As anyone stayed in any of these hotels ? If so , could you please tell me your impressions? Thanks.

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yes, I stayed in hotel l'Hermitage summer of 2001. I've written several posts on Fodors praising it and mentioning a lot of details, as it was one of my favorite hotels in France! If you search on &quot;hermitage&quot; within France you'll find one of those posts in a thread dated 4/01 or so. I mentioned it recently in another Provence thread within the last month or so, also, but I can't find that one no matter what I try.<BR><BR>If you can't find previous post or have questions on it, just ask

mistake -- the thread was 4/15/02

Christina thanks for your information. I was able to find your previous posts and I am very interested in the Hermitage. I have only a couple of questions, if you don't mind. <BR><BR>-Is the hotel located within short distance from St Remy, the Baux, , etc?<BR>- Are there any restaurants nearby? We are renting a car.<BR>- Is breakfast in the hotel good?<BR><BR>Thanks so much again.<BR>

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First, one reason I liked this hotel was because of its central location. If you look at a map, I think Pernes-les-Fontaines is about the most central you can get to all things. I chose it because I wanted to spend more time in the Vaucluse than before, including Vaison-la-Romaine, the Dentelles, etc and this was a good location for everything. Also, it is right on a main road (D938?) so that makes it easy.<BR><BR>It's not far to St Remy -- just go south on the D938 through Isle-sur-la-Sorgue to Cavaillon (about 25 km), then cross the river and take D99 straight to St Remy about 15 km. That's only 40 km or about 25 miles.<BR><BR>The breakfast is excellent and is served on a lovely terrace (you can have it in the inside breakfast room if you want, but it's lovely outside). It's out in the country, so you aren't going to go anywhere else for breakfast--not close, anyway.<BR><BR>I actually liked going out to try different restaurants rather than eating in the hotel every night so preferred this to those other B&amp;Bs, etc that make you eat there every night. Dining was no problem. This is in the country, mind you, but there is a nice small Italian restaurant about 1/3 mile to the north on the D938. The town of Pernes is south on D938 a few miles and has several places, of course, most modest. The best is Au Dame l'Oie which should be in Michelin (it's not that expensive, Provencale, you should reserve, if possible). I also drove to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue a few nights which is a larger town than Pernes and there are plenty of restaurants there (that's maybe 8-10 miles). One of my favorites does not look like much but is the restaurant in the hotel Cantosorgue you pass on the D938 to IsleSLS, just on the northern edge of town. Their restaurant is on the edge of a mill/river and that outdoor terrace with running water is cooler if the weather is hot--the food was excellent for a basic modern hotel like that and I gathered it was the place in the neighborhood for locals to go out for a nice dinner.<BR><BR>Pernes is a quaint, lovely small town and should be explored one day -- they have a good tourist office with maps and info. I liked the hotel because it had guarded parking, for one thing, and is out in the country but near a town.<BR><BR>There are several good web sites with info on that town, including restaurants:<BR>http://www.perneslesfontaines.com<BR>http://www.pernes.enprovence.com<BR>General info:<BR>http://www.provenceweb.fr/f/vaucluse/pernefon/pernefon.htm<BR>http://www.beyond.fr/villages/pernesfont.html

Thanks so much again Christina. I decided for the l'Hermitage. I already sent them an email asking if they had availability. You were very helpful and I apreciate it very much

You're welcome. I think you'll have a great time, I just loved this hotel. Originally, I wanted something higher-level and tried some 4* places around there, but they were all booked, so I got the Hermitage because it looked decent and had an excellent location. They were very prompt in replying with a vacancy at an excellent price. Later, when I saw the place and how nice it was, I was really glad I hadn't booked elsewhere.<BR><BR>I don't recall what I asked for when booking, it was so cheap, I'm sure I asked for a mid-level double room. As I said in the other post, I got a room with a private terrace about the size of the room (which wasn't huge, but not bad given the terrace space where I sat at night to listen to the cicadas and enjoy the breeze, having wine). So, be sure to ask for one of those rooms. Mine was on the first floor (ie, one level up from ground), just to the left of the staircase. I was afraid it would be noisy at that location, but it was very quiet because they have thick walls and double doors to the rooms. I don't recall the web site mentioning that avg. double rooms had terraces, so be sure to request that if you want it, to make sure.<BR><BR>Also, there is no elevator, so 1st floor is nice for carrying bags not too far, although the entire hotel is probably only two stories and the upper floor could be very nice for breezes or better rooms, I don't know--it looked very nice.<BR><BR>I'll have to get back there someday, this is making me want to go again.

Took everyone's advice and stayed two nights at L'Hermitage. Great, great value. Thanks! Nice, quiet, beautiful garden and close to Avignon and the Vaucluse. Even Gordes and Roussillon are close altho Les Clos du Buis in Bonnieux is better for a pure Luberon Provence experience.