Hotel Sous Les Figuiers is a gem just a 5 minute walk from centre ville in St. Remy. A gravel path led us to our quiet room #8 with its private garden & terrace. Through french doors, we entered our beautifully appointed room - subtle, restful colours, well-chosen decorations & furnishings. A wardrobe, a closet & a small chest of drawers provided ample storage. We enjoyed restful sleeps on the comfortable king-sized bed. The room had a large, impeccably clean bathroom with double sinks, a separate wc and a large tub. Air conditioning added comfort to our one-week stay.

We started each morning with a beautiful breakfast of fresh fruit, juice, yoghurt, breads & croissants, confitures, cheese & coffee served on the courtyard below the canopy of trees.

The setting of the hotel is lovely & tranquil - a small corner of paradise in St. Remy. It was wonderful to return to the hotel after a day of touring.

Kups & Gisele, our hostesses welcomed us warmly, provided us assistance such as giving us suggestions of things to do in the area & helping us secure restaurant reservations, and extended their kindness & hospitality to us.

This was our third trip to Provence and our second stay in St. Remy. We will definitely return to the Hotel Sous Les Figuiers!

We stayed for 3 nights in October. We chose this hotel based on Tripadvisor reviews. We had some trouble finding it, if it's your first time in St.Remy you should bring a detailed map and arrive by daylight. Don't bother with the tourist information office, they offer no assistance (it may be a principle). Location is great, close to main "drag" and there's ample parking in front. Sous les Figuiers was, formally, as described but the reality was: a room with nowhere to sit, write or place your luggage. No sufficient light, sparse, cold and, well, kinda' dismal. There were extra mouldy-smelling itchy wool blankets to be found in the draw-curtain "closets". The beds were uncomfortable which seems to be the default for France. I found that folding my fleece jacket using it as a pillow worked well. The bathroom was much nicer than the room, very spacious; we considered sleeing in there. The breakfast offered was expensive and sparse but we didn't have energy to go hunting for alternatives. Would we go back: Maybe during the summer-months, mainly because of the convenient location and the easy parking. The cats were nice.

What a nice place to stay! The room decor and size were
adequate for the price we paid, and somehow as the days passed, it seemed nicer and nicer. Perhaps that's because the owners were so wonderful...and helpful. We had planned to stay only a few days but we ended staying longer. Who can resist homemade breakfast treats like fig jam, and applesauce made with apples grown nearby. For us too, it's important to have someone who can help us plan our day's activities.

The hotel is situated in a perfect place..just a short walk from town. And what a town it is. We found so much to do. Try La Source for dinner. We would definitely return to this hotel if we were in the area.

It was like visiting the warm and welcoming country home of your artist friends. The property has a cozy, understated sophistication- it is neither overly-designed (though the hand of an architect and landscape architect shows in parts) nor too chintzy or thematically "provencal".

We'd reserved a mid-sized room but asked to see any other available rooms when we arrived. We were shown one in the largest category and took it. An unbelievable STEAL at 112 Euros.

Tall hedges provide privacy for the spacious terrace. We had dinner there on one of our evenings in, complete with wine bought from an area vineyard and plates, utensils and candle lanterns borrowed from the hotel. The bathroom with double sinks, separate WC, and shower/tub was all newly renovated with windows overhead and ample overhead light and side sconces by the mirror. They also offered really, really wonderful organic bath and beauty products. The rooms do not front any busy streets but it has around-the-corner proximity to the centre-ville which proved very convenient.

The room was on the dark side. French doors offer the only light and with the lush landscaping and of course, the fig trees, it's just not quite enough. Typical of construction in this area you have thick masonry walls that add to that "heavy" feel. At any rate, the room was immaculate and housekeeping, efficient and conscientious. The interior is complete with real plasterwork with all the texture that so many try to accomplish with faux painting techniques on drywall. It is not overly-furnished, but it has all you'll need. (Well, unless you need a refrigerator or a television. If you have baby formula, medication etc, I wonder if they wouldn't be able to provide one if requested?)

Everyone we encountered at Sous Les Figuiers was wonderful, not just professional-though they were at that-but genuinely friendly and helpful. This was true of so many we encountered in St. Remy. The Wednesday market there is terrific-pick up some picnic items and after lugging home the handmade blankets, pottery and crepe-spreading rake-thingy you couldn't live without, borrow some utensils and such from Figuiers and head out onto the Van Gogh Trail and continue up into the Alpilles without ever even bringing the car out of the ample (by provence standards) Figuiers lot-fantastic!

We never tried the pool nor reserved breakfast, so can't comment.

I'd spent a university year in Aix a decade ago and this was my first time back in that long. St. Remy and Figuiers gave my husband his first taste of Provence and me my first warm welcome back to the region. We have paid so much more for hotels that have offered so much less (Le Prieure in Villeneuve-les-Avignon comes immediately to mind). The hotel is not top-down perfect in every single way but we weren't disappointed. Quite the contrary, a comfortable backdrop for our visit, it's many assets as well as it's unique charm became an invaluable element in the making of so many happy memories of our time in town.