Independent hotels in the South of France

• Avèze, Cevennes National Park (30 Gard)
  Auberge Cocagne. Cocagne, in English, means the land of milk and honey.  This is an authentic Cevennes inn, with plenty of character. Simple and functional decoration, garden, friendly owners and a gourmet restaurant offering local produce.
• Nimes (30 Gard)
  Hotel Pré Gallofre. *** Located just a short distance south of Nimes, and with easy car access to the city and its Roman remains, this hotel,  in a former farm, is on the edge of the coutryside. Air conditioned rooms, pool, gardens, restaurant.
• Saint-Hilaire-d'Ozilhan, near Nimes (30 Gard)
  Hotel l'Arceau. ** Off the beaten track, two-star independent "Logis de France" in a traditional small Provencal style village just a short distance from the famous Pont du Gard aqueduct (UNESCO world heritage site). Located between Nimes and Avignon and in easy reach of both. Good restaurant.
  

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•  €  Béziers, (34 Hérault) 
  Hotel des Poètes. ** A small hotel just 200 metres from the train station, and looking out over the Plateau des Poètes park, just beyond the lower end of the Allées Paul Riquet, the main tree-lined boulevard in old Béziers. Bedrooms are decorated with simple but good taste. The whole of the old city is within easy walking distance.
•  €  Sète (34 Hérault)
  Hotel le National  ** Small two-star hotel in Sète, with 27 rooms. Located in the old part of town, close to marinas and within easy walking distance of the train station, the hotel is not far from the sea front. Recently renovated, this hotel has very good visitor reviews, and offers good value for money.
  

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•  €   Near Carcassonne (11 Aude)
  The Auberge du Balestié is located just in the department of Ariège, off the D119 near Malgoude some 30 miles southwest of Caracassonne. Delightful rural setting amidst fields and hills, a "dream location" according to more than one review. Good restaurant,  friendly helpful Anglo-French owners.
• Carcassonne (11 Aude)
  The Hotel du Pont Vieux is a friendly ** hotel housed in old buildings between the Old Bridge and the mediaeval ramparts. It has character, a garden and above all location. However, being so close to the old city, it gets rapidly booked up at peak seasons.
• €€€  Narbonne (11 Aude)
  The ** Hotel domaine St. Domingue, whose two stars are a serious understatement,  occupies a former winery in a quiet rural location just outside Narbonne, between fields and vineyards, and close to the canal de la Robine (with cycle way). Just four tastefully decorated rooms, friendly  and helpful hosts. Gardens, swimming pool, an ideal base for exploring the region.
• Vernet les Bains, (66 - Pyrénées orientales)
  The hôtel Princess ** is a very pleasant small hotel situated in the little old  genteel spa town of Vernet les Bains. It is ideally located for visitors wanting to take the scenic "Little yellow train" up into the Pyrenees, or go hiking in the Canigou area. The hotel is clean, in a calm location, and has a restaurant.
•  €   Rivesaltes (66 Pyrenees orientales)
  The Hotel des Vignes ** offers basic and quite acceptable budget accommodation; but the copious breakfasts, served in a capacious banqueting room, are exceptional good value (7 € in 2011). Though close to the old town centre and right next to the station - departure point for the Cathar country tourist train, the hotel is quiet. There is an excellent pizzeria, le Brasero,  close by.

• €€€  Villeneuve les Avignon  (84 - Vaucluse)
  Hotel La Magnaneraie. **** Top rated four-star hotel, with 32 rooms,located in a villa standing in its own grounds, in Villeneuve les Avignon, across the  Rhone just opposite the historic centre of Avignon. Not strictly independent, but part of a small independent chain of 9 hotels, this hotel is affiliated to Best Western. An ideal base from which to explore the area around Avignon and inland Provence.

