At 95 euro per night, this was the best value of the nine hotels we stayed in during our recent trip through France and Italy. The place is nice: newer rooms, great staff, cute little pool area.

We stayed in Frejus to break up a drive... it served its purpose, and we walked around a bit before eating dinner outside. While it was a perfectly pleasant place, I can't imagine that anyone would want to visit the town when there are so many more interesting areas in southern France.

Lovely hotel in the old part of Frejus (not near the beach though). Great place to relax and chill by the pool which is surrounded by palm trees and really is an oasis of calm.

We stayed two nights and didn't eat in the hotel (apart from breakfast) as it was extremely expensive (70 EUROS plus) for dinner. Lots of restaurants within walking distance however. Hotel also offers secure parking in a little street maybe 100m away at a cost of 10 EUROS/day which was well worth it.

Staff excellent and very efficient re my online booking.

We spent 6 nights at Hotel L'Arena July, 2004. The hotel was very pretty, tropical gardens and flowers trellace up and down the sides of the hotel - there is a master gardener somewhere at this hotel! The rooms are simple, very clean, decorated in Provence colours and style. The hotel is extremely cozy. There is a small pool located in the centre of the hotel which is never very busy (you can always get a lounge chair). We brought our children with us, ages 7 and 9, and it was nice to sit by the pool while the kids swam because the atmosphere (orange trees, huge pineapple trees) was extremely beautiful. There is a mix of people with families and couples on their own at the hotel and all of the children were very well behaved. The staff were very polite but did not speak a lot of English so you'd better be prepared to try out your French or you'll end up with a few surprise meals! Our children both speak French and it really came in handy when ordering meals. The cost of the room included breakfast. You can eat inside or outside in a gorgeous shaded poolside restaurant. Lunch was pretty reasonably priced for the Riveria area, however we found dinner to be very pricey (although very tasty!) so we ate outside of the hotel most nights and only treated ourselves to a hotel dinner once. It was just too expensive. The only big downfall of the hotel is that it is in Frejus. The town of Frejus itself isn't really worth the visit, it's very run down and not very exciting compared to the other towns/cities in the Cote D'Azur. We decided to stay in Frejus for location (it's central in the Riveria) and because you can walk to restaurants and have access to amenities (which we needed when travelling with kids). If you are staying in Frejus for location (it's right smack in the middle of the Cote D'Azur so you can visit towns and cities all along the cost within a 2 hour drive max) then I would definately recommend L'Arena. It's in a great location within the town and there really isn't a nicer hotel in the area.

We had dinner here. The surroundings were lovely and the food very good; sophisticated Mediterranean. The hotel looked absolutely delightful. There were some families there as well as older couples.
Frejus old town is gorgeous too, with nice shops and some Roman remains. The hotel car park is small, but there is a public car park opposite.