Les Jardins du Cèdre

The hotel is well situated for the port and the bars/restaurants there. Great welcome from the lady on reception. The room was comfortable, slightly dated if you're picky, but did the job well for a one night stop. The beds are very comfotable and we slept very well. There's a little road noise from 07:30, but not enough to stop us from sleeping. The breakfast was very good and varied and set us up for the day.

Can't fault the location or the hotel facilities. Price to quality ratio was spot on. Happy to recommend. The restaurant was top notch with perhaps a slightly restricted menu. Plenty of places to eat and things to do locally.

We booked this hotel because of its advertised sea views and thinking it would be quieter being set above the port. The staff overall were smiley, helpful and hardworking. Location: above the town with views across the working port, there was a large container ship being loaded/unloaded for the first 24 hours of our stay with all the attendant noise; also a busy road, sports centre and industrial units in the immediate vicinity, not forgetting an active railway line directly below the hotel. Not quite as depicted on the website! Beyond all this good sea views. Room: we had a suite which was fine, not luxurious but perfectly pleasant. Small annoyances being the bottles of filtered water were not refilled daily despite being advertised as such, only one small rubbish bin serving a bathroom, 2 bedrooms separate loo, bathroom & a kitchen/sitting room. At time of writing, 12:30pm, still waiting for the room to be cleaned. Outside: small pool with sun loungers no umbrellas but pine trees offering some shade one of which has bags fixed round it to catch Processionary Caterpillars (google them they are extremely harmful to humans and pets). Restaurant: breakfast is good and varied, buffet style and appears to cater for all tastes. Dinner is ok, nothing special except for the soufflé de Grande Marnier which is superb! There are plenty of small restaurants clustered around the harbour offering very good value alternatives. Port Vendres is a pretty working port curled around a harbour filled with pleasure boats. Much less touristy than neighbouring Collioure. Conclusion: Overall it’s a perfectly pleasant hotel but the noise from railway, road and port made it a disappointing choice for us personally, sadly.

Stayed in their allegedly luxurious suite with sea view. Sea view? Hmmmm. Well first there’s the railway track behind which is a full sized rugby pitch. Beyond that there are some splendid views of cranes and part of the naval yard. In the distance yes there’s the sea. None of which mentioned of course in the hotel details and the publicity photos are carefully posed. The pool is very modestly sized for the number of guests A lot of background noise from the port and the road. If seeking a quiet location then probably best to avoid this hotel!! The suite has two bedrooms, a sitting room with kitchenette area, two loos and one bathroom. Both bedrooms have safes, one has a view and of the sea (better than that from the terrace leading off tte sitting room) and the other, the twin room looks straight onto an ungrassed banking. Judging by other reviews people are less troubled by the somewhat disingenuous description the of the hotel’s location than I am. However nothing would induce me to return (and I only checked in an hour ago!)

Reception friendly and professional Room comfortable, bed and linen good. Bathroom small but well equipped. Very clean Bar - quick and efficient service with a good range of drinks. Food - simply excellent. The Hotel restaurant deserves its title of 'Table Distinguee'. Breakfast - fresh good quality products - buffet style. Two small things. First the dining area needs an attack of the feather duster to removed cobwebs from the windows. The first night we had to ask for a bottle of water 3 times (it arrived with apologies). The second night after 5 reuests for a bottle of water, my wife went to the bar and on the 6th time of asking the water arrrived (but no apology).

We stayed in the modern annexe. Our room was very comfortable and well designed. The beds were excellent and the bathroom was spacious. We had facilities to make coffee or tea there. The staff were very friendly, courteous and helpful. The evening meals were truly excellent. I have seldom experienced anything better in any hotel. We also enjoyed our breakfasts as the bread was especially good.