• €€€Aix en Provence (13 Bouches du Rhône).
  The Hotel Artea was once the home of composer Darius Milhaud. It is a short distance from the station and from the Cours Mirabeau and the centre of old Aix. The hotel has the charm and quality of an old Aix town house, and merits much better than  its two-star rating. Spacious, bright and air conditioned rooms
•  €  Manosque (13 Bouches du Rhône).
  The Hotel du terreau at Manosque, between Aix en Provence and the Luberon, gets good reviews. Small friendly hotel in the historic part of Manosque, nice clean rooms, and good value for money. Plenty of cafés nearby, and street parking no problem in this small town. Great base for discovering the Luberon and the Gorges du Verdon.
• Arles (13 Bouches du Rhône)
  Hotel de l'amphitheatre Though classed as two star, this hotel, in a seventeenth century town house, deserves three or four*. Calm, tasteful, friendly; air conditioned rooms. In the heart of the old town, close to the Roman arena and amphitheatre and to the Rhone. Generally excellent reviews.

• Agay, on the Esterel coast (83 - Var)
  Hotel l'Esterella ** Clean friendly two star hotel in a small out-of-the-way seaside town between Cannes and Saint Raphaël. Ideal location close to sandy beach, restaurants and shops. Free parking. Train station 1 km. Reasonably priced given the location. The main complaint seems to be the lack of English & Italian TV channels...
• Bandol near Toulon (83 - Var)
   €   Hotel Key Largo; ** In this small seaside town, character two star hotel on the corniche by the sea, close to the beach, the marina and 5 mins walk from the station. Easy parking most of the year. Simple, clean and reasonable size rooms; restaurant with sea view. Friendly welcoming staff.
• Cavalaire sur mer near St Tropez (83 - Var)
  Hotel Villa Provençale; ** Quality two-star hotel in a quiet residential area of this small seaside resort off the main routes. No swimming pool, but the hotel is about 600 metres from the beach. The welcoming German owners speak good English and French, the rooms are clean and spacious, and the atmosphere is warm and friendly.
• €€€   Saint Tropez (83 - Var)
  La Bastide Saint Tropez ***** Just 26 rooms in this elegant five star hotel in the ultimate chic resort of Saint Tropez: a beautiful old residence in its own grounds, standing among palm trees and other exotic Mediterranean vegetation. Pool, restaurants,  very refined service.

• Saint Bonnet en C (05 Alpes de haute Provence)
  The Hotel la Crémaillère lies a few hundred yards from the N85 Grenoble-Marseille highway, north of Gap. Excellent reviews. Hotel in la rural setting with large gardens. 23 spacious and comfortable rooms, lounge, restaurant, well situated for outdoor activities all year round.
  
  

• Antibes - Juan les Pins 
  Hotel le Petit Castel; *** This hotel is located among the pine trees in a calm residential area on the isthmus between Juan les Pins and Antibes. It's a good small three star hotel, offering comfortable accommodation but nothing glitzy. Easy walking distance to the town and to the beaches.
• €€€ Hotel at Juan les Pins - Antibes
  the Hotel la villa Cap d'Antibes **** is a very quiet small hotel set in its own Mediterranean gardens, a short distance from the beaches and restaurants of Juan les Pins. Outdoor pool, free guest parking, clean comfortable rooms and welcoming staff. Not cheap, but then don't expect to find cheap hotels in Juan les Pins . 
• Cannes (06 - Alpes Maritimes)
   €  The Hotel PLM Cannes ** is a small two-star hotel in the centre of old Cannes. Lots of good reviews. A short walk from the train station, and from the beach and the famous Croisette boulevard. Plenty of cafés and restaurants in the vicinity.
• €€€  Vence, between Nice and Cannes.
  Hotel Diana: *** this very-well reviewed three-star hotel is close to the historic centre of Vence, the "artists town" in the hills just inland from the coast. It gets top marks for cleanliness and friendliness, and has both a garden and a terrace. Rooms are attractive, and nicely decorated. 
• Nice, Côte d'Azur   €   Hotel Marbella ** Magnificent views out over the port and sea from this small hotel at the eastern edge of Nice. Small but clean attractive rooms, friendly staff and very good value for money. Most rooms have sea views and are quiet; but make sure of a sea-view room when booking. The few rooms on the street side are not so quiet. No website Tel  0(0 33) 4 93 89 39 35  Fax 0(0 33) 4 92 04 22 56
  
  
  

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