Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume hotels

Pros: Very friendly hosts & great place for relaxing vacation

Cons: Not applicable

Pros: La Dryade is special -- a secret, idyllic, and quiet corner of the world with wonderful hosts, a great swimming pool, and great food. The rooms were well sized and clean. Pascale and Crystelle are the sweetest and most helpful hosts we have every had the pleasure of staying with. They went above and beyond our expectations and made our stay very special. They made us feel so welcome. Thank you to you both! It is the perfect place for a family, and also to stay with friends if you can book adjacent rooms which overlook the warm swimming pool which is just perfect for kids. It is also not too far from beaches (you will need a car). The tennis court situated in the little forest was a delight, as well as the very sweet and gentle dogs. Breakfast in the morning, with great coffee was also fantastic. We cannot recommend it enough, and only wish we could have stayed a little longer.

Cons: Nothing at all - it really was lovely.

Pros: Everything! Gorgeous place, nice swimming pool, friendly hosts, amazing garden!

Pros: The hosts were lovely and very warm, the swimming pool was nice and they were very patient with us being late and lazy over breakfast, merci!!

Cons: nothing!

Pros: Everything. The room is very new and spotless clean. The beds are very comfortable. My kids really enjoyed the pool which is well maintained by host. Strongly recommend to reserve a dinner with host.

Cons: Nothing at all.

Pros: Found this place via booking based mostly on location and ease of traveling around the region. It was absolutely lovely and the owners are wonderful. The room was great, very clean. Pool was spotless, very well maintained. Breakfast was lovely, with local products and jams prepared by the lady of the house. We ate dinner at the hosted dinner twice, prepared by the man of the house. He's an excellent cook, with cocktails prepared by his wife. They gave us tips for wineries nearby which were all fantastic. The only downside was that we didn't stay longer to use the tennis court and play 'boules'.

Pros: The setting in which the hotel is located within a forest.. hosts were most welcoming...eccellent facilities.

Pros: Breakfast outside in the garden, lay by the pool, go for wine trip. Only 4 rooms, so lots of privacy. Super nice couple that runs it. Cute dogs. Gorgeous grounds.

Cons: Need a car to get there.

Pros: Very clean, quiet and owner took a great care. Perfect breakfast too, simple but great products quality. Highly recommended.

Pros: The landlady gave us a nice wellcoming and updated us on all the details of the room that exceded our expectations.

Cons: The breakfast was deleted because they had to take the pastries from the village.

Pros: We loved this quiet B & B. The staff, and guests, were all charming and helpful. We enjoyed the beautiful location and the very good meals we had. Especially the oysters gratine in cream. Our room was lovely too.

Pros: The owners were lovely. We booked very last minute due to somewhere else being awful and they were very welcoming. Views are stunning. Pool was lovely. Very clean

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Hot tub Sauna (with music) Bubble bath Comfy beds Large shower Excellent breakfast Welcoming and available hosts

Cons: Unfortunately the hot tub and sauna closed at 9pm so had limited time to enjoy them.

Pros: We were arrived 10pm, and the host waited for us and settle us in. The couple can’t speak English but very kind and helpful. Great facility and nice view over looking the valley. Spacious room. Great value for money. We stayed there for one night stopover from Nice to Carcassonne. If you want to have a long weekend stay at a French country retreat, this is the place to go.

Pros: Stunning view, quiet place, confortable bed, delicious breakfast, welcoming and helpfully guest.

Cons: We didn’t stay long enought to enjoy the swimming pool and spa.

Pros: Spacious comfortable room and bathroom, beautiful views across the countryside, delicious breakfast, gracious and friendly hosts, cool and delightful swimming pool, cool and comfortable room - invaluable in the current extreme heat wave in France!

