for the night. I have to say that in comparrison to all of my other random stop-offs for hotels this one was a bit of a deflater. The room felt very cool almost damp like and it did have that type of damp musty odour and the weather had been way up around 28c - 32c during the past week I was in this corner of France .... but hey, it was late and I needed a room. I checked the bed sheets first and all seemed in perfect order. Decor and bathroom area were well behind needing an update but it all worked ok. I can't recall a tv being available here so bear that in mind but I did get wifi. Everything in town and the hotel was closed regarding food and drinks but I did manage to persuade the owner to open up the bar for a beer and she said I was welcome to take a tray of beers back to the room so that I got my refreshments and she was able to finally close up for the night. Next morning I realised I was in such a lovely spot with a large river running through the back of the hotel and can't help thinking how I wish I had a fly rod with me back then as there were a large number of trout to be seen in the crystal clear waters. The hotel is enveloped by the mountains and is nicely place for exploring the Tarn Gorges and more. There were a lot of information leaflets at the hotel. Breakfast was very humble (no, meagre actually) .... a croissant served to me with one of those small plastic pots of jam and a cup of coffee and that was it. Overall, it was cheap-ish but I headed for the nearest stores to stock up on sandwiches and fruit for the day ahead. Despite the negatives I think I would use this place again although I do remember seeing a most stunning looking place back at La Malene and might give that a...

This is a tricky one to review but here goes .... another of my road trips travelling late afternoon and evening around Cevannes national park but during once darkness set in decided to start looking for accommodation and found this place which looked closed but there were quite a number of vehicles and motor bikes outside. Managed to get some attention from a lady who I think would have been the owner and although we both had difficulty with the language barrier I acquired a room for the night. I have to say that in comparrison to all of my other random stop-offs for hotels this one was a bit of a deflater. The room felt very cool almost damp like and it did have that type of damp musty odour and the weather had been way up around 28c - 32c during the past week I was in this corner of France .... but hey, it was late and I needed a room. I checked the bed sheets first and all seemed in perfect order. Decor and bathroom area were well behind needing an update but it all worked ok. I can't recall a tv being available here so bear that in mind but I did get wifi. Everything in town and the hotel was closed regarding food and drinks but I did manage to persuade the owner to open up the bar for a beer and she said I was welcome to take a tray of beers back to the room so that I got my refreshments and she was able to finally close up for the night. Next morning I realised I was in such a lovely spot with a large river running through the back of the hotel and can't help thinking how I wish I had a fly rod with me back then as there were a large number of trout to be seen in the crystal clear waters. The hotel is enveloped by the mountains and is nicely place for exploring the Tarn Gorges and more. There were a lot of information leaflets at the hotel. Breakfast was very humble (no, meagre actually) .... a croissant served to me with one of those small plastic pots of jam and a cup of coffee and that was it. Overall, it was cheap-ish but I headed for the nearest stores to stock up on sandwiches and fruit for the day ahead. Despite the negatives I think I would use this place again although I do remember seeing a most stunning looking place back at La Malene and might give that a...

I stayed at Le Pont Neuf with a friend(2 males in mid 60's) for 6 nights in mid-May 2010 and had a mixed experience. We booked it on the strength of your review in 2007 and can endorse much of what it says.However the Hotel is no Ibis it is abit flaky in some respects and I got the bed from hell-a springy mattress which should have been on the tip years ago.After two nights my lower back was very painful and to be fair Mme Argioles||agreed to move us to another room with a firm bed for me.Sadly there was no bath to soak in after a day's walking and we had to make do with a low grade shower with a poor mixer.There was no door on the WC but a curtain.||The Restaurant food was average to good with a choice of Menus compris from 12E to 23E and the service was good.||Alas the bar was only a good place to chat if you were French and we were completely ignored by the locals and the other residents all of them French. My French is a bit basic and broken but I wasn't given a chance-being old and male didn't help either.By all means stay at Le Pont Neuf but go in a big group with at least one with...