Baudinard-sur-Verdon Vacations from $950

Room was clean but small.

It looks like that hotel has been around for a while and got bought up by Best Western because it doesn’t have the standardized vibe you’d expect (can be good or bad depending on what you’re looking for). The sign at the entrance says 4 stars, but it isn’t a 4 star. It’s a 3. Having said that, it’s very good value for the price. We had a seaside room with a big terrace and colourful bougainvillae. Clean room and welcoming common areas, really friendly staff who went out of their way to be of service. Good pizza place right around the corner and nice boardwalk a short walk away. Longer walk to city center and train station but there are buses and even a free tourist train. We enjoyed our stay.

I wasn’t expecting much since this isn’t a 4 or 5 star hotel. The most disappointing thing was there was NO soap, shampoo or anything like it, just a single roll of toilet paper. And definitely it was far from being called clean. The mattress was super cheap quality and very old.