Best Western Plus Hotel San Damianu

Service - below average - young staff requiring training. Perhaps in high season the service is up to scratch and in low season the hotel is letting itself down. Food - good breakfast - tasty viennoiserie. Be aware there is no restaurant on site. Room - very much advise to get a room with a view and a balcony. Be aware such rooms are actually north facing. Bathroom could be better cleaned. Sand and webs found in corners. Facilities - Beautiful pool (the most attractive part of the hotel). Outside seating areas very untidy and gritty. Activities - Plenty of sites to see around Sartène: Megaliths de Cauria, Sentier du littoral from Tizzano, Campomoro, Propriano cafes. The town of Sartene is a bit dead in the evening (felt a little spooky in the dark). Recommended if you seek a quiet time. Cost - Not very good value for money.

Just arrived in the beautiful little town of Sartene, excited to visit the southern part of Corsica, we parked our car in a free spot in the hotel parking lot near a small building: near there was some discharged stuff stacked in a messy way. When we went out for dinner, a man popped out from the building we had parked near and asked us not to park in that spot because he lived there. At the check-in desk, there was a girl (who speaks barely English), with no BWH uniform or any other sign to help us identify her as a staff member. No one helped us with our luggage (the lift was broken every other day). The room was spacious, but more maintenance should be done regularly: there was mold in the bathtub, the wardrobe handle was broken and after few days when we tried to open a drawer, it fell down and no one fixed it even though we asked. The cleaning and maintenance of the common area should also be much improved. A guy, who was supposed to be the maintenance and gardener guy (not dressing uniform), was wandering around with poor results. Also the cleaner stuff. At the end of the day, we ask ”Where’s the manager?” Has the butler murdered him like in an Agatha Chiristie story?

We spent 3 nights there. The staff was welcoming, and the breakfast was delicious and filling—great views from the terrasse. The bedroom was roomy, comfy and clean—great outdoor pool. The hotel is conveniently located because it's not directly in the center of the town (so less noise and crowd) but just a 5/10-minute walk from it which means you do not need to take your car either. Would stay there again. The only drawback is that there is no restaurant in the hotel for dinner.