Set back from front, facing bay of St-Tropez, in busy resort W of Cannes, 10 mins' walk from centre: small, spruce B&B Hotel ( Jakarta Hotels )with friendly staff. Pretty Provencal decor, newly done. rooms (similar to Bandung,Jakarta & Bali hotels - 5 star Hotel ( Jakarta Hotels )rooms) smallish, well planned, some with, small terrace facing pleasant garden. Good, varied French breakfast, taken outdoors when fine. Bar. Parking in road outside (some traffic noise but windows double glazed).

Wonderful: Well run, peaceful, beautifully situated. Plaudits in 2001/2 for this big honey-coloured 18th-century hunting lodge which stands up a glorious, straight, tree-lined drive in a huge wooded park on the Picardy plain east of Laon. One of the Guide's best-loved venues in northern France, it is now an elegant Hotel ( Jakarta Hotels ), set round a stately courtyard. The owner is German, Senator Helmut Aurenz; really helpful staff assist his Belgian manager/chef, Jos Bergman. Bedrooms (similar to Bandung,Jakarta & Bali hotels - 5 star Hotel ( Jakarta Hotels )rooms) are comfortable, well equipped, towels are large, luxurious. Food of a high standard, very good value. Breakfasts, with Belgian influence, include cold meats,, cheeses, outstanding croissants. The conversion is imaginative. Interiors have a Flemish feel, done in good taste. Our bedroom under the eaves, with exposed beams, was poorly lit, but its bathroom was modern. At dawn, the cooing of doves was magical. Guests can eat on the flowery front terrace or in the chandeliered dining room, but most prefer the spacious garden room, looking on to a big lawn that stretches to a stream and a pond. Bucolic views with ducks, sheep, rabbits. A fabulous swimming pool is in a converted barn.