Hôtel du Nord

Faded glory hotel in the heart of a characterful, happening, town. Family run, welcoming and exceptional service. A good breakfast included in the rate. Can be a little noisy in the evenings, although not disruptive, but that is the price for being at the centre of a lively place.

We had tried to stay two nights at Hotel du Nord, written up years ago in New York Times Travel, but were able to book only one night there. The morning of check-in, we arrived very early because we had checked out from another establishment in Corte and wanted to hike all day. The staff at Hotel du Nord took our bags and offered a lot of wonderful and detailed advice on where to hike, where to purchase the best provisions and the coldest and cheapest beverages and the most typical restaurants. We also were able to have our laundry done there. The breakfast was excellent and we were able to take away a couple of small sandwiches to bring on the train with us to Ajaccio. Our room was very spacious with a large window overlooking the Main Street of Corte, yet it was very quiet. The hotel is well-located in the charming town of Corte. Many thanks to all of the staff!

The apartment was in a newly converted part of the building, on the second floor. It gave us plenty of space for a four day stay. We liked having basic cooking facilities and a full size fridge and we arranged food for ourselves sometimes as a change from finding a restaurant every night of a longer touring holiday. We enjoyed the flexibility of preparing our own breakfast or having the good hotel one.