Pros: We stayed for one night as we were travelling with our motorcycle. The hotel run by lovely and generous couple. Location was very peaceful with beautiful garden, pool and bar. The room was pleasant and comfortable. Fantastic breakfast with lots of choices. Gated parking which is so important for who travels with motorcycle. A really friendly and relaxing stay.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Charming hosts at a charming place, great place felt like a home from home, highly recommended

Pros: very nice people international clients safe nice food beautifull room

Pros: Location was perfect , very peaceful , nice garden and pool with shade and a bar .the room was delightful, comfortable with more towels than I have ever seen .we had a private outside seating area .our hosts were very friendly and obliging ( including Jesse the dog ) we actually had a kettle in the room for a change !! Breakfast was fabulous

Cons: Nothing

Pros: An incredibly nice place with an incredibly nice host! Beautiful property hidden in the countryside, a fantastic breakfast and very nice guests at the breakfast table make this an unforgettable experience!

Pros: Located in a good location where we can drive within 2 hours to different famous spots in the South of France. House-owner is a very nice lady who made great breakfast for us. Really enjoyed the stay.

Pros: Breakfast was a sheer joy. The food was excellent and the host wonderful, location - outside under a lovely open area was a nice change from the usual breakfast locations - highly recommended.

Cons: Nothing to dislike, an evening meal option would be a nice addition, everything is just fine here, you'll enjoy your stay and the excellent breakfast will set you up for the day ahead.

Pros: Very comfortable, clean, with A/C, great pool that we used in the evening, beautiful property, wonderful host.

Pros: A really sincere welcome from the charming couple who run what seems more like a home from home than a B&B. A wonderful choice for breakfast with fresh fruit in our case, exceptionally it being the season, figs picked right from the garden. The pool and the surrounding area is very relaxing with cold drinks provided. We were in the "gite" a separate air conditioned "bungalow" next to the pool with its own garden and terrace, fully equipped with a kitchenette. Bed very comfortable and room with real home furniture. A really friendly and relaxing stay; I enjoyed the pool even at midnight under the stars.

Cons: The only improvement that I can think of would have been to stay twice as long ;-)

Pros: Marie Ange s hospotality an

Cons: marie ange s hospitality friendliness and generosity

Pros: Cosiness

Cons: There is no A/C in the room

Pros: Beautiful house in tranquil location

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Myane & Thierry are the perfect hosts - very professional and always on hand with tips and suggestions for trips. We liked the fact that our room was separate from the main house and a delicious continental breakfast was included.

Pros: From a warm welcome on arrival to their outstanding touring advice our hosts excelled at every opportunity. The villa is in a beautiful quiet setting surrounded by lush well tended gardens. The room was spacious, clean and well appointed. We enjoyed the large pool and the privacy of the gardens. Just perfect!

Cons: Nothing!!!

Pros: Dear Anne, dear Thierry, we had a very pleasant and cordial stay in your house. We really liked the nicely decorated studio, the cozy bed,the comfortable bathroom and above all the pretty residential complex in a quiet park with all the amenities and SPA offers. The next morning we enjoyed the opulent and delicious breakfast in a private atmosphere very much and felt so comfortable having nice conversations that we almost forgot our departure. Your tips for the journey have led us into a beautiful area of the Provence, which we so far did not know. We look forward to coming back to you soon.

Pros: Friendly and helpful

Cons: Weather - best to visit Provence before mid-September

Pros: Everything! Thierry and Anne helped us to make our trip very succeed. Every morning when we had breakfast he asked us what we wanted to do and prepared it for us. That is what we liked it the most of it

Pros: The proprietors are excellent hosts Gracious and charming peoplr

Pros: Everything about this accommodation was beyond my expectations! Gated property, lovely clean rooms, with comfy beds and warm showers, excellent property to just lazing about, if the weather is warm (I was there end of October, pool no longer operational). Excellent central location for so many places to visit in Provence, wonderful hosts that go far beyond the norm to help you plan your stay, best breakfast I had in the entire trip...can't say enough, this is a gem of a spot and I hope to return!

Cons: can't think of anything...

Pros: The owner, Thierry, was most helpful giving phone directions as I had not received any by email. He kindly permitted a sauna session even though I arrived at 6.45 pm. He also reserved a restaurant table in nearby St. Maximin for me.

Pros: Everything was realy great. Sylvie and Patrik and the kids tryed to do everything so we could have a great stay and they did. The “light” breakfast was mostly home made, jam, pancakes, cookies and a pear pie wich was great. Many thanks for a nice stay :)

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: Quiet place, very calm; nice host, superb breakfast, great to have a pool;

Pros: Hosts were lovely, beautiful location, very peaceful and an excellent breakfast.

