Hotel Les Bergeries

Rooms

The 14 bedrooms are scattered about, a few in the main house, the rest in the garden. Most have the same simple elegance: white walls, high ceilings, terracotta floors, pink throws on super-comfy beds. You get sofas or comfy armchairs, flat-screen TVs, then waffled robes, fancy oils and tubs and showers in pretty bathrooms; there’s air conditioning, too. Best of all is your private terrace. Glass doors open onto it and you’ll find loungers, wicker armchairs or perhaps a sofa, perfect for lazy afternoons. Most rooms have sea views.

Patio Rooms are the cheapest, but they're lovely; they’re not huge, and don’t have sea views, but they have large courtyards which act as a sitting room in the sun, so you get plenty of space. They're the closest rooms to the road, a small windy lane that serves the peninsula. We stayed in low season when the road was empty, but that’s probably not the case in summer. Not that you should worry unduly. These are great rooms.

The 3 Sea View Rooms have lovely terraces, your privacy coming from walls of lush green foliage. The rooms themselves are nice and big with sofas inside and funky sun loungers on the terraces, all of which encourages you to get horizontal. We had one of these and loved it.

There are 4 Junior Suites. One has a patio and a single bed behind a curtain, which will work well if you’re travelling with a child (though all rooms can fit a rollaway bed). 2 others are called Pavillionaires (or Mini Villas). They come with kitchenettes and a dining table in a small sitting room. We didn’t particularly like these rooms - not enough space and lacking in natural light.

The 3 Panoramic Rooms (one is a Junior Suite) are in the main house. They all have lovely shaded balconies made from rustic wood, which have the best views in the house. They’re above the pool, so you may hear chatter from below.

Finally, the Sea View Suites, hidden away in peace, which have large terraces gazing down to the water. Inside, driftwood furniture, doors onto a tiny courtyard, and beautiful bathrooms with a deep bath and walk-in shower. There’s loads of space, but the big surprise is the children’s bunk beds in the lounges. These are hidden behind double doors which, when open, slide into the wall, disappearing in a flash. Kids love them, and happy kids mean happy parents.