We were a bit nervous having booked via an external website, but were greeted quite warmly by our host Tomaz, and shown around. The Hotel is very old but with modern touches like the cD player and posh bathroom, and the bedroom we had overlooked the village square and hills and valleys beyond.
It is a beautiful place, and we liked the medieval village greatly.
Ajowan and Tomaz are both from Sweden and know how to make guests wlecome. The restaurant serves excellent food and very good regional wines. We could not fault the hotel. There is a free minibus from round the corner near the Tabac to Cagnes sur Mer, but we would recommend thoroughly testing the tourist office close by before you go into town for Musee Renoir, buses to Nice and beaches, maps, rather than doing everything the hard way like we did. We found a lack of buses on Sunday, closed shops on Monday and a scarcity of taxis from ranks marked on the maps other than by the station, by which time you might as well get the trains, which are on the Ventimiglia to Cannes line, fine for trips to Villefranche, Nice etc.

My sister and I just returned from a fantastic stay at the Le Grimadi. It was absolutely one of the highlights of our vacation on the French and Italian Riveria. We took the train from Italy, and then a taxi from the Cagnes Sur Mer station. (I think it was about 10 Euros.) We were a little confused when we arrived because the village seemed very steep and crowded, and we had booked this hotel without knowing what to expect. Once we got settled, we found it was actually crowded with people who lived in the town enjoying the square, not tourists.
Tomas, the owner, was outside the hotel, and greeted us by name. He made us feel comfortable right away. He spoke perfect English, and was extremely polite and attentive, without being intrusive the way some owners might be in such a small hotel. Our room was spotless, looked out on the square, and was extremely quiet at night. It was very cozy and comfortable. (Room # 2)
I'm not sure if the village sees many young, single, female travellers, but we felt very comfortable and welcomed by everyone we met. We had an absolutely amazing dinner at the hotel, and enjoyed the jazz bar next door, with a really friendly waitress and owner. We also had a great dinner the next night at a wonderful and inexpensive place right down the hill.
The free shuttle is great if you want to take the bus or train to other towns, or if you want to go to the beach. The driver was very friendly. It runs every 15 minutes.
We felt a part of the village, and we were only there 2 days. I would recommend a visit to this village and hotel as a very authentic French experience, with lots to do if you like walking, and prefer a livelly cafe in the evening to a nightclub!
Thank you so much to Tomas, and all the other friendly villagers.

This was a delight after 25 hours of travel, Tomez (host)was so laid back and friendly, which made our evening of relaxing stress free and with the surrounding vista there is nowhere I could of thought of to make this the start to a honeymoon. The hotel and restaurant were quaint and were of high standard, plenty to see and do around the small village around the Chateaux.

The food served at the Grimaldi Hotel was spot on with the hosts giving their everything to make the stay memorable.

As for the parking do as the French do, double park, leave your contact # and relax.

Located in a beautiful medieval village to the west of Nice with a complimentary bus to the main town of Cagnes sur Mer every 15 minutes! Food to die for, but also quite expensive. Rooms were lovely overlooking a typical French square. Would definetely stay again if in the area.