Cons: Would have liked to stay longer!, visit too short.

Pros: Really nice area next to the wood. The rooms very clean and nice. Perfect breakfast. Nothing bad to say!!

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Fantastic view, beautiful location, friendly hosts. Loved swimming in the pool and breakfast was good.

Cons: I like tea with milk and there was none (milk) provided in the room. That was my only complaint and I know the french don’t have milk in tea but British guests like it.

Pros: On arrival, there was a little problem with the front gate doorbell and the telephone number I dialled, so I had to wait for a while outside, but eventually all was good. The hosts were very welcoming and spent time with me talking about various things. A nice sized room, albeit a bit old-fashioned in terms of furnishings, but with a good shower and hot water, and a tea/coffee maker (although no real milk, just powder). Extremely quiet (apart from some noise next door). Breakfast was classic 'Français', with fresh coffee and some really delicious home-made jam, laid out in the pool house. They have a nice pool house with a fridge, table and chairs, kettle and so on, so one can spend a nice evening if provisions have been brought there. The location was good for me on the way back on the motorway from Italy to SW France.

Cons: No welcome aperitif?! The place was difficult to find as my GPS did not have the recently changed road names, and Tourves is not an especially friendly car environment. Some noise from the next door chambre d'hôtes in the evening and the next morning. The shower head needed de-scaling. The location is out of town down a narrow road, so if you need to go to a restaurant in the evening (especially on a Sunday!), it could be interesting (I ended up ordering a takeaway pizza). It would be nice to have a kind of 'honesty bar' or similar, given the distance from town, and so we don't have to order beer or wine from the pizzeria.

Pros: Nicolas and Patricia are such wonderful people, and took such great care of us! Her breakfasts were delicious, and Nicolas served some excellent local wines. Beds were exceptionally comfortable. Location excellent, we really enjoyed ourselves! Highly recommend!

Cons: I wish we had packed a little lighter, it is a lot of steps, but well worth it!

Pros: Patou & Nicolas were really nice,Sympatic helpful, our daughter played with their two Dogs. Location is really Central to visit Provence:(Gorges du Verdon, Aix or Marseille....Iter ).

Cons: The last 300m are very bumpy - we were in a low 2 seater sports car, manageable if taken slowly. It was a surprise and we weren’t sure just how long the track actually was .... and if it was going to get any worse!

Pros: The place is magic, on the hill side and between mediterranean pine trees. Rooms are nicely furnished, all is perfect.

Cons: We arrived late at night and the narrow road can be little tricky. I recommend to use Google Maps to get there without surprises.

Pros: The hosts were very friendly and helpful. The kitchen facilities and breakfast were excellent. A quiet, "off the beaten track" location but nevertheless very handy to Nice airport. If we'd had longer, we would have used it as a base for exploring a large area of southern Provence.

Pros: Our hosts were very kind and helpful, going beyond the call of duty to meet our needs.

Pros: Very nice place (old place) with excellent outdoor facilities and very friendly staff. Highly recommend for visit.

Cons: Wifi is average

Pros: The welcome was comforting and homely. The garden beautiful. And the breakfast was perfect. The local town had excellent restaurants and the wine was perfect.

Pros: Staff Location

Cons: No Wifi Bit pricey

Pros: the location, garden and vineyards

Cons: bathroom

Pros: Beautiful property, most welcoming hosts. We spent one night only unfortunately. Was a much needed peaceful getaway. Walked around the trail in the afternoon, swam in the large pool, ate dinner that was offered- delicious, local ingredients and recipes. We met other couples from all over the world. Next time will bring our kids.

Pros: Fabulous room with a stunning view ! . Our hostess Victoria was very helpful about unique and interesting places to visit and is a very engaging and thoughtful person. The accomodation is lovely, clean, WiFi is good. Off road parking available.

Cons: Wished it could have been longer !

Pros: Just about everything. The hosts are extremely friendly and hospitable. They provide you with tips and even make reservations if you wish.

Cons: Nothing at all.

Pros: The hosts were very friendly and helpful and we felt at home straight away. The home was furnished beautifully and had a very artistic flare. We would love to go back and definately recommend this property.

