Hôtel Domaine de Biar

Great stay. Quiet location right outside of the city. The grounds and chateau were scenic. Upon arrival, the hotel upgraded our room to the best suite after hearing it was our honeymoon. Food at the restaurant was amazing as well. Staff were helpful and very nice as well. Only thing that’s still a mystery is both our headphones going missing but anything could have happened.

Sadly we were disappointed with our stay here. It promised so much but failed to deliver. The room Henriette was extremely small and overpriced - over £300 for a room that had a small bed with no bedside tables, no furniture at all and a tiny cupboard with a small hanging space. We resorted to putting our clothes on the floor under the bed! There was no Aircon and we couldn't have the windows open due to noise from the road and mosquitos. The shower was in the room so condensation ran down the bedroom walls and there was nowhere for towels so they were still damp in the evening. The loo was in a small under-ventilated cupboard. This was one of the most expensive rooms we have stayed in out of at least 20 hotels a year but it was definitely the smallest. The food was good but far too small a choice. Two starters and as we don't eat prawns we had to have the same starter for 3 nights at £20 each for cauliflower 3 ways! There were only 3 mains and again as we like all the choices we ended up having the same two nights running. When we complained we were told the chef would do us a different main on the second day so instead of dining elsewhere we arrived for dinner to be told as it was only our second night the menu wouldn't change. We did eventually get a different main on the third night. I am allergic to nuts which reiterated by the receptionist when we arrived. At dinner on the terrace it was dark and I took a bite of dessert to find it contained nuts. Luckily I had medication with me and my allergy is not that severe but the receptionist just said she forgot to tell the chef. Not good enough. There was also a guest at the next table chain smoking all through dinner with smoke wafting over us. The staff were friendly but we felt that the hotel was out to make as much money as possible but didn't really care about the guests' comfort - lip service only.