Pros: Service was Four Seasons level! Awesome pool with fantastic view, lovely hosts. Fresh and tasty breakfast every single day. One of the best bed and breakfast we’ve ever been to. Thanks to Viktoria and Diego

Pros: Perfect service, stunning view, away from eaten tracks, but still very convenient location to visit many more popular spots and cities

Pros: The hosts were very friendly and helpful, and the homemade jams, figs from the garden and freshly baked breads were delicious at breakfast.

Cons: The location is great for exploring the region but there isn't much in walking distance. This didn't matter to us on this particular trip.

Pros: The welcome and the way we were helped to find it!

Pros: Everything was so nice.

Cons: Heard angry sound of wild animal in the grape field near reception at mid night.

Pros: Information on how to reach the property was given in advance. Surrounded by vineyards and greenery views. Rooms are in old style but clean. Share equipped kitchen.

Cons: Instructions / information on how to get the keys could be more clear.

Pros: The guest house is situated in the middle of a vineyard with a wine shop and tasting bar. The rooms are large and we even had a private fridge to store food and the precious wine we bought on the property - very recommendable as well :-)

Cons: Depending on your room neighbors it can be a bit noisy as the shared kitchen and eating area is on the same floor. You should be aware that there is no AC so some rooms may heat up a bit when it's very hot

Pros: Hotel conveniently situated to visit Basilica. Room small but clean. .Bed comfortable

Cons: Room above restaurant very noisy, followed by doors banging. No tea/ coffee facilities in room. Shower Very small ....and I'm a small person! Not good value. Would not return to this hotel.

Pros: Superb breakfast choice. Owner Caroline very friendly. Restaurant very good food and choice.

Pros: I loved the location of the hotel, as well as the staff who were friendly and helpful. The environment is peaceful and inviting and the breakfast was delicious!

Pros: All was pleasant, globally. A good point is that the hotel has its own, and good value for price, restaurant. an other one is that everything is clean.

Cons: This hotel has the less practical bath-room i've ever seen this 2018 year, and i'm in hotel minimum once a week: an open-shower perfect to put water everywhere in the room, even with a lot of précautions, and an only one electric outlet wich didn't work and wich asked me to raze in the bed room, without any mirror. It's a lot for only one night...

Pros: Beautiful. Wish we had eaten at the hotel in the evening.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: You can nor order coffee in the reastaurant without order the dish.

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: No air conditioning or we couldn’t work it ,had large window open couldn’t draw curtain for privacy.....,,,but that was a really minor gripe and I mean minor gripe as well staff were absolutely brilliant

Pros: Lovely staff and great location

Cons: Tired looking rooms

Pros: The staff was incredibly helpful, booking taxis, explaining places to go. Today the owner, Caroline spent 2 hours helping me with hotels and trains - far beyond the call of duty!!

Pros: Room design, comfortable bed, location

Cons: We didn't have even the smallest facilities in the room except towels and soap. Not even a plastic glass to drink water.

Pros: The buildings were beautiful and we had a delightful evening in the cloister, eating dinner while listening to a jazz duet of some talent. Secure parking on site available for 10 euro, and the prettier parts of the town are on one's doorstep. It was good to see the the care and effort that had gone into the (ongoing) restoration of the 900 hundred year old site.

Cons: A lack of air conditioning in the room was noticeable....but it was a very hot couple of days. Perhaps small individual units in the rooms could be provided without damaging the fabric in any way.

Pros: The location and property itself is beautiful. We came to visit the church of Mary Magdalene and it’s right next door with nice views.

Cons: It’s a very old building, the elevator wasn’t working when we arrived. The staff is nice, doesn’t seem to know anything about the area, they don’t speak English (which is ok, just important to know for non-French travelers). I waited to check in to my room and when I finally got it, the room they gave me hadn’t been cleaned. They moved me, but it was quite a long wait and shuffle with no elevator. I asked about dinner when I checked in and they said they were fully booked. Not much was open as it was Sunday, so I was unable to have dinner and they were unwilling to make an exception.

Pros: The staff were lovely and the room was clean but I was expecting a little more space so felt marginally disappointed with the limited bathroom space and sleeping area . But lovely enough for the night.

Pros: Nice stay in Monastery building, castle. City festival in the last week of July.

Cons: Restorant did not meet expectation

Pros: the location

Cons: needs some refurbishment no air conditioner

Pros: Beautiful hotel in a great setting. Very disappointed that we were told restaurant was booked out, but don't worry, there are plenty of restaurants in town. Not true, they were all closed on a Sunday night, so no dinner for us. Be sure to book the restaurant as well as your room. Also, even though we were assured restaurant was booked out, from our room we could see 5 or 6 empty tables. What the ?

Cons: See above

Pros: Very centric, nice village and a hotel with "soul" - a cultural experience. Would return and definitely recommend it. Securityguy visible at night.

Cons: Missing aircondition as the nights were hot.

Pros: The cloisters and breakfast in the courtyard

Cons: Odd choice of pop music radio at breakfast in the setting of a monastery,

Pros: Very convenient for people traveling, Family room is confortable. Quiet and clean.

Pros: Bigger and better shower than the usual ibis budget. The staff asked me which floor I would like I told them a quiet one and they sorted it.

Pros: Quick check-inn, nice large guarded parking space, clean rooms, nice staff and reasonable breakfast.

Cons: Not much I didn't like actually..

Cons: Dirty hotel smells awfully personal without politeness

Pros: I truly love this hotel! Very friendly, convenient and affordable. Super clean and very quiet! We will be back again (this was our second stay) for sure. Difficult to beat this hotel :)

Cons: The can dispenser was out of order! Other than that, all top!

Pros: Nice and clean with good price

Cons: That was the awfulliest ibis budget i’ve ever been. Staying with a 10 years child we got the room for smokers - the smell was awfull - we could’t sleep, despite the opened windows. The bed for a child you should make by yourself - there was only a bag with a loundry. There were a spiders in the corners. Super bad expierience with this hotel!

Pros: 24 hour check in, big car park, easy access to motorway, airco

Cons: Smell of cigarette smoke, sheets came untucked easily, right next to motorway therefore noisy

Pros: It was easy self checking in process and the area was quite and safe. There were also a few nice stores nearby

Pros: Staff very friendly and helpful

Cons: never been in such a ridiculously dirty place. The public baths are not so dirty either. The toilet seat was beyond all acceptable limits. Also the shower was a very dirty transparent cabin next to the bed.

Pros: The place was clean and it was in a nice building. The breakfast was good price-quality. The staff was ok.

Cons: We were travelling by motorcycle and it turned out that our room was in the third floor without lift. With all the luggage we had was bad. Also, do t get to this village too late otherwise there won’t be a place to eat. Could have a glass on the shower so the bathroom don’t get flooded. If you have very noisy neighbours it can be disturbing.

Pros: Clean comfortable room, good shower, good size bathroom.

Cons: Building is quite old and could use some TLC. Reception is confusing

Cons: Difficult to find the hotel in the dark, the signs are very small

Pros: good breakfast, near the city centre, enthusiastic staff kindly and aggressively help us take back our car from police, that was dragged.

Cons: no air-condition; no curtain to prove water spilling out bathtub when showering.

Pros: Position

Cons: Staff very kind a d helpful but room quite poor: - no air conditioning and just below the roof so also it wasn't mentioned noone can think in 2019 there are room with no air conditioning. - there were a bird nest (with actual baby birds on between the bathroom window so it was no possible to open it) - room very simply and cheap not as the ones on the photos. - 3rd floor with no lift - quite expensive for what they offer

Pros: The staff was really nice and the hotel was very central. The room was very cute.

Cons: We missed the bath curtains and something to hold the handshower head on while the water as running. I would have also expected to have a hairdrier in the room, but as soon as I asked for one in reception, I was given one :)

Pros: Good location

Cons: Super thin walls so noisy neighbors will keep you up all night. No shades or curtains in the bathroom so no privacy unless you close the shutters. No heating in the bathroom makes it very cold on winter mornings. Staff doesn’t clean rooms past noon.

Pros: Very good location, nice and comfortable room and bathroom with bathtube. The staff was very kind and